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Posted by dj.Slim on Mar-26-2003 08:10:

need help setting up 3 decks

im planning a party and i wanna setup 3 turntables.
but i dont want it on just one mixer as im battling another person.
so i want a mixer to myself and my friend has one to himself.

how do i do this? can anyone explain in simple terms plz?
thanx heaps.

Posted by Rememberence_ on Mar-26-2003 18:23:

lol well then one of you is only gonna have one mixer... wtf! good luck lol

Posted by DJPG on Mar-26-2003 20:28:

Okay you want...

(L337 MS Paint Diagram)

So you exclusively have Deck 1 to yourself and he has Deck 3. Deck 3 will be when x-fader on Mixer 2 is extreme to the right and Deck 1 will be when the x-fader is extreme to the left on Mixer 2.

Then Deck 2 will be shared that you both can mix in and out of depending on whose turn it is (extreme to right on x-fader of mixer1 and extreme to left on x-fader of mixer2).

Only problem is that of course you can't plug 2 mixers into only the one output from Deck 2. I believe however that at Radioshack, you can pick up a box that allows 1 lead to come from each of your mixers and then there is 1 output from the box going into the vinyl out so both mixers can hear the outputs of Deck2.

I'm going for a lie down

//Edit:

Actually, unless somebody can figure out a way of plugging that setup so only one output is heard from the Amp at a time it's pretty useless. I think a switchbox would do the trick, nobody would notice the difference if the x-fader is playing the correct record when it's switched. It's been a long day at the office

Posted by b i n k u n on Mar-26-2003 22:30:

if u had 4 turntables, it'd be easier to set up.

table1-mixer-table2 table3-mixer-table4

with both mixers going to another mixer/amp or something.

if you really only have 3 tables...probably as DJPG has said. but u definitely need to pickup probably a phono amp or something with two separate outputs to be able to direct the signal to both mixers.

that's all i can think of...

PS: next time post these kind of questions in the dj booth forum

Posted by tu_face on Mar-26-2003 22:42:

just like with stereo jack plugs, you can buy phono splitters that will split the signal from one deck into 2 seperate signals.