Hello, I hope this is the right forum, I'm new here.
I have a project to record the audio from the Mixer/Amp during a conference to go along with the presentation being shown on the Windows Laptop.
I have an CAM150 Mixer Amplifier currently. The Mixer Amplifier currently has all of the microphone inputs working and going out to 70V speakers. How do I get the audio from the Mixer Preamp into my laptop?
I've tried to connect the monitor out to the microphone in on the Windows Laptop but it did not work. I'm not sure if I didn't splice the cables correctly or what I did wrong.
Solutions can include buying a new Mixer Amplifier. We are a non-profit so cost is a concern but quality is of higher importance.
Mixer/Amp to Computer
Re: Mixer/Amp to Computer
Are you talking about the EAW cam150 mixer amp?
If so, then I would suggest the best solution would be to invest in a passive DI box and either make or buy a couple of cables.
The best place to get the output signal would be the 'preamp out' phono socket -- pull out the link and store it somewhere safe.
Use a phono to mono quarter-inch jack cable to run the signal from the premap out into the DI box. Next. Use another identical cable to connect from the DI box's LINK or THRU socket back to the 'main amp' input phono on the mixer amp (the one that had that link in it.
At this point the mixer amp should be working exactly as normal....
The DI box's XLR output will now be providing a balanced, transformer-isolated, microphone-level signal that you can record on your laptop -- provided you have the right lead which I doubt will be easily available commercially.
I will need to be wired as follows:
XLR > 3.5mm jack
Pin 1 AND pin3 > sleeve
Pin 2 > Tip AND ring
Hope that helps.
H
If so, then I would suggest the best solution would be to invest in a passive DI box and either make or buy a couple of cables.
The best place to get the output signal would be the 'preamp out' phono socket -- pull out the link and store it somewhere safe.
Use a phono to mono quarter-inch jack cable to run the signal from the premap out into the DI box. Next. Use another identical cable to connect from the DI box's LINK or THRU socket back to the 'main amp' input phono on the mixer amp (the one that had that link in it.
At this point the mixer amp should be working exactly as normal....
The DI box's XLR output will now be providing a balanced, transformer-isolated, microphone-level signal that you can record on your laptop -- provided you have the right lead which I doubt will be easily available commercially.
I will need to be wired as follows:
XLR > 3.5mm jack
Pin 1 AND pin3 > sleeve
Pin 2 > Tip AND ring
Hope that helps.
H
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Re: Mixer/Amp to Computer
Hi Louis,
Going into a laptops mic jack is always fraught and being a 'newb' you probably did not manage to route the signal to the recording software*, even if you actually got a signal in there!
The Monitor output is designed to drive a speaker. Does that work? If not and you cannot fix it you will have to tap a signal from the RCA-RCA pre-power amp link.
Once you have a signal you need a USB Audio Interface to get it into (and out of) the laptop. There are scores of such things of a very wide price range but for THIS application I think all you need is a Behringer UCA202. If you are UK and have a few days to get this done PM me and I can help.
*What software were you intending to use? If you don't know Google 'Audacity'.
Dave.
Going into a laptops mic jack is always fraught and being a 'newb' you probably did not manage to route the signal to the recording software*, even if you actually got a signal in there!
The Monitor output is designed to drive a speaker. Does that work? If not and you cannot fix it you will have to tap a signal from the RCA-RCA pre-power amp link.
Once you have a signal you need a USB Audio Interface to get it into (and out of) the laptop. There are scores of such things of a very wide price range but for THIS application I think all you need is a Behringer UCA202. If you are UK and have a few days to get this done PM me and I can help.
*What software were you intending to use? If you don't know Google 'Audacity'.
Dave.
Last edited by ef37a on Thu Jul 13, 2017 8:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.