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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Connecting guitar amplifier to mixer via headphones out
I have a Peavey Vypyr Tube 60W guitar amp and Yamaha mg10xu mixer.
I'd like to mix my amplifier's sound with some background track (which I'm already sending to the mixer correctly) and send ...
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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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Mixing amplified signals of a 2.1 amp and outputting them to 2 speakers
I would like to mix the dedicated bass output of this amp with both the left and right channels and output the respective combined signal (L+bass, R+bass) on a set of two 200W, 4 Ohm speakers.
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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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Selecting proper amplifier output level
I am powering 6 CVS 8 Tannoy Ceiling speakers: https://www.tannoy.com/Categories/Tannoy/CVS/CVS-8/p/P0BSK
The specifications say they have a 60W continuous operating power and a 240 Watt peak power. ...
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Instrument to sound card and output to guitar amplifier
I want to know your opinion on if it's possible/feasible to input an instrument (guitar, bass...) to a sound card and then output the signal to an actual amplifier (guitar, bass...). Let's suppose the ...
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rhythm guitar sound on 'only tomorrow' (my bloody valentine) (pedals?amps?guitars?mic placement? etc.)
i'm mostly active on stack overflow, but as i like the overall platform/concept so much i figured i'd give this here a try!
basically, my question is in the title, and here's a link to the song:
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Connect XLR microphone to amplifier
I am not able to get sound output from my microphone. How do I Connect my XLR microphone to the amplifier. The amplifier does not have a mic input. Which slot do I use in that case. Amplifier is ...
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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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Wiring 2x subwoofers down to 1 or 0.5 ohm on a 2 ohm verified amplifier? [closed]
This is strictly a hypothetical question. I have a 2600W peak monoblock amplifier for my car, which is rated at 1000W at 2 ohm. I am currently wiring my subwoofers to the amplifier like this:
What ...
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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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How to check used amplifiers?
When buying used amplifiers: Is there a way to check if they are still working, are in good condition and will not die at the next possibility? Checking used speakers is easy, but I have no idea how ...
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Speak - amplifier wattage matching
Is there any rule-of-thumb for choosing amplifier wattage for the given speakers wattage?
Say I have speakers, 100 W (maximum input power) / 6 Ohm each. Is it ok to match them with 44 W (minimum ...
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How to use a wireless mic with computer mini speakers for trade show
Working at our booth at a trade show, behind a table. I need gentle amplification to augment my voice when talking across the table to an handful of attendees. (Show floors are noisy!)
I have a ...
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What kind of cable for AUX should I use? [closed]
my room is under renovation and I'd like to hide all the wires of my hi-fi set under the floor.
I have to choose cable to connect laptops out with amps aux in - it would be over 6 meters long.
Would ...
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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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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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What is the difference between DAC, Sound Card and AMP?
I am looking for a hardware to plug-in the headphones (Beyerdynamic DT770 PRO 250 Ohm).
1) What is the difference between DAC, Sound Card and AMP?
I'm wondering about clear difference between these ...
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Headset amplifier (headphone amplifier with mic preamp)
I have and m-audio 24/96 soundcard with one RCA-out and one RCA-in pair. I want to connect a headphone with a separate mic (modmic) to this audio card.
Now I need a nice headphone amplifier I get ...
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Classical guitar to a mic to a guitar processor (or even better guitar amp)?
I would like to use a mic to amplify my classical guitar as I'm told it's the best way to do it without altering the guitar and losing some sound acoustically (with piezo, fishman....). However I also ...
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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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Practical difference between channel gain, fader and amp gain
Why do channel gain, fader and amp gain all seem to affect the sound differently, particularly when it comes to feedback? Is this just a placebo effect? Is it a symptom that something is connected ...
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Connecting passive monitors to sound card [closed]
I searched on Google, but didn't find the answere. I want to buy some external sound card (for example Yamaha AG03, but I would like to understand how this works in general) and some monitor speakers.
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Matching amplifier with speaker with unknown wattage [closed]
I found some old speakers laying around without amplifier. I would like to buy a amplifier board but i do not know the wattage and ohms of the speaker. The wattage etc is not written on the back of ...
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Amplitude Too Low?
I record via USB with a Mackie ProFx16 with Cubase. You can listen if you like:
https://soundcloud.com/dacsaunders
Now it sounds like the level is too low, is that because I didn't master it? Or ...
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Unbalanced Line Level vs Balanced Microphone Level [closed]
So, I'm trying to digitise some vinyls. I have a big amplifier, and I might just use the preamp in that, but I might instead get the Radial J33. The Radial J33 is a phono preamp, but it has both RCA ...
