TVD UK
I have an event where i need to set up an active speaker in a separate room to disco, if i want to connect to my speaker from headphone socket of laptop via mini jack-phono how would i best set vdj sound settings to play through that. Just for some ceremony music (Speakers have xlr and phono inputs)
geposted Tue 22 Dec 15 @ 1:27 pm
PhantomDeejay
You should create a second "Master" entry on your audio setup and select the laptop's internal soundcard.
However I would not advise you to do that both for "software" and "hardware" reasons
For software, while it's possible to do it mixing different soundcards on your audio config is never a good idea and in some rare cases it may cause issues or introduce latency to the entire system.
For hardware, your laptop's headphones output was not designed to operate this way. Since the signal you will get from there is not balanced, running it on a long distance (bigger than 3-5 meters) most likely will introduce noise to the signal path. Also, the bigger the distance, the more the signal will fade out, which means that you'll have to increase the gain on the speaker itself. Increasing the gain will also result to increase the noise floor of the speaker e.t.c.
So generally it's NOT a good idea to go this way... It would be much much better to chain the speaker with the rest speakers using a balanced connection (XLR's) even if you have to run 50 or 100 meters of cable!
However I would not advise you to do that both for "software" and "hardware" reasons
For software, while it's possible to do it mixing different soundcards on your audio config is never a good idea and in some rare cases it may cause issues or introduce latency to the entire system.
For hardware, your laptop's headphones output was not designed to operate this way. Since the signal you will get from there is not balanced, running it on a long distance (bigger than 3-5 meters) most likely will introduce noise to the signal path. Also, the bigger the distance, the more the signal will fade out, which means that you'll have to increase the gain on the speaker itself. Increasing the gain will also result to increase the noise floor of the speaker e.t.c.
So generally it's NOT a good idea to go this way... It would be much much better to chain the speaker with the rest speakers using a balanced connection (XLR's) even if you have to run 50 or 100 meters of cable!
geposted Tue 22 Dec 15 @ 1:41 pm
TVD UK
Hi, yes i think that may be a better option, although a bit difficult to see whats going on to cue the music. I may just set my backup controller/laptop up in the other room.
Thanks
Thanks
geposted Tue 22 Dec 15 @ 1:50 pm
A Man and His Music
That is the better option. Even a mp3 player to speaker would be better than your first option.
geposted Tue 22 Dec 15 @ 6:13 pm
blckjck
paulpa66 wrote :
Hi, yes i think that may be a better option, although a bit difficult to see whats going on to cue the music. I may just set my backup controller/laptop up in the other room.
Thanks
Thanks
In a pinch, a cell phone or tablet running DJAY or some other app works well. I have an iPad that I will load up with relevant tracks. I then put it into airplane mode and fire up DJAY 2. From here I go into an analog mixer to add in ceremony mics. If your just doing music, you can go directly to the speaker.
geposted Wed 23 Dec 15 @ 2:25 am
DjScruffOh
Use the "record/line out" on your mixer or amplifier ,to the amplifier of the other speaker.
geposted Wed 23 Dec 15 @ 4:16 am