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Monitors connecting - How and why?
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Posted : Jun 20, 2003 19:44
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Hi all,
I am wondering what is the best and safest way to connect my monitors to the PC.
directly to the sound card? or via a mixer?
right now my monitors are connected directly to my sound card, but I am afraid from harming them in case of a sudden electricity peaks or shut-down. (Will mixer prevent it?)
But in the other hand, wouldn't the mixer colour the sound?
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Posted : Jun 21, 2003 11:08
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Well, I have the Deta44 as my soundcard (costed me a bit more than 5$... 
And yet, last week I had a sudden electricity fall and the noise that came out of my monitors was so loud and distortioned that I thought I lost them... but they survived it.
In case I like to connect them to my mixer (behringer 602A) How do I do it? |
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Posted : Jun 22, 2003 20:49
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On 2003-06-21 11:53, SuperGlue wrote:
how to connect monitors to mixer
u take left monitor 3/4 wire and connect it to main output at mixer
same thing with right monitor 3/4 wire
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Wrong....
You use 1/4" balanced jacks (i.e. stereo jacks), or even better XLR if your desk has them, and go out of the Control Room/Monitor Out to the amp or active speakers.
That way if you wanna record out of the main out to DAT or soundcard at 0dB, you do not have to drive your self deaf. You can have the master fader at 0dB and keep the level of the monitors at the desired setting.
Make sure you use balanced cables as well.
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