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The 3-pin XLR connector has two advantages over a 1/4" connector.
It provides balanced audio, which means that the cable is protected against electrical interferences from mobile phones or other devices. The longer the cable the more this can be an issue, if you don't use XLR cables.
A XLR cable can transport 48 V phantom power that some microphones need. ...
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In the first place, not all brands use these designations in the same way.
Generally, an xbus mixer has x busses to sum signal. The simplest is a two bus mixer. Stereo. A left bus and a right bus. You determine what signal goes to which bus with a pan pot.
A 4 bus mixer likely isn't counting the stereo main out, and is referring, instead, to the ...
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The telling part is in the name. If you are not aware, Behringer has had a longstanding feud with Mackie (among other manufacturers as well) about copyright and trademark violations. Behringer has lost at least one of these lawsuits and were forced to change their cosmetic design on many of their mixers.
Their Xenyx series is a not so subtle copy of ...
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This is in a DJ context, so I'm presuming you're talking about a DJ-style mixer with a crossfader, rather than a more traditional line mixer.
You've got at least two audio sources (at least one laptop, at least one iPad), so if you want to play them at the same time, you'll need some kind of mixer.
However, if you plan to play only one device at a time ...
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How are you using the external sound card/audio interface with the iPad(s)? A better answer will require a more detailed explanation of our setup, including model numbers or at least what kind of connectors each component provides.
The simple answer is if you can plug source A into speaker B and it works well enough for you without a mixer, then no you ...
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A compressor would be an ideal use for an insert. An insert is both the input and the output.
They use a TRS (tip-ring-sleeve) connector. The tip, for instance, will be the send, and the ring would be the return. The mixer usually labels the insert so you know which is input and which is output.
You'd use a 'Y' cable. The bottom of the 'Y' is TRS. ...
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I think you mean that those buttons are on the right side of the mixer, just before the main mix output faders. The big clue is that underneath them is the word SUBGROUPS. Subgroups are a useful intermediate step between the channel faders and the main mix.
The signal flow is as follows. Each channel fader can be assigned to submix 1-2, submix 3-4, or the ...
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Dr. Mayhem was right about the straight forward differences between the 2 models. However I'd like to refer to the "Under which circumstances would you prefer the one over the other?". So usually, you won't be using the Graphic EQ while utilizing the mixer for studio tasks. In studio you will be more interested in preamp and whole channels quality, maybe ...
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Fred42Vid's answer is good (though the 1/4" jack is probably a balanced TRS). I wanted to add something, though; on a mixer, when you have both a TRS and an XLR, they sometimes have subtly different signal paths. Specifically, the microphone input is often run through a second op-amp to boost its signal by about 20dBu before the main gain stage (controllable ...
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If you look at the information on the web page you linked to, this is by design:
Channels one and two have independent gain trims, while channels three
and four are configured as a stereo pair at the level and pan
controls.
and
The MultiMix 4 USB mixer has four input channels, all of which can
accept a 1/4" line input. You can can plug XLR ...
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According to the Amazon link you provided for the Decibel Meter, the inputs are line level. This means that you will need to hook up the meter directly to the Mixer as in your first and second diagrams. If you hook up the meter between the amp and the speakers bad things are likely to happen.
Since the mixer only has unbalanced output, hooking the decibel ...
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Note that the Zoom H4n can record 24 bit samples. If you set your input level so that the loudest sound peaks at half your available headroom, your recording will effectively use 23 bits. That's still plenty of bits left if you plan to downsample to 16bits for your finished product. Unless you are looking for the coloration of a specific limiter or preamp, ...
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Further to the thread; the 2nd press of the MTX key that lights the last 3 faders allows sending mix L, R & Mono to your chosen matrix bus. This '2nd press' was required since on the smallest Si Compact control surface there are 16 faders and 17 sources (14 buses + L, R & M and the Matrix bus master to manage) so another system was required and to ...
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According their product page (download the PDF brochure) the ethernet port is for HiQnet connectivity, which is a protocol that allows for both control and monitoring of all connected devices.
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How well does this type of interface work between a (low end) PC sound card and a "prosumer" mixer (Yamaha LS9-32)?
In my experience, coupling things together via S/PDIF is hit and miss. If both the sender and receiver can't find a sampling frequency and bit depth that they agree on, it isn't going to work. For example: I could run S/PDIF out from my ...
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The Zoom H4N has built in preamps and microphones.
Preamp is short for pre amplifier. It raises the signal from mic level (very low) to line level so it can be recorded or sent to an amplifier or a signal processing device. One reason you might want to use an external preamp with the Zoom is because it might have a limiter to prevent clipping, or a high ...
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Since your question is not very clear, I will answer generally and then improve my answer if more information is supplied. First of all, it is important to mention that there are 2 types of audio effects:
Parallel effects - used with the original signal, without changing it. For example if you use delay or reverb; your signal gets routed to the effect ...
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Check your mixer's back panel. I bet there are 8 sub outputs and not just 4. In this case, what's probably going on is that each sub signal is routed into a couple of outputs.
sub1->sub5
sub2->sub6
sub3->sub7
sub4->sub8
For you this is just and additional versatility. You can use outputs to plug in 2 more stage monitors, recording equipment, ...
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Follow the signal flow from input(whatever is amped) to output(mixer/pa) and also tell us explicitly what the output is on the amp. It isn't totally clear. This is assuming Eugene is right about the cable you used, since you didn't specify male or female for RCA to 1/8.
What kind of amp, and is the output:
2 RCA outputs? (Scenario 1) unbalanced signal, ...
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1/4" Jack Inputs don't have a preamp like XLR connections. In other words if your microphone needs power from the mixer you won't get it from a 1/4" socket. To prove a point, try connecting something else at "Line level". Like a CD player and listen to see whether that comes through.
I assume your not familiar with "Line level", so here'a reference ...
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You need something called a telephone hybrid. It's a hardware box you connect the telephone lines through and has the option to "hijack" the line so you can record the audio from the (real) phone. This takes care of feed-back problems and so forth, and you connect it to the mixer with ordinary cables.
They come in many variants and for different regions, ...
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Don't try to do this with your mixer, the callers will get bad echos of themselves and have a hard time talking.
Instead, either use Skype's built in conferencing combined with SkypeOut to connect to POTS numbers. Or use another conference bridge service and PC based VoIP client. It should be easy to record the conference once you've brought it in to your ...
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You can use the port in V2 software to trigger HiQnet Venue Presets programmed via London Architect and System Architect; the iPad app to directly control the Si Compact is still in BETA test so it's not a 'product' on the web site but you can register for information at http://www.soundcraft.com/apps/visi-remote.aspx.
If you have further questions please ...
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