I have been a bit slow on posting reviews of the last couple of Mixer Console, but it is time to catch up
what definds a recording studio?
My friend and I are debating on what would define a recording studio. Mixer Console I have a full fledge recording studio with preamps, compressers, fx boxes, and a 80 channel console. He has a bedroom with a six channel mixer with a computer. So what defines a recording studio?
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Most mics use an XLR cable so I’m going to assume that’s what you have. XLR is a 3 pin connector. The mic will plug into the mixer. The mixer will have MAIN OUT (left and right), you connect the Mixer Main Outs to the left and right INPUTS on the amplifier. Then you connect the Speakers to the OUTPUTS of the amplifier. The mixer will control the gain of the mic to the amp. Be sure to have your amps turned up, make sure everything is turned on and properly grounded. If this doesn’t work, you may have a bad mic, a bad cable, a bad mixer, a bad signal cable (from the mixer to the amp) a bad amp or bad speaker wire. You’ll have to figure out what works and what doesn’t. Oh, and if your mixer’s Microphone Input is a 1/4 inch jack, you can purchase an XLR to 1/4″ converter, but if that’s the case you should get a better board. 1/4″ jacks sometimes have grounding issues that XLR’s don’t have. Oh, and to answer your main question… um… no, you can’t just hook up your speakers to your amp and expect to just plug a microphone in there somewhere, not happening.
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On a very basic level…Plug the mic into a channel on the desk using an XLR mic cable.Set the preamp gain such that the channel signal is strong, but not clipping.Leave the EQ flat, although (depending on what the mic is being used for) you might want to engage a HPF/lo-cut if the mixer has it (or just EQ out some lows).Make sure the channel is assigned to the main outputs (not sure if such a small mixer would have this anyway).Run the L+R main outputs of the mixer to the powered speakers using two XLR cables. Turn the speaker on, and I would probably set their operating level / input gain to unity, so you have the most control over the volume from the desk.Bring the master fader and channel fader up to the appropriate desired levels.
check your fuses (mixer and amp). Also make sure you are getting signal from your source. Check with your headphones.
Yes, it is possible. You will need to check the sound card to see if it supports a line level input (most do). You will need a 2.5mm minijack to stereo RCA cable (red,white). This will also allow you to record the mixes to your hard drive.Have fun and good luck!
The mixer outs are 1/4″ TRS unbalanced. Depending on your speakers, they could be 1/4″ or XLR or Speakon. There are cables that have any combination or ends to make the connection.
the behringer eurodesks are amazing mixers. Also, Machie has a very good reputation for mixers.
Here is a video demo on Youtubehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-dnsy5VVLEThere are other choices toohttp://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_gw?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=hercules+mixerMaybe the top choice would be good enough, and it is a lot cheaper. The reviews say it is fun, but not very precise.Good luck
usually u use a digital audio interface that has multiple mic and line inputs. then the audio interface goes to computer through a USB of FireWire connection. you have to make sure u have ur recording program set up correctly with your interface so you can record each mic channel on it’s own track. check ur program’s settings.if ur using just an analog mixer, then ur going to need multiple inputs on ur computer. some digital mixers have a way to send all of the incoming signals to ur computer on seperate tracks.
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Just connect the 1/4 inch “master out” on the mixer to the “line in” on the laptop using a cable like this:http://www.music123.com/Hosa-Stereo-Y-Cable-Mini-Male—2-1-4–Mono-Males-333053-i1128935.Music123
It seems that a lot of users of yamaha usb mixing studio are experiencing the same problem. If it cannot be solved, just put your recorded tracks onto garage band instead, it’s vocals don’t mess up in the backround that way.
The way radio stations get their phone calls on the air, or through a mixer is by using a product called a “Phone Hybrid”A Phone Hybrid is simply a device that feeds the balanced phone line into the on-air board.A “Telos” unit is the most common hybrid used in radio stations today. They can have multiple lines giving the host the chance to “conference” callers, or the ability to take individual callers in rapid succession.I hopes this helps you out a little bit. If you have any other questions on how things operate at a radio station, feel free to shoot me an email.
Max – You really need to set levels according to what your owners manual says. That is very important. The most important setting is the white “GAIN” control on each channel. If that is set too high, you’ll get distortion – set too low, you’ll get a noisy recording.Another thing that may be causing the problem is your computer’s sound card. You might consider going back to the US122 as a USB interface only. The outputs of the Yamaha would feed the US122. The built in sound card on most computers is not great.
Yes, pretty much any DJ mixer will work with an ipod if you get a standard 3.5mm to RCA cable:http://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/extraps/35rca.jpg
In a recording studio, each instrument gets its own track — and maybe more than one. (For example, there could be several microphones set up for the drums, or around a grand piano.) Each vocalist gets his or her own track too. In the final recording, not everything gets exactly the same volume. A mixer is how they mix the input from each source and come out with one finished recording. There are little sliders so the singer can be louder than a background instrument, for example. The sound engineer does the work, and doing it well takes excellent listening skills and a sort of artistic touch.
You can try here for more info on that.http://www.virtualdj.com/forums/95642/General_Discussion/Hercules_Rmx_as_mixer_.html
Hercules DJ Console MK2 is the best for someone who is a beginner
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