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Posted by Aquaplex on Jan-09-2005 05:32:

Just bought a mixer, need help setting it up, thanks.

Hello all,

Sorry I dont post very often but I just bought a new mixer and I am having trouble setting it up.

I have connected one of my decks up so far to Channel 3 and when I play a vinyl and have my headphones plugged in I can only hear out of one ear, how can I get sound to come out of both ears of the headphones? I want to get output in both ears and so it also comes out of both channels for the line in on the sound card.

I have a Gemini PS-626i Mixer

Thanks!

Posted by Ken_Allen on Jan-09-2005 05:36:

do you have both the red and white rca cables plugged in?

Posted by Aquaplex on Jan-09-2005 05:39:

quote:
Originally posted by Ken_Allen
do you have both the red and white rca cables plugged in?

yes, the wires from the first of the 2 decks are plugged in the red and white areas of channel 3... should they be going into phono 3 or line 3 ? its a 3 channel mixer, sorry for being thick, very new to DJ'ing and just getting started

what would you recommend pluggin the left hand deck into, line 1, phono 1, line 2, phono 2, line 3 or phono 3?

Cheers,

Posted by Ken_Allen on Jan-09-2005 05:43:

phono 1

Phono Is an amp for the turntables since turntables give out a VERY low signal...line will not amp it and if you put a cdj or your computer on a phono, it will kill your ears if you turn the stereo up & forget to turn it down before trying anything & remember to switch it to phono above the faders

also, on try moving that fader underneath cue level & the three channel buttons (the sideways one)

Posted by Aquaplex on Jan-09-2005 05:44:

Hehe okay, let me give that a go now...should sound then come out of both ears of my headphones? I need to move the other deck from my other room later on.. but for now I wanted to listen to some tunes on vinyl before i move the other deck.

Posted by Ken_Allen on Jan-09-2005 05:45:

try moving that fader underneath cue level & the three channel buttons (the sideways one) for both ears

Posted by Aquaplex on Jan-09-2005 05:46:

hmm

I just plugged in the red and white rca cables into phono 1 and when I flicked the switched to line 1 / phono 1 instead of MIC I am seeing nothing on the EQ

Posted by Ken_Allen on Jan-09-2005 05:47:

Flip the Phono/Line Switch to phono above the 3 faders

Posted by Aquaplex on Jan-09-2005 05:48:

the cue - pgm fader is moved all the way to PGM, I have put the fader in the middle (it says channel 2 for left and channel 3 for right) :/

Posted by Aquaplex on Jan-09-2005 05:50:

I did that dude

channel 1 is flicked to "line 1 / phono 1"
channel 2 is flicked to phono 2
channel 3 is flicked to phono 3

cue assign button is pressed in for CH-1 but I am getting no display on the EQ

cue/pgm slider is all the way to the right (PGM)
fader is in the middle

Posted by Ken_Allen on Jan-09-2005 05:50:

Yeah...I don't know about the headphones, the port could be blown, or your headphones to mic adapter could be blown

For the deck thing, plug it into Phono 2, and move the crossfader to the middle and then flip the switch to phono, above the faders

Posted by Aquaplex on Jan-09-2005 05:52:

quote:
Originally posted by Ken_Allen
Yeah...I don't know about the headphones, the port could be blown, or your headphones to mic adapter could be blown

For the deck thing, plug it into Phono 2, and move the crossfader to the middle and then flip the switch to phono, above the faders

I highly doubt the headphones are buggered, I bought them BRAND NEW, and they worked fine when I tested them on an old amplifier I had in the other room where I used to listen to music on 1 deck that I had set up.

I'll give the phono 2 thing a go now.

Posted by Ken_Allen on Jan-09-2005 05:52:

Should look exactly like that....

Wobble the headphones adapter a bit too...and the headphones plugin thing

Or the needle isn't on the vinyl...or you think it is, but the arm is raised

Posted by Aquaplex on Jan-09-2005 05:55:

it does mate, I now get EQ display but only on 1 of the 2 channels so thats why headphones only have sound coming out of 1 ear....

Posted by Ken_Allen on Jan-09-2005 05:56:

check the back of the turntable then...something has to be loose there...is the turntable grounded to the mixer?

Posted by Aquaplex on Jan-09-2005 05:57:

quote:
Originally posted by Ken_Allen
check the back of the turntable then...something has to be loose there...is the turntable grounded to the mixer?

turntable is grounded... I dont know why the EQ is only displaying 1 channel

Posted by Ken_Allen on Jan-09-2005 05:57:

haha...check the balance knob on the right ...it has to be in the middle

Posted by Aquaplex on Jan-09-2005 05:59:

quote:
Originally posted by Ken_Allen
haha...check the balance knob on the right ...it has to be in the middle

its in the middle dude.

Posted by Ken_Allen on Jan-09-2005 06:00:

then make sure the rca's aren't loose...otherwise...I have no clue whats wrong

Posted by Aquaplex on Jan-09-2005 06:04:

quote:
Originally posted by Ken_Allen
then make sure the rca's aren't loose...otherwise...I have no clue whats wrong

definetly not loose hmmmmf

Posted by Ken_Allen on Jan-09-2005 06:05:

is the mixer brand new?

Posted by Aquaplex on Jan-09-2005 06:08:

quote:
Originally posted by Ken_Allen
is the mixer brand new?

yes, bought it brand new from Sapphires, went all the way into London to get it

Posted by Ken_Allen on Jan-09-2005 06:09:

Heh...well try the other deck...see if you broke something in the one tt

Posted by Simcut on Jan-09-2005 06:13:

quote:
Originally posted by Ken_Allen
Heh...well try the other deck...see if you broke something in the one tt

broke something? wha?! ((

Posted by Ken_Allen on Jan-09-2005 06:16:

killed a channel in the turntable

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