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DJ equipment - XLR Splitter - Subwoofer - Mains...question?
I usually run a 2 cords from my mixer (2 audio outs) into my subwoofer, and from that into my mains (Mackie SRM 450). Lately, I believe my subwoofer (with its volume maxed) hasn't been putting Mackie Srm out enough "juice" to my Mackie's (volume in 9 o'clock position) causing them to cut out every so often. Does anyone know how I can troubleshoot this and will my following idea work or will it distort the sound?I thought about running a couple of Y-XLR splitter cords from my mixer straight to my mains and the other part of that cord straight to my subwoofer.What should I do? I'm running on a really tight budget and didn't want to spend too much money.Serious answers please!Thanks.
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Yes, the XLR splitters will work fine. The other way you were doing it was essentially the same thing because the sub just “passes through” the signal anyway. Another thing to check is to make sure all your XLR cable connectors are clean. This can cause the problem you described. Get some contact cleaner or rubbing alcohol and clean every male and female XLR. Use common pipe cleaners for the females and q-tips for the males. This may solve your problem for not much money.Every DJ, sound tech and musician should have a can of this:http://store.caig.com/s.nl;jsessionid=0a010c491f43bf8b256cb097453496f1d92cb11e7e51.e3eSc3aPaxmLe34Pa38Ta38Lbx50?it=A&id=1602&sc=2&category=188Deoxit D5 – great stuff!
Sennheiser has some wireless mic solutions that are designed to reduce feed back.
I’m not sure what “active” and “passive” are, but it sounds like you’re talking about powered or non-powered. Powered is simple to hook up, because the amp is built-in. There’s no need to think about what amp is appropriate for what speaker. However, they’re forever married. If something goes wrong with either the amp or the speaker, the whole thing has to go in the shop. If you decide you like the speaker, but not the amp, you can’t change one or the other.Since you’re a DJ, you may have situations where you need to shuffle power or speakers to different configurations. For that reason, I’d reccommend having each be their own thing. If one amp on your DJ rig has problems, you can pull an amp from your rental system, if it’s not going out that night, etc.
I like JBL or Electra-Voice. Stay far away from Pee-Vee (a deliberate misspell).