Questions tagged [mixer]
A mixer is used to mix (add) audio signals by varying amounts. Mixers can be hardware or software and can vary from small software tools to large physical desks. See "mixing" tag for more. Use for questions related to the use of mixers.
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How can I run mics with xlr into an old (ancient) mixer with 1/4 TS inputs?
Output from the mixer will go to a recording program on a tablet (we've got that part figured out). Reason for doing this is the band I'm in wants to create some practice tracks for the songs we are ...
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Mixing balanced and unbalanced connections
I'm a little confused about balanced vs. unbalanced jacks. I was looking at getting a Whirlwind Mix-16 mixer. The specs on the manual list an unbalanced impedance for the inputs (though the main body ...
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Live streaming audio
I'm livestreaming a seminar on Tuesday and was curious about the sound. The event has three mics that are running to a back mixer. I'll be plugging the feed directly into my computer as an external ...
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Yamaha AG06 USB output is too low on MacBook Pro
For voice recording for webcasts, I am using the following setup:
Rode Procaster microphone
Yamaha AG06 mixing console
The Procaster is connected via XLR (without phantom power) to the mixing ...
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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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Can I get a recommendation on how big and what type/brand of PA I need?
I am creating a performance space, mostly for music. Presently, it is a 4000sq. foot empty warehouse. We were thinking that the audience could be around 500. Someone said that we should get a ...
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DJ mixing background music
Environment: 1 DJ mixer, 2 CD player
We can mix 2 songs with dj mixer using fader and beat matching.
As one cd player can play one song at a time. We can change the song to second cd player using ...
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Splitting a condenser mic and using phantom power
I have a condenser mic that requires phantom power. I have a mixer that provides phantom power, and also a dedicated phantom power box if I need it.
I would like to hook my microphone up to my mixer, ...
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PA Mixer monitor - mono to stereo headphones
Using the monitor output my PA Mixer, Yamaha EMX66M, to a Sterling S104H headphone amp via a TRS cable, I am only getting sound in one ear. The mixer is mono, so I assume the monitor out isn't capable ...
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(for playback from PC) Can I get EQ ability by adding an analogue mixer to PC & M-Audio M-Trrack 2x2 USB Audio Interface [closed]
I am a total noob I just use this setup to listen to music.
I've got a PC which connects via USB to M-Audio M-Track 2X2 Audio Interface which then connects VIA 2 x Balanced TRS connectors/cables to ...
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Connecting guitar to mixer and pc
I bought a guitar and an amp, and to connect my guitar to the pc I followed some guides on the internet. Looking for a good setup I got a BEHRINGER Xenyx 302 mixer and a BEHRINGER DI100 DI with the ...
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Any small bus-powered USB mixers on the market?
I've been trying to find a USB-powered mixer. Something with 2 or 3 microphone inputs. I've seen the Mackie VLZ's and the Alesis MultiMix, but all of them require bulky power supplies.
Is there ...
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Can I connect a bass guitar directly to my mixer?
Is it possible to play a bass guitar through one of the stereo channels (L/mono) for example, on Behringer ZENYX 1823 sound mixer?
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Can I use the stereo channel on my mixer for my over head mics?
I have a Phonic Powerpod 820 mixer that has 4 mono channels and 2 stereo channels. Can I route both of my overhead mics through one of the stereo channels? The stereo channels only have 2 1/4" inputs, ...
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How to make a Wet/Dry or A/B mix control using Logic X (10.2.2) bus and mixer?
Here's what I have going in lieu of a wet/dry mix knob.
I'm using the pre-fader send and a submix bus to mix my clean and effected (outboard) signal.
I'd rather assign a single knob to handle each ...
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Can a FX send on a mixer be used as an extra buss for multi-track recording
I am working on a podcast with 3 other people and I was looking into multi-track recording to make editing easier. I was looking for a cheap mixer that would be able to be hooked up to a recorder ...
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Understanding various input lines types for mixing?
Can anyone out there point me to a good tutorial to understand the various kinds of inputs and outputs use in audio? I've looked around a little bit, and I have not found anything too great. Online is ...
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Connecting two dynamic microphones to one preamp
Our podcast recording setup is a Behringer multitrack mixer with 4 preamps and we have 5 microphones. I have made peace with the fact that two microphones will have to occupy the same track. How would ...
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Combining several inputs to a single headphone output?
I use in-ears on stage and was wondering if there are any headphone amps that support several inputs to a single output?
Input 1 (jack)
Input 2 (jack)
Output 1 (jack)
Basically my end game is that I ...
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Can I add a 3rd XLR mic to a Behringer - Xenyx 802 mixer?
I currently have a Beringher - Xenyx X802 mixer and use it to run 2 XLR microphones.
I want to add a third mic and was wondering whether I could use an external phantom power box and connect to one ...
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Buzzing and Humming Sound while recording live Church Service..
I am trying to record church service but i can hear humming or some kind of buzzing sound in recording how do i fix it.....just for your understanding i have one end coming from mixer out to Pyle-Pro ...
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Removing pop sounds and heavy breathing from male voice
We have a male actor who tends to breathe heavily and enunciates his p's quite distinctively. What could we do to reduce or completely remove the pop-like sounds during a live performance? Any eq ...
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Can I connect DI box to mixer line in?
I am presently feeding my DI boxes through a multicore and into my mixers
XLR mic inputs. However I wonder if I could feed them into the line inputs
(1/4" jack) instead.
I would obviously need to ...
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Losing sound quality from CD (phono) to mixer (jack)
Can anyone help? I am trying to run my CD/DVD player through my 4-way mixer, so have plugged phono leads out from CD, into the jack (via a small-to-large adapter) on the mixer. I lose massive sound ...
