Advice please?

[Justin.Irish]

Hello, I just started getting into recording and I was wondering if you could help me. I’m using a vintage Randall Stereo Mixer, Alesis Nanoverb, and a dbx Digital Dynamics Processor. I will be recording directly into my Soundcard and I’ll be using only one track at a time. Could you please explain how to run the Nanoverb like it would be through an effects loop, and how to hook the compressor up to use on vocals. Thanks a lot for you time.

 

[wjgypsy]

does your mixer have a "aux send" come out of the aux send, into the in of the effects then come out of the effects into the "aux return" then to aplly that effect to a channel, simply trun up theaux knob on that channel.

to hook up a compresser there are 2 ways to do this:

1. does your mixer have "inserts" at the top where you plug in the mic? if it does, then get you a "y-cable" from radio shack and do this: plug the single part of the y cable into the insert. the plug the v part of the cable into the compresser. (the y cable should have the ends marked with in or out) plug the "in" plug, into the in on the compresser and then, plug the out plug, into the output of the compresser. (sometimes the compresser's in's and out's will be marked: tip(in) or ring(out) )

2. hook the mic into the compresser's input the get a cable and plug it into the compresser's output. from there plug the cable into the channel.

this works for me and i'm only 14 years old. so i'm sure that it can work for you too.


good luck and welcome to homerecording.com,


zeke

 

[littledog]

hook the mic into the compresser's input the get a cable and plug it into the compresser's output. from there plug the cable into the channel.

The mic should go to a preamp first, both for phantom power (if needed) and to get the signal up to line level, which most compressors would prefer.