BobBracker2222

Well considering I started out with no gear what so ever (just me, my mp3/4s player, and scores) before I joined said other dubious forums, then definitely! Anyway thanks for the help everyone And see you on stage

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The singing forum is not very good! I only go the answered from one person who is no allways on there

I only tested the speakers for a breif moment with no sound from the mixer going though them when I got the screeching sound, but will experiment with it again using the high EQ knob. The video was NOT recorded using the speakers!

I had the head phones plugging into the phones socket on the mixer when I did the video **video removed, no longer serves a purpose**

Yes good advice thanks, but I need to keep reading it over and over again Easyer said then done (as I mentioned before) You see the mixer is all kind of set up really A sound engineer was telling me on a singing site before on another forum when I was using it for recording into my laptop As you can see in the diagram no. 18 is tape in which is an mp4 file being played from another laptop using a program called VLC media player, the volume for that input channel is controlled via the laptop its self before it enters the mixer no. 1 is mic in and I have balanced the with no. 3 gain with the no.8 level, bough are set at 5/8 turned counter clockwise no. 4 is the EQ and I have the high EQ turned up to full and the low EQ down right down no. 6 is the FX and to the right of the mixer 27 is the channel control and LCD to let you choice which patch you want. below in the link, it shows a list of all the channels/ patches available and I have selected channel 23 vocal plate reverb https://www.scribd.com/doc/190081638/Behringer-XENYX-1002FX-Effects no. 17 is the main volume and he said to set it to zero and use the LEDs on no. 25 as a guide to adjust your tape in/ mp3 against microphone, and when the maximum volume of the music goes above the zero or green LEDs marked as green and goes into the yellow turn it down by the channel no. 18 is for out and goes into my audio interface which goes into my other laptop which is recording its sound and video at the same time from a web cam. The plan is to record myself (as described above) and play music at the same time though my PA speakers, so I don't really want to drop the main volume on my mixer because I will loose recording volume, so would be best doing it all though the speakers if I can I will try and upload the video later to see if you think it needs any adjustments So that's it really, the mixer is all set up for good home recording, but just needs the volume set up on the speakers depending on the size of venue I gig

I have been practicing setting all my equipment up in my flat and packing it down again. One problem I noticed is when I had the 1/4" sockets plugged into my speakers from my mixer desk (nothing being played though it). When I switch the speakers on and turned the line knob up from the bottom "-00", one of the speaker started making a whistling noise and the other did not

Im finding it quite confusing what you are all saying! There are 3 volume control the knob on the speakers The LED screen on the speakers (which is set to zero db by default when you power it up) And the "main mix" leaver on my mixer (which I have had set to zero db for recording purposes) For live performance which one should I adjust for volume?

So you are saying set the knob to line and the db to zero and control the volume from the mixer right? I was hopping on booking into a rehearsal room and the guy giving me a bit of a hard setting it all up. But regarding hiring a sound engineer, how would I go about this? As it would have to be someone that has premises where the equipment can be set up and used. I don't know of any musicians that would help me do this (or that I get on with!) Yes but same with the mixer, the manuals are not very helpfull But this is different! Your saying use the knob on the back of the speaker to up or down the volume Dose a line signal mean it comes from my mixer desk? And microphone mean plugging say a shure SM58 into it? I know that microphones need amplifying first to be heard So your saying have the knob set to zero and the db set to zero and control the volume from the mixer?

Do I need to balance the "line" knob with the "leval" on LED screen set to 0db (as seen in photos)? Or which one do I turn up and down for volume?

I know the photos are quite blurry but if you zoom in on the knobs you can see -00, line, zero, mic, max

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Woooweee the OP invested all this money just for a wind up and the purpose of trolling!! It cant be true, the photos must be fake right?

Again all clamps have been tightned But I have attached some photos of the stand How do you set the volume? are db supposed to be set at zero? what dose the line mena on the knob?