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240 Hz 'noise' coming from speaker
I have an annoying little noise that is constantly emanating from my speakers. At first upon Googling I thought it was the usual hum, hiss, or whatever sounds that is the by-product of a normal audio ...
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Cable vs wireless connection from amplifier to speaker
I would like to understand the implications of wired versus wireless sound signal transmission. Say, the signal originates from a source and arrives to an amplifier via cable. Is there a difference if ...
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Troubleshooting gain problems between microphone and amp
I have a micropohone and an amp, both of which I was recommended; I bought the former, because that was the cheapest option to experiment with.
Unfortunately, the two appear mismatched, since I have ...
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Correct Amplifier Rating for Klipsch RP-150M Speakers [closed]
I am looking into buy a pair of bookshelf speakers, and have narrowed the field down to a pair of Klipsch RP-150Ms. However, before I purchase them, I would like to know if the amplifier/receiver I ...
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Is the perceived power of 2x60W the same as 1x120W?
I have a guitar amplifier which is rated at 120w (solid state). It has two outputs (A & B) both of 60W each.
If I were to run both of these outputs into a 2x12 cabinet in stereo (output A to ...
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Sending bass from VST to bass amp
Our keyboard player plays bass on keyboard. This is going through MIDI to a Steinberg UR22 interface and is then hooked up with a standard Kontakt 5 libary to create bass sound from the MIDI notes. ...
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Sansui SP-200 speakers: how much can I put into them?
My grandfather gave me his 2 vintage Sansui - SP-200 speakers. I have a 195 watt super old JVC amp I had been running them of off. The speakers are 40 watts (it says on back "Max 40 watts") and I want ...
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How to make the most of my FX Loop send/return?
I have a Hughes & Kettner Statesman Quad EL84 tube amp, and one of the nice features it has is an FX send and return. From what I understand, this feature allows me to add effects to the end of ...
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RCA in to a Microphone Input
I am trying to use a TV as an audio source on an amp. The amp only has 2 sets of RCA inputs while the other 3 inputs are mic jacks. The mic hacks have a switch over them that selects between - "line"...
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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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Weird noise from amplifier
I hope this is the right place to ask and you guys can help me. I obtain a strange noise, most likely originating from my amplifier. I tried to record it with my phone, so the quality is not really ...
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setup for having an amp output mono to two speakers
I have two passive bookshelf speakers Micca - MB42X and would like to use a single amp to send the same audio signal to each speaker.
I do not want one speaker to receive the left channel and one to ...
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Should i buy amplifiers? [closed]
i'm gonna buy some speakers to my car. I got a regular radio. My doubt is: do i need to buy amplifier? Or just the speakers would be enough and right?
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Need help finding a audio amp
first of all I'm a newbie to the whole audio thing. For the longest time I have been using a pair of speakers with a self build amp (not build by me, but a friend) and I'm using it solely in ...
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Amp optical in with stereo cable out [closed]
I've got a tv in my outdoor area as well as some stereo speakers built into the roof. There are stereo cables which lead from the speakers to where the tv is.
I recently bought a budget amp which was ...
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How to even speach loudness?
I am working with a recording (some speach) where it has parts with different loudness (amplitude) so I would like to make all those parts evenly loud. Actualy, I would like to make every word spoken ...
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Are amplifiers with optical in/out truly transparent?
I understand that bad amps introduce distortion and that is bad, but wouldn't the best amp be the one that is most true to the input signal, aside from amplitude amplification of course?
Optical ...
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Not enough power to run speakers at 60ft distance?
I am trying to move my powered mixer to the back of a building. The wires have to travel 60ft to the mic's and speakers at the front of the building. When I tried this I could not get sound to come ...
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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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Help me understand Class-D amplifier intrinsic noise
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I've recently entered the prosumer/pro audio market by buying JBL LSR305 studio monitors and noticed that the tweeters produce constant high-pitched noise (most people apparently call it ...
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How to prevent PA system from sound interference
I have recently brought a new PA amplifier and new cables as my old amplifier took RCA and this new one takes XLR, so when my new amplifier arrived I set it up like normal and realised there is a ...
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Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 to my Bass Amp. How to connect?
I want to modify a bit more my bass sound by using the amplitube VST before sending it to my amp.
The scarlett 2i4 has RCA outputs, and my bass amp (Ampeg BA108) has a CD input (RCA) and effect loop ...
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Using home cinema speakers with desktop audio interface
I would like to match four speakers left from an old Philips LX3600D home cinema system with my Komplete Audio 6 interface. When I test the levels with crocodile clips I get a very low intensity sound ...
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Noise reduction on a guitar amplifier over a voltage regulator
I'm new to the community and I'm not sure this is the place to be asking, but it seemed reasonable to give it a shot. Also I'm not an electrical engineer so I'm not familiar with the English jargon.
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