Questions tagged [amplifier]
An amplifier is a device for taking a signal level electrical signal and increases it to a level that can be used to power a speaker
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How can I reduce hi-fi amplifier latency?
I've currently got a semi-home-studio cobbled together using bits and pieces that I had lying around. I've noticed that when I play my instrument through speakers, there's noticeable latency, about ...
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Guitar rig settings to get a deathcore sound on guitar
I am trying to make a deathcore sound on guitar rig software for guitar but cannot find something decent.
I tried downloading some presets but either they weren't good enough or they were not ...
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Can I use my mixer to output guitar to multiple guitar amplifiers?
I want to channel my guitar chain through my mixer so that I can feed multiple guitar amps.
I don't want to blow anything up (except the neighborhood) so here's my proposed setup.
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How can I get a stereo Bluetooth signal converted to a mono one?
I am trying to build a small singe driver full range active bluetooth speaker using some of those cheap class D amplifier boards you can buy everywhere on eBay etc. Many of them comes with a build in ...
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undesired interaction between multiple inputs to PA system [closed]
I'm using a 250W Fender Passport PA system (model P-250) with a vocal mic (MP-75) and an electric bass guitar hooked up to separate channels (e.g. mic to MIC-1 and bass to LINE-2). When both are ...
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1/8" Headset to XLR
I have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 interface connected to my PC. It has XLR mic input and 1/4" headphones output, while my headset has regular double 1/8" jacks.
I was wondering if it's safe to ...
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Understanding sound and micrphone wiring
I have a mono XLR PA system that works well with Shure dynamic mics. I'm needing to swap one out with a mic with greater pickup. When plugging this mic into the system, there is a buzz, and it gets ...
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What difference does impedance, watts and sensitivity really do?
I'd like to learn about watts, impedance and sensitivity. I've googled so many times, but never found a clean and nice answer, so it would be really awesome if someone made it simple and clear to me. ...
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How to know if studio monitors are loud enough?
I'm having trouble with my studio monitors (headphones as well). They are JBL 104s, which are pretty affordable entry level speakers. I've got a handful of headphones, typically between 32 ohm and 64 ...
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Connecting Multiple Dayton Tactile Transducers to a Raspberry Pi?
I'm working on a project where I need to connect four Dayton Audio TT25-8 Puck Tactile Transducers to a Raspberry Pi. The goal is to have each transducer play a separate audio track simultaneously. Is ...
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What amplifiers or other ICs offer fine digital volume control (0.1dB steps)?
I'm looking for a way to digitally modify the gain of an amplifier/DAC/codec in very precise intervals (0.1-0.2dB). My current process involves generating a sine wave with a DAC and then running it ...
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Were active speakers a "revolution" in the operation of audio equipment?
Today I came across the following statement regarding the history and technology of sound equipment:
Regarding the operation of audio equipment, judge the subsequent item.
A revolution in sound ...
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How can I prevent strong interference from backflowing through a mixer's Master Output?
Here is the situation (pub/restaurant live performance setup): A musician has his own wireless microphones plugged into and mixed on a Bose T1 ToneMatch Audio Engine. This device also drives his ...
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Converting a 3.5in mic input to line level portably
As I understand it, mic level input and line level input are two different things, with line level input having a much higher power level.
In my case, I'm dealing with an old minidisc recorder that ...
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What is the difference of having one speaker per output vs many speakers on one output
Let's say there is an amplifier with two outputs, expecting 4 ohm impedance. One will wire two speakers one on each output with the corresponding impedance (4ohm). Everything is correct here.
But ...
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Can I use one of these common USB audio interfaces with Sony F-99B dynamic mic?
I got an age-old Sony F-99B dynamic microphone lying around while I was looking for gear to shoot an interview-style podcast. Now, I understand that dynamic mics output mic level signals that should ...
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Why am I hearing weird static nosie on my speakers
Our Church uses Yamaha CM 12V speakers for monitor, powered by QSC GX5 amps.
Every 3 to 5 minutes once we hear a weird buzzing static noise from the speakers. The noise will be loud, and will last ...
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Which amplifiers have close to zero latency?
