rossmck
Hi Guys,
My first post. I have a technical question..
I am using VDJ Pro with a Numark N4, I have 2 full range 12" speakers and 2 18'' subs. I would like to know how I go about sending only the mid and top frequencies to my 12'' cabinets and letting the subs handle all the bass.
Currently all speakers are playing bass which isn't ideal.
Hope someone can help. Thanks!!!
Ross
My first post. I have a technical question..
I am using VDJ Pro with a Numark N4, I have 2 full range 12" speakers and 2 18'' subs. I would like to know how I go about sending only the mid and top frequencies to my 12'' cabinets and letting the subs handle all the bass.
Currently all speakers are playing bass which isn't ideal.
Hope someone can help. Thanks!!!
Ross
geposted Wed 07 May 14 @ 10:40 am
DJ Bertie
A crossover should do the trick - "A crossover divides an audio signal into high and low frequencies, enabling you to isolate bass and treble sounds and send them through their own dedicated amplifiers"
Read more - http://www.ehow.com/how_7150863_hook-up-crossover-amps-dj.html
Read more - http://www.ehow.com/how_7150863_hook-up-crossover-amps-dj.html
geposted Wed 07 May 14 @ 11:46 am
groovindj
rossmck wrote :
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rossmck wrote :
how I go about sending only the mid and top frequencies to my 12'' cabinets and letting the subs handle all the bass.
If your speakers are passive ones (i.e. you're using a separate amp) then you'll need a second amp and an active crossover.
If they're powered speakers then the crossover is usually built into the sub and there'll be high pass outputs for feeding to the mid/top speakers.
geposted Wed 07 May 14 @ 11:48 am
DJ Bertie
Are you talking about a pre amp? Something like mixer - pre amp - crossover - amp - passive speakers ?
geposted Wed 07 May 14 @ 11:59 am
groovindj
geposted Wed 07 May 14 @ 12:02 pm
DJ Bertie
Haha yeah. Do you need a pre amp, or can you do mixer - crossover - amp - speakers
geposted Wed 07 May 14 @ 12:04 pm
groovindj
The mixer is the pre amp (it boosts small signals to a level suitable for connecting to a power amp).
So when you want to bi-amp your system, the sequence is mixer -> active crossover -> two amps -> two pairs of speakers.
You can also get crossovers which split to three or more frequency bands. Some do two way stereo or three way mono.
So when you want to bi-amp your system, the sequence is mixer -> active crossover -> two amps -> two pairs of speakers.
You can also get crossovers which split to three or more frequency bands. Some do two way stereo or three way mono.
geposted Wed 07 May 14 @ 1:27 pm
rossmck
Thanks for the info. I have passive speakers (Ohm UK ones), and 2 amps. One amp powers the subs and has a low pass filter. The other amp just sends everything to the full range speakers. So it sounds like i need an active crossover?
geposted Wed 07 May 14 @ 1:40 pm
groovindj
rossmck wrote :
So it sounds like i need an active crossover?
Yes - or another amp that's got a filter onboard which can be set to "high pass" (filter out the bass).
Behringer CX2310 is cheap. DBX is a well known brand. There are also more advanced "loudspeaker management systems" which offer compressor/limiter, EQ etc. on top.
geposted Wed 07 May 14 @ 2:13 pm
DJ Bertie
Ah. See when I had passive speakers I had a GX3 amp, which has a built in crossover
geposted Wed 07 May 14 @ 6:11 pm