RadioBOSS with TASCAM US42b

[maybo]

Hi everyone!

Kinda new to this, so please bear with me and don't roll your eyes TOO hard if I'm saying something stupid!

I'm creating a sports play-by-play setup with RadioBOSS (v. 5-5) and a TASCAM US42b USB audio interface. I've got it working well but I have one question: I'm trying to get the audio from the US42b sound pads to appear in the RadioBOSS green "On Air" box with the RadioBOSS mic switch OFF. (It shows up with the mic switch ON, but not OFF.) I realize I could play audio from the playlists in RadioBOSS but the US42b sound pads would save me an extra step and avoid using a mouse.

It's quite possible this cannot be done but I thought I'd ask.

I've enclosed some screen shots, which hopefully will allow a better understanding of my issue.

Many, many thanks in advance!

 

[djsoft]

You can configure the mixer board to be available in one of the Inputs, instead of MIC, then add the AUX player tab and play this line input there.

Input configuration: https://manual.djsoft.net/radioboss/en/microphone___line-in.htm

To add line input to the AUX playlist first add it to the main playlist (menu Playlist->Add line input), then drag it to AUX player.

 

[maybo]

Many, many thanks for your help!
Would these settings be correct? If so, I'm getting a nasty echo through the headset mic, and while the sound pads initially came through with the mic switch off (don't seem to know), the file was also victim to echo.
Again, I'm as raw a rookie as possible -- and thanks again!

 

[maybo]

*don’t seem to now

 

[djsoft]

From the screenshot, looks like you're playing the line input from both the main playlist and AUX playlist - this is why it's echoing. You should stop one of those.

 

[maybo]

Thanks again — I’ll tackle it later today!

 

[maybo]

I'm obviously doing something wrong -- newbie woes. Here is my setup (US42b is hooked into the laptop but still not getting audio from the sound pads into RadioBOSS, either with mic switch on or off).

I really appreciate your help with this!

 

[djsoft]

It seems to be working previously (where you did have an echo) - what changed? One possibility is that you have muted the sound on the mixer or somewhere else.

 

[maybo]

Thanks! When I was getting the echo, both my mic and a file from the sound pads were coming through the RadioBOSS meter, whether I had the mic switch on OR off. I muted the playback (these are my new settings) to get rid of the echo and I'm back to my original problem -- everything works fine when the mic switch is ON, nothing when it's OFF. I'm hoping to get the file from the sound pads coming through when the RadioBOSS mic switch is OFF. I'm either doing something wrong or it's not possible.

 

[djsoft]

I'm hoping to get the file from the sound pads coming through when the RadioBOSS mic switch is OFF. I'm either doing something wrong or it's not possible.

In this case, adding Line Input to AUX player and playing it there will be equivalent to having the MIC button pressed (if both input and MIC are configured to use the same device).

 

[maybo]

Well, I'm at wit's end. I've gone back to the most basic of settings -- mic input via US42b and no playback. Everything works with mic button ON, nothing with it OFF (which is what I expected).
When I add a line input, is "Main Soundcard" what I should click in options?

I think I need a "RadioBOSS for Dummies" handbook!

 

[djsoft]

To test if the input works, you can add it to the main playlist and play it there. Then move it to AUX paylist, or keep it in the main playlist - depending on what end result you want to achieve.

When AUX player is set to play on the main device, it will play on the Main Soundcard you set in the settings - this is also where the main playlist plays.

 

[maybo]

Thanks again! I’ll do more testing today.