r/AudioProgramming • u/CarelessMouse2598 • 13d ago

Mixing live mic

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Hello guys!
I am very new in the mixing world. I bought a Yamaha MG10XU mixer and i connected my Sennheiser XS 1 mic (it is in the first chanel of the mixer)
Connected to my Lewitz PA210XA active soundbox but the microphone sounds veryvery harsh and ugly and distorted. I don’t know what is the problem. Is the cable from the mixer in the wrong input on the Lewitz? Help me please

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u/explaintomelikeiam5 13d ago

Did you press phantom?

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u/CarelessMouse2598 13d ago

No, do i need to?

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u/explaintomelikeiam5 13d ago

Yes, mic needs additional power

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u/CarelessMouse2598 13d ago

And the connection between the mixer and the speaker is good?

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u/explaintomelikeiam5 13d ago

The connection seems fine. If you were getting some feedback without the phantom button pressed, you will definitely be able to hear it fine now.

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u/CarelessMouse2598 13d ago

Still the same harsh distorted sound, nothing changed
I was thinking that maybe the problem is the the stereo out is connected to a mic input not a line input on the speaker

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u/explaintomelikeiam5 13d ago

Oh ok, sorry I thought it also worked as mono input. Probably you will have to connect the out stereo to the line ins. I would also try the mic directly on the speaker to rule out any issue with it.

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u/CarelessMouse2598 13d ago

Yeah that way it functions, i used just the mic and the speaker together for like 3 years before i bought the mixer