But what part of the menu/ settings it this referring to? Are you saying I should leave all the setting set to default? I'm not sure what the tone control is as I don't have that on my setting. Do you mean the Sub high pass filter? I recorded from my mixer and uploaded it online a while ago, someone said you need to turn the high EQ up and turn the low EQ down on your vocal channel. So that is what I did and it sounded better All bolts are tight and there is no free play from any of the clamps. With the speakers extended 6 feet from the ground they do wobble back and forth

What is this horn? On the speakers there would appear to be 2 cones, one behind the metal mesh and one very small one on top of that, is that top one what they call a horn? Do you think I need sand bags? I don't understand, what is this boost and cut There is an out port of the speakers with an XLR port. I am just wondering if I plug that in if it will cut out all sound that would normally go though the speaker Would be nice to test record them in my flat first (with no sound going though the speaker) before I book into a rehearsal room for half a day to do a full test

I got the speakers today and have been reading the manual and setting them up But I am unsure of a few things I got the speakers with a pair of stands, the stands can raise the speakers up off from the ground 6 feet but they are very wobbly and unbalanced at the height. How high should they be off the ground? Also there are 2 audio inputs, but bough are 1/4" jack/phone plugs, so I don see the point to that There is a volume control for each input and on that there is a line level marker, dose anyone know what that means please? Now when you switch the speakers on there is a LED display screen which comes on, next to the screen there is a pre amps knob, the level is set to 00dB and goes down or up from that. Is it a good rule of thumb to have it set to zero? Also there is a menu knob and on the menu are the following Mode: DJ, Music, Live, Speech As I am singing to mp3 backing track should it be set to music or live? Location: normal, monitor High EQ: Mid EQ: LowEQ: My mixer is all ready det to maximum high EQ and minimum low EQ and this was tested though a recorder and using a pair of head phones as monitors through the mixer desk, will it need adjusting again through the speakers? Sub: High pass filter, off, 80hz, 100hz, 120hz150hz What dose this do? Delay: off, 0ms to 16ms delays time selection My mixer already has this built in, is there any point using it? LCD DIM Bright Contrast Reset Info Exit

It was several members on a sound engineering forum that said don't go for 15s go for 8 or 10s as one person said, the others said 10 and 12 but 15s are for base disco/ DJ stuff But I am no longer a member of that forum and no longer post there, dear I post a link!? So what you lot are saying is that 15 are best for vocals?

obviously we can't hear the difference between the 12 and the 10 so an educated guess is what has to be made. But this is solo for the purpose of vocals only though. But we know a 12" is better then a 15" for vocals though No the size of the bass driver has no interest to me as I don't even know what it means!

Better still I have attached a recording Wonder what those screws with the GND are supposed to do then upload tobass forum.m4a

The wire is brand new and a good quality one (the yellow stagg we talked about before) When you say the plug do you mean the 3 pin 240 volt mains?

Im just saying that I have the opportunity now to change the 12" to the 10" if I would get better vocal sound from it. So if you think I would then I can change it first thing tomorrow morning as they have not dispatched it yet

I had another look on there web site for the same brand and modal "the box PA DSA" This is the 12" cone I bought https://www.thomann.de/gb/the_box_pa_12_dsp.htm Power: 800 Watt (peak) Maximum SPL: 128 dB This is the 10" version https://www.thomann.de/gb/the_box_pa_10_dsp.htm Power: 800 W Peak Maximum level: 126 dB 2dB less then the 12" And no exactly the same modal (not a DSA) but the 8" cone https://www.thomann.de/gb/the_box_pa108a_aktive_fullrangebox.htm Power: 80W Bass/ 50 W Treble SPL: Max. 116 dB Big drop in volume!

While we are on the subject of balanced and unbalanced cables. I was playing around with my realistic mixer yesterday as it would make a good spear if my main mixer brakes down on a job (in blue) In the photo you can see I am using an SM58 mic with a 3 pin XLR plug on the back of the mic that connects to the cable by an XLR port (in red) You can also see on the other end of the cable its a 1/4" jack that connects to the 3X microphone sockets on the mixer. However when I connect the 1/4" jack there is a lot of interference and a humming noise and if I tape the cable wire to the mic I get a crackling sound (in yellow) Not sure what is going on hear, but I have a sneaky suspicion that if I ground the "GND" plugs on the back of the mixer then it may solve it. What do you think?

I contacted Thomman today and they said it was packed and ready to go and will be dispatched tomorrow, they open at 8.30 GMT tomorrow so if I live chat them first thing, then there is still a chance they could swap it for a more appropriate set of speakers