What Do I Hook My Mixer Up To

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I am using an Alesis USB mixer connected to my laptop. My question is, what should I hook the output up to? Right now it is plugged into my home theater in a box, but it is not really as loud as I would like. Ideally, what should this be plugged into? A guitar amp? PA system?

I am not performing live or with a band or anything, but I wouldn't mind having the capability to do so.

Thanks.
 
The way you hooked up all those clavinets, mellotrons, synths, organs, Fender Rhodes' and whatnot in Yes and the Strawbs and all those sessions, I would've thought this would be a piece of cake ! :D
 
RickWakeman said:
I am using an Alesis USB mixer connected to my laptop. My question is, what should I hook the output up to? Right now it is plugged into my home theater in a box, but it is not really as loud as I would like. Ideally, what should this be plugged into? A guitar amp? PA system?

I am not performing live or with a band or anything, but I wouldn't mind having the capability to do so.

Thanks.
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Depends on your needs. For mixing you want to hook up to a pair of studio monitors. For rehearsal or practice or whatever you want to hook them up to a PA. Very different components for different needs - decent entry level monitors can be had for $300 - PA's can start even cheaper but really depends on what you are going to be playing, you could get a pair of powered 15" PA speakers or a simple power amp and a couple speakers.

All depends on what you are doing... I have both because sometimes I am playing and recording, sometimes I am mixing :D
 
Although it's likely that studio monitors at the economy end of the range will have internal amps, there's no reason not to go for a separate amp and passive monitor combo. Neither option is inherently better than the other.
 
grimtraveller said:
The way you hooked up all those clavinets, mellotrons, synths, organs, Fender Rhodes' and whatnot in Yes and the Strawbs and all those sessions, I would've thought this would be a piece of cake ! :D
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Where did he say all of that? It looks like this is his only post! :laughings:
 
The answer will only be found after a journey to the center of the earth.
 
RAMI said:
His name is Rick Wakeman. Enough said.
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Hey Ricko.... can you be a bit less vague?

What are you trying to do, exactly?

Record? If so, what? Rehearse? Bake muffins?

USB mixers aren't usually optimum for baking muffins by the way, you'll be needing some tube preamps for those...
 
Thanks for all the replies. I was thinking of hooking it up to something like this:

oops cant post links. It was a link to Phonic Powerpod 620.

I am not mixing per se, just trying to hook a set of loud speakers designed for the purpose. They seem to get decent reviews on musiciansfriend but I can't find much about them outside of that website. I couldn't even find them on the phonic website.


Thanks all.
 
Wow, Rick Wakeman. I haven't seen you since Yes played Toronto about 10 years ago!
 
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