Smittyman
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ParticipantUPDATED!!!!! Disregard 2 previous.
So I decided to just suck it up and buy another speaker to match my main powered one. This way I can run my RCA TO XLR adaptor cable to the subwoofer then use XLR from the sub outs to each powered speaker and use a TSR to the passive that will mount to the top of sub. Sounds about right. Will test it out once it arrives.
ParticipantOne more thing vintage. The mix track pro 3 only comes with one RCA output and the Yamaha mixer doesn’t have a RCA Input. Can I use an RCA to 1/4 connector? The Rockville sub has dual xlr for the “THRU” / input so would I just use channels one and two for on the yahama for the sub then a 1/4 to XLR to the other speaker. Just trying to make sure I have the connections correct. Still fairly new to the rig
ParticipantAlright vintage I need your help here. So one of the powered speakers I have only has RCA ins and outs. That’s that the one with the 1/4 connector for the passive. So you recommend getting a crossover to run all three powered speakers? Yeah the way I had it setup (with limited equipment bare with me) just doesn’t cut it for me. I’m afraid I’m going to blow shit up. The second powered speaker has XLR outs and ins along with a 1/4 out and RCA in.
ParticipantSo ur MTP 3 main gain control doesnt work? Top knob in the center of the mixer on the controller? That’s no good. I mean you can always buy a separate mixer to plug into the controller that has master gain. A decent one would run you about $80-100 with 3-4 outputs.
ParticipantThat is my mistake. Yes a 1/4 connector. I was able to run rca from the main speaker to the second powered speaker then another set to the sub. It sounded ok but should I be using a mixer with my controller then run all the cables from the outputs on the mixer to the speakers? The sound and the bass sounded good the way I had it all hooked it up but I was wondering if I should be doing something different?
ParticipantVintage…. The powered set I have has a 1/4 line out on the active speaker that runs into the passive. That’s the way it was designed. I tried a friends XLR cable and it worked and sounded a lot better. Ordered new cable.
ParticipantThanks Terry. I was able to figure it out though after I posted this. Had a defective XLR cable. Ordered new one.
ParticipantGreat story Richard sounds like you’re doing well with it all. I think the more and more I listen to music the more I pick up. I do have this house party next month and I started collecting tracks to mix together and I have a nice set going so far with about 25 tracks so far because I know at the beginning of the night just gonna cutting and dropping songs just to get the party warmed up. It should be fun. Not nervous just gotta remember all
My mix points and practice. ???ParticipantIt was definitely a start. Practice practice practice though. I recorded it and played it back. It was about 20min long went through about 7-8 songs dropping cutting and mixing. Used a little echo when needed. I have a question regarding samples. I know VDJ has the capability of recording your own but what are good times to use samples when mixing? I hardly ever use them.
ParticipantYou guys are giving me great info I really appreciate it coming from veterans of the craft like yourselves. I do want to report that yesterday I practiced for about 30 min on just two songs just trying to get a good feel for the music and listen to both tracks as a whole. I didn’t worry about what key they were in and they were about 5 bpm off but I adjusted each track 2.5 so they wouldn’t sound like total dog shit. I found a great mixing point and I played it back and practiced the timing of it over and over and after that I was in the zone. I through all thinking out and just started jamming tracks in. If it didn’t sound good or I couldnt find a good mix I tossed it and tried another. It felt good and when I knew it it was almost midnight and I shoulda been in bed 2 hour b4 hand. I was doing a lot of switching baselines or letting the intros play into the outgoing song which seemed to work. Counting the bars and paying attn to where the one is too. Gonna keep going today and go over my history and make sure I didn’t have tunnel vision and that these mixes did work. Thanks guys. Keep feeding me lol.
ParticipantI appreciate it thanks for the knowledge. Yeah i have always had a love for music and being in control of room even working in the automotive field for the past 13 yrs music is that one thing i always have on around me. Yeah the mixing in key thing will take time but getting the drops right and on time is a big thing for me. Little changes here and there and hopefully i start picking up more stuff along the way. Practice is a must no doubt about it. One question for you deathy….I don’t want to look too much into this but mixing two songs together in different keys and the same BPM is it best to drop the bass line on the incoming track or outgoing or does it matter?
ParticipantJust a follow up I’m from Pittsburgh, Pa born and raised and. Thanks
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