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Why didn't I get any signal with this setup?
I'm trying to understand something that happened today.
A friend called me to help him capture his band's rehearsal.
He had an analog Yamaha MG166 Cx, so no USB. And a Laptop with Windows 10. So, ...
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What happens in terms of wiring when you use a TRS adaptor with an RCA cable?
I have dual RCA cables that I'm trying to plug into a mixer using RCA to TRS adaptors. They don't sound good, there is cancelation, and I know I need RCA to TS adaptors--they are in the mail.
My ...
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Best cheap basic analogue audio mixer?
I'm basically looking for a device that allows for multiple (at least two, maybe three or four) stereo RCA inputs and a single stereo RCA output. There needs to be a fader on each stereo input. A ...
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Mixer / Power amp / Decibel Meter setup
I just bought:
A power amplifier (Amazon.com link)
A mixer (Amazon.com link)
Two loudspeakers (Amazon.com link)
A decibel meter (Amazon.com link)
Before buying the decibel meter, the setup was clear ...
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How to connect Behringer mixer to Macbook Pro?
I have this mixer; I'd like to connect a guitar to the mixer and hook up the mixer to my Macbook Pro. I was thinking of connecting the 6.3mm "Main Out" jacks on the mixer to the 3.5mm headphone jack ...
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FL studio route one mixer track to another
Can I redirect the audio output of a mixer track to another mixer track ?
There is send to Insert XX. But it also sends the sound to Master. I want to route the sound completely to an insert track I ...
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Cubase AI6 and Xonar U7 - weird noise and overdubbing problem
Let me first describe my setup. The PC is a pretty standard one with Win7 x64 Pro and Cubase AI 6. The soundcard is ASUS Xonar U7 with 2xRCA main output, PHONES and MIC jacks. The sound setup is a bit ...
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Recording from Sound Board to Zoom Handy Recorder H4n
How do I get my Handy Recorder H4n to record directly from an Alto Live 802 mixer via the Aux Out port?
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Electric guitar connected to Mixer doesnt work
Just wondering if someone could tell me why my setup didnt work.
I have an electric guitar and was supposed to play as part of a choir at one of the churches. I have never played at the church or ...
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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 analogue mixer console to FL studio
I am to help edit audio in a live performance in which 10 microphones will be used but my audio interface only supports 2 microphones. I have an analogue mixer console that supports more than 10 ...
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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 connect with computer
I have Yamaha MG10XU MIXER wondering how to connect it with computer? I have cable for it and tried to connect it but didn't see any output. Is there any software require for it? It didn't come with ...
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How do I use the Insert I/O on my Behringer Mixer?
My Behringer X2442USB has a feature called Insert I/O. I understand what Behringer has to say about this feature but now how to use it.
From the manual,
INSERT
Insert points enable the processing ...
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Behringer Xenyx 1002 output to Samsung DVD player AUX
I'm looking at purchasing the Behringer Xenyx 1002 audio mixer for an amateur home studio setup in a small 4m x 4m room at home.
I would like to connect a MacBook pro via USB to the mixer, an Ovation ...
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Recording with X32 + S16
I have a setup with the Behringer X32 mixer, plus 2 of the S16 stagebox.
When I use only the X32 I can connect to my computer (Firewire or USB) and record 32 channels without problem.
When I use the ...
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What sort of device would I need to manage inputs and outputs from multiple computers?
Here is an image of what I'm trying to do. In my research it seems like a sound mixer will handle the audio from the computers and TV so I can have some or all of them going to the headset. I haven't ...
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What interface should I choose to extend Yamaha LS9-32 outputs?
I need more outputs on Yamaha LS9-32 so I am looking for an interface to extend outputs via ADAT output. I have MY16-AT card in it.
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can one record multiple channels on a computer fed by mixer?
I'm planning on buying a mixer which will be able to digest several microphones. It has struck me that connecting the mixer to a computer (through USB) I may not be able to record each microphone ...
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Source of ground looping? Different ground for USB and laptop's line out?
I have a Behringer UCA202 (no-external power) USB Interface (DAC):
Bus 006 Device 003: ID 08bb:2902 Texas Instruments Japan PCM2902 Audio Codec
and an Intel audio controller which is built into ...
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Behringer X32 digital feedback loop
I've been using the "new" Behringer X32.
Occasionally, and still without knowing exactly why, I get a digital feedback and the master volume goes to top. No specific frequency, just a digital ...
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Routing sounds to and from my computer
I know this might sound very basic to most of you, but I haven't been able to find an answer to this question yet.
How can I route my sounds to and from (mainly from) my computer?
I recently ...
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How to separate in-ear monitor mix from audience mix?
I'm totally new to mixing and live environments, but my main concern is having In Ear Monitors for my band so we can hear a metronome. But I don't want the audience to hear it.
This is the mixer I'm ...
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Can FX send be used as an extra AUX send on mixer?
We have the Allen & Heath PA28 in our church.
We use the two FB1 & FB2 outputs for our primary stage monitors.
We have one other AUX output that are using for recording purposes.
Now we are ...
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Which cable should be used in paired AUX sends and return on mixer?
My mixer has paired aux send and return jacks. For example aux 1/2 send and return are SPDIF, and the 3/4, 5/6 aux send and return jacks are paired. There are not separate aux send and return jacks. ...
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Do I need a DI BOX when sending signal from a mix console to another device?
I'll be sending a signal from mix console's AUX output to another device to record it. Do I need to put a DIBOX inbetween these two devices, or not?
The AUX output is a standard 6.3 jack connector, ...
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