I'm a novice. I'd like to route an electric guitar and several keyboards through a computer for effects processing, and out via the same speakers.
I've tried using different home sound systems; but ...
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Connecing a stereo reverb pedal into two separate amplifier fx loops
I am using a dual chain Acus acoustic guitar preamplifier equipped with 2 separate FX loops for each channel.
https://www.acus-sound.it/en/preamplification/16-stagepre2-di.html
I would like to connect ...
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What happens when the output impedance of a headphone amp is higher than the input impedance of the headphones?
I'm trying to wrap my head around input- and output impedances. From this question I learned that the output impedance of a headphone amplifier should be lower than the input impedance of the ...
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Can two 50 W Amps produce the same volume as one 100W Amp?
I have a Roland KC-200 amp that is 100 watts and it produces all the sound I need in most scenarios for a mono signal for my keyboard. However, I'm starting to play with more synths and keyboards and ...
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Whine from speakers when there is no audio playing [closed]
As the title says, there is a loud whine from speakers when I am not playing an audio track on my PC. The PC has a stereo output to a Yamaha AX-590 (yes, it's old) amp that goes into two SB-CR77 ...
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(no longer seeking answers) How to filter hiss from amp to speakers? [closed]
I picked up an inexpensive 2x120W amplifier to drive my 8-ohm desktop speakers, and it produces a bit of a hiss, particularly when the treble is mixed further up which is what it seems to need. Is ...
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Powered Amp placement in a smaller church setting
I am helping to replace an audio system in a small church setting. The building is rectangular 40' wide and 65' - 70' long.
Currently the powered amp is located in the sound booth at the back of the ...
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What is the power output of an amplifier rated as 2 x 100W when used with 2 speakers that require 160W (4 ohms) each? [closed]
As my question implies, I have an amplifier rated as 2 x 100 watts and am using it to power two speakers with the following specifications:
180 watts max and 90 watts RMS power handling per pair (4 ...
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Would playing electric guitar through studio monitors hurt the monitors?
I have a simple home studio setup where I have a Steinberg UR242 audio interface and a pair of M-Audio BX5s. I recently got myself a Les Paul Humbucker and I was wondering whether playing the guitar ...
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How to get rid of sharp ticks/clicks when amplifying sound
I am amplifying an audio file frame-by-frame via the following algorithm:
Find maximum value among all the samples in a frame
Find the amplification factor to make the maximum value equal to 0 dB
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How do I connect a USB mic to a bluetooth (also has a 3.5mm audio jack input) maybe via my laptop to have a small megaphone? [closed]
I have a Fifine K669B USB mic, a laptop (Ubuntu as OS) and an Anker Soundcore 2 Bluetooth Speaker, that also has a 3.5mm audio jack.
Is there a software or a way through an inexpensive hardware, using ...
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Label on speaker reads "120W(MUSIC), 60W(DIN)." What does this mean?
I have 2 (old and crappy) speakers I want to hook up to an amplifier and need to know the wattage. What does "120W(music), 60W(DIN)" mean?
N.B. - I am using the speakers as part of a PA system to ...
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One channel cutting out when splitting to two devices
One channel of my split audio is cutting out when the cables are plugged into two devices.
I have a computer audio output that I have this splitter connected to.
From the splitter I connect a cable to ...
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Why aren't amplifiers aimed AWAY from the audience on live shows?
We all know the problems it causes for the sound engineer at concerts when the guitarist raises the volume mid show. "It goes to 11"
But why are amps always behind the artists aimed out at ...
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Connect BM800 condenser microphone to LG-OK55 Karaoke System [closed]
I just bought BM800 condenser microphone to play karaoke. I have LG-OK55 Karaoke System.
When I plug BM800 into my PC, it works but with a high latency.
If I plug BM800 directly into LG-OK55, it doesn'...
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How to fix loud thunderous noise from Peavey PA system?
I am having a severe problem with my Peavey PA system.
After connecting all the system components together, the PA system is left ON:
A loud continuous noise of distortion starts coming out of the ...
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What role do the amplifier & dac play in sound imaging?
I don't know anything about audio-engineering or audio-gear...in fact I am not even sure if this is right forum for this type of question. Finally, I am not even sure if these are valid questions...I'...
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Why does digital sound EQ use decibels instead of an amplitude multiplier?
I'm in the painful process of figuring out a nice eq and then discovering that it makes things too loud causing overdrive, so I need to convert my old +xdb to 0db and my old 0db to -ydb. This is not a ...
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Line out of guitar amp when connected to soundcraft notepad 8FX does not give sound to the mixer. Is the Line out busted?
My guitar line out refuses to produce sound through the mixer.
I am beginner guitar player and for my first gig I went to the church to play for a communion, I was carrying my guitar (Juarez), a ...
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Optimal Headphone Amps volume settings?
I use a headphone amps with my Mac Book Air, there are two volume controls in this setup: one is the Mac Book Air, and the other one is the amp.
What should be the optimal settings for both volumes?
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Is is possible to obtain line level with Composite/RCA connector from an ASHLY TRA-4150 Amplifier?
I am trying to split the output of an audio channel output "mix" (there is no mixing panel between the mic inputs to amplifier and speaker). From what I can see, it appears that there is a ...
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Using a light bulb as test / dummy load [closed]
I have an old sony str-d911 some pics
I know the str-d911 is a receiver and not an amp but the specs say 100 watts per channel
I tried using a 40 watt and 100 watt light bulb (as a test/dummy load) ...
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Line-In Mixer very quiet [closed]
I bought the Rolls MX42 Stereo Mixer to mix the output of multiple devices together.
I have connected my Computer (internal soundcard), Laptop, and Phone. All by using 3,5mm Jack to 2 Cinch y-Adapter ...
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I am not getting any sound out of my PA system. Did I connect something incorrectly?
I have a NUMARK M6 USB 4 channel mixer with LEFT and RIGHT Balanced XLR output connected to channel 1 and channel 2 of my AUDAC EPA252 power amplifier respectively. My speaker is a passive HYBRID ...
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Is it safe to play/drive a speaker(60w, 8ohm) with a connection from 3.5mm jack
Here are the details.
My guitar amplifier is a combo amp which means it has a built in speaker. The speaker is 12 inches and is rated at max power of 60w and has impedance of 8ohms.
The amp also ...
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What makes a headphone monitoring amplifier so expensive? any tips for alternatives?
I was looking for some simple headphone amplifiers for translation booths, to give the translators the ability to adjust the volume of their headphones. No need for super Hi-Fi quality in a relatively ...
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Why has my amplifier different sample rates for usb and spdif?
I have an emotiva ta-100 amplifier with 96khz/24bit usb and 192khz/24bit spdif.
I always assumed it uses the same dac for both, so why does it have different sample rates for each input?
I could ...
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Is it mandatory to let tube amps warming up ? What are the risks of not doing that?
I heard literally everywhere that it is really important to let my amp warming up for some minutes before playing the guitar (or give some audio do the input).
Strange thing is that the recommended ...
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Why is 1000W pro Amp delivering less SPL than 100W cheap amp?
I'm designing an internal sound system for an outdoor sound sculpture. Audio quality is important but volume (sound pressure) is what's most critical in this application.
I have auditioned many ...
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Why does this balanced/unbalanced setup work?
I've just learned about balanced and unbalanced audio connections and so I started trying to figure out which pieces of my equipment have what.
My Roland U-220 sound module appears to have unbalanced ...
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Calculating noise in dB produced by microphone pre-amplifiers
I need to know whether my pre-amplifier or my microphone is limiting the sound quality (in terms of noise) of my recording setup.
The sound recorder (SM2Bat+, Wildlife Acoustics) has a specified ...
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Attenuating the amplifier volume: what is a better approach?
My Denon PMA-600NE is "too loud too quickly" with ELAC Debut 2.0 B5.2 speakers. Turning the master volume knob just ~20 degrees from zero position already takes it to a very high volume. I would like ...
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How do I connect an amplifier to a PC?
I have a guitar amplifier and I am wondering if I could connect any of its outputs to a PC microphone input on the motherboard through a 6.3 mm. to 3.5 mm. adapter. Or it will not work and ...
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