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- I tried connecting his Yahama HS5s to the control room outputs on the back and line outputs going into his audio interface line input (TRS). I'm a noob and couldn't get it to work. I have only a preamp and audio interface myself and tried to connect the mixer for him using the same principle I connected my preamp.
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I’ve been using Loopy for a while and it works perfectly. Today I tried setting it up through an audio interface with microphone and headphones (eventually I want to use that interface to connect it to a PA system). However, loopy keeps using the iPad speakers and not run through the interface. (Zoom U24). Is loopy not recognizing my interface? Or is there a setting I need to change?
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Copying my email to you here for posterity, @diane123:
Can you tell me what happens when the U-24 is connected? I take it the audio input is still coming from the microphone, and output is still going through the device speaker? That would indicate to me perhaps a problem with the cable, if not the U-24 itself. Also try rebooting the device, just in case. Let me know if you have further trouble.
- edited January 2019
i am having the same issue. I am new to Loopy HD and would also like to incorporate it into my live shows. I am just starting to set it up. I am using a Behringer Xenyx X1832 USB mixer. I have connected my iPad 2 to the mixer using a female-female USB coupler in between the factory iPad lighting connecter and a USB cable to the mixer. Input comes through great from the mixer to the iPad, but playback comes through the speakers of the iPad instead of through the mixer. The USB cable I am using from the mixer to the coupler is rather old, though I am not sure if this would make a difference. Any help much appreciated. Thanks!
I realized that no audio at all was coming from the mixer, either in our out, so I scrapped the last connection, bought an official apple lightning to USB camera adapter and a new USB 2.0 cable. Plugged it in and my previously recorded audio now comes through the mixer on playback, but now it will not register any input from any channel from the mixer.
@PAPI I believe the X1832USB only sends and receives the main input/output over USB. This is a limitation of how the X1832 was designed, so you aren't able to isolate a specific channel to go to Loopy. Only the main output from the mixer gets sent to Loopy.
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- 2 How to connect a laptop to mixer for sound?
How often do we feel this necessity and wonder how to connect a laptop to mixer for sound? It is nothing too technical only if you know the process. So irrespective of which OS you are using, this article helps you to expertise in creating the sound you are looking for.
Why is a mixer needed to make music?
Following are some of the critical reasons as to why we need a sound mixer to create and produce music:
- Enhanced quality of the music
- The mixers are highly portable and hence, very apt for concerts and live shows.
- They have an extremely easy user interface.
- They support a completely hands-free operation.
- They possess a huge database of memory.
- They also possess multiple numbers of BUS inputs and outputs.
How to connect a laptop to mixer for sound?
Well, there are various mixers available in the market, but one thing which you should consider before buying an audio mixer is its compatibility with various operating systems. So in this article, we will be learning about how to connect a laptop with a mixer for sound. This is applicable for both Apple iOS as well as Windows laptop:
Macbook
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For iOS, most of the mixers have 2 methods of connecting to a laptop via a USB connection; one with mixers having a sound card pre-installed within the hardware and second, a mixer without any sound card.
So, let us first discuss the mixers which have a sound card installed with their hardware, such as the Numark NS7-2.
- Firstly, we will have to acquire and assemble all the requisite cables, plugs and other hardware devices.
- Now, we will need to connect the audio mixer to a power source, depending upon the rating of the console.
- It is very important to understand that most of the audio mixers drive their power from your laptop and hence, it is very important that you keep your laptop batteries charged, or else, you may face an imminent power failure.
- In order to reduce and minimize any kind of signal distortions, it is advised to use any time of power manager.
- After the power management issue is solved, we will now need to connect the box-type terminal of our USB connection to the audio mixer and subsequently, the flat-ended terminal to the dedicated USB port on our laptop.
- However, one thing which should be kept in mind while connecting the mixer to your laptop’s USB port is that you should never use any kind of USB Hub or Splitter. Apart from this, you should opt for the USB 3.0 since it will provide much higher transfer rates and one should only plug the device into his laptop’s own USB terminal.
- Once the above steps are completed, you can open your preferred DJ software and start the main settings tab. Remember to check the dialogue box indicating USB Audio Codec once you enter the Audio Device section.
- However, if you are unable to find a USB checkbox, select the “System Preferences” and click on Sound. After this, click on Input and click on the USB Audio Codec and once it is checked, close down the System Preferences tab.
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- One of the most exciting advantages of the sound mixers having an in-built sound card is that they have an in-built output source on their main body.
- In order to utilize this feature, you will need to choose the output of the mixer to USB as well as the input. Thus, in this way, your laptop won’t need to process any audio clip on its own processor and can, instead, use the mixer’s in-built sound cards to process all the sound clips, thus, reducing the load on your laptop.
Once all the above steps are accomplished, your sound mixer is ready to be used with your laptop. However, if any kind of glitch arises, you should always ensure that your laptop is taking the proper input signal. Although Macbooks have a very easy installation procedure, yet, if any problem arises, you might need to reset and reconnect all the cables from the beginning.
Now, let us learn about the connection of the mixers without any type of in-built sound cards, such as the Behringer U-PHORIA UM2 2 x 2 Audio Interface with USB 2.0
- In this case, it very important to identify what kind of device you possess in the first place. Although it is very simple to connect the mixers without sound cards to a laptop, yet, it becomes necessary to identify whether your console is a “mixer” or just a “controller”. If your console has all the mixers and decks fitted into one system, you might have a controller and not a real mixer.
- Now is the time to connect the controller to your laptop’s USB port. In order to do so, you will need to connect the flat end of the controller cable to the USB port of your laptop.
- One thing which is very important in this step is that you should always avoid the use of any kind of Splitter or USB hub since these devices tend to split the signals and create major glitches.
- Once this is done, open the DJ Software on your laptop, and search for your controller in the software’s “Hardware” and “Settings” tab. Once you find your device, click on it.
Windows:
Let us now learn a little bit about how to connect a sound mixer to your laptop running on Windows operating system, such as the Peavey 24FX 24-Channel Mixer.
- In order to connect a sound mixer to the input line of your Windows laptop, you will need to acquire a double-faced RCA to a 1/8” mini plug wire.
- Now, you will need to connect the RCA terminals to the RCA output terminals on the rear side of the sound mixer.
- Now, you will need to connect the stereo terminal to the input port of your laptop.
However, if you find that your laptop does not have an input port, you will need to purchase a USB Line Level interface to act as same. In such a case, you will need to find a cable which will connect the mixer’s output to the input port of the USB connector.
In the below figure, you can see how a double RCA terminal cable is connected to the input of a USB interface from the output of the sound mixer.