Mircophone Problems

[rockmanX69]

I am taking two sets of RCA cables into a single input in a receiver. One is an 1/8" to stereo RCA from the computer that music audio is coming from. The other is a stereo 1/4" to stereo RCA from a 4ch Behringer mixer, which is the mics. When the fed is just the RCA from the mixer the audio levels are normal. However when I use a dual RCA to mono RCA so that both signals can be in one input for the receiver the audio level of the mixer drops off dramatically. Any suggestions or other pieces of equipment that can be put in line to boost the level of the mixer. Thank you.

[ddouglass]

Your audio from the computer should be going to the mixer, not directly to your receiver/amplifier. Then the Left and Right output from the mixer will have both the audio and the microphones. That is what a mixer is for.
What model is your mixer?

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by ddouglass

Your audio from the computer should be going to the mixer, not directly to your receiver/amplifier. Then the Left and Right output from the mixer will have both the audio and the microphones. That is what a mixer is for.
What model is your mixer?

Dale is correct, here is an example of how your audio setup should be:

Channel One (or any caennel you choose) - Get a cable (from Radio Shack) that has a Mini stereo plug on one end and goes to Left and Right Male Phono plugs. Then get a 1/4" (plug) to Left And Right Female Phono plugs adapter. (Two things, a cable and an adapter.)

Plug the 1/4 mini into the sound card output (or the headphone jack) and plug the left and right male phono plugs into the female left and right pulgs on the adapter. Then plug the 1/4" adapter and plug it into channel one on your mixing board.

Channels Two and Three - Your microphones should be plugged into two seperate channels. I'd use channel two and three but you can put them where you like.

Then take the output from your mixing board and plug it into the input of your amp which should be hooked to your speakers. If your mixer is built in to your amp, you won't need this step. You'll be ready to go after you plug everything into the mixer section.

This should get you going.

Jim

[rockmanX69]

I am using a Behringer Xenyx 802. It has 4chs, with two mono XLR or 1/4" inputs and two stereo 1/4" inputs. Would it work to put the RCA output from the computer into the CD/Tape input of the console?

[billyo]

Originally Posted by rockmanX69

I am using a Behringer Xenyx 802. It has 4chs, with two mono XLR or 1/4" inputs and two stereo 1/4" inputs.

yes it will work, thats what i used on mine, i have a mackie dfx6, dont wanna waste any of my inline channel , the only thing about using the cd input is that you cant control any on the highs and low, you could by using your eq, but if you do, you'll be controlling the over all outcome of your sound.

[madjim- with the Lord]

Originally Posted by rockmanX69

I am using a Behringer Xenyx 802. It has 4chs, with two mono XLR or 1/4" inputs and two stereo 1/4" inputs. Would it work to put the RCA output from the computer into the CD/Tape input of the console?

You should be fine using the CD/Tape input. Try it, if you don't like it use a couple of channels.


Jim

[laddie]

Originally Posted by rockmanX69

I am using a Behringer Xenyx 802. It has 4chs, with two mono XLR or 1/4" inputs and two stereo 1/4" inputs. Would it work to put the RCA output from the computer into the CD/Tape input of the console?

Go to Radio Shack.. Get an adaptor with 1/4" stereo plug on one end and two RCA inputs on the other....

[Skybird74]

I have a Yamaha 640 Mixer-Amp. If you have a mixer amp with 2 1/4" plugs going into 1 channel - then you can get 1/4" plugs that have the female RCA at the other end. Then you can take you red/white & plug a 1/4" into each & then plug into your Mixer. This will give you a true stereo sound. I have been doing it this way for many years.