Is it my mixer or my DAW?

Question

Hello. My name is Terrence McWilliams and I am trying to solve technical problems I am having with my home studio. I was looking for a place to get tech support when I found Wyzant. Maybe a tutor can help me learn what I am doing wrong.

Simply put, I can't get my Rode Procaster mics to pick up in the two DAWs I have tried to use, Audacity and Reaper. Going forward I think I want to stay with Reaper.

My input device is a Behringer Xenyx X1832USB mixer, running two mics via XLR cables and a Cloudlifter into my DAW. I know I have something hooked up right because I can play music from my computer through my mixer and I can hear myself on mic through my monitors, but I can't get it to record through my DAW.

I am willing to pay for several hours of tutoring if you feel you can help me fix my issue.

Answer 1

I sometimes mix or prep tracks in reaper but I dont record with it but, there are tons of Reaper tutorials on Line from; Kenny Gioia, Reapermania, forum.coockos.com, and others.

Answer 2

Hmm. Interesting. It's difficult to answer this question without seeing more with your set up/programs. I can't assure I can solve your problem but if you want to pay to have someone walk through your set up with you and troubleshoot I'd be happy to try and help!

Having worked as a teacher through covid and produced an entire musical with students virtually I have done trouble shooting in this way before, I just can't promise I can solve the problem outright!