{"id":2229,"date":"2018-04-04T11:20:33","date_gmt":"2018-04-04T15:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/acs\/?p=2229"},"modified":"2018-04-04T11:20:33","modified_gmt":"2018-04-04T15:20:33","slug":"working-with-dual-usb-headsets-for-input-and-output-mac-osx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pages.vassar.edu\/acs\/working-with-dual-usb-headsets-for-input-and-output-mac-osx\/","title":{"rendered":"Working with Dual USB headsets for input and output (Mac OSX)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I wish I had known this years ago when I ran the Media Cloisters! It turns out you can connect multiple USB inputs and outputs on Macs. This is great if you want to team-edit video or record two people at once. You’ll need two USB headsets for this to work.<\/p>\n

Getting Two USB Headsets to Work:<\/h2>\n

This is built-in functionality for Mac OSX. Plug in both headphones, then open Audio Midi setup from \/Applications\/Utilities.<\/p>\n

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Find the Audio Midi Setup by searching “midi” in the spotlight<\/p><\/div>\n

Click the plus in the lower left corner and choose “Create Multi-Output Device.”<\/p>\n

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Make two usb headsets play together!<\/p><\/div>\n

Check the checkboxes beside both headphones.<\/p>\n

\"Uncheck

Uncheck the built-in output.<\/p><\/div>\n

If you want to rename your new virtual device, you can double click the new entry in the list on the left and give it a name like “Both headphones.”<\/p>\n

In System Preferences, you can now set the output to go to your new Multi-Output Device.<\/p>\n

Setting up Two USB Headphones Mics<\/h2>\n

A similar arrangement will work to create two USB inputs. Create an aggregate device for the USB headsets.<\/p>\n

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Make two mics record on separate channels!<\/p><\/div>\n

Check the appropriate boxes.<\/p>\n

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To record in Audacity onto two separate channels, choose “(Stereo) Recording Channels” as your input:<\/p>\n

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