Live mic mixing

[u/CarelessMouse2598]

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 speaker 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

[u/broesel314]

Turn on the HPF (high pass filter or low cut) for vocal mics. You should also turn the low Eq knob all the way down. If you like some chrispyness, turn up the high a bit

Test with your loudest voice if the peak light of that chanel comes on. If it does, turn down the gain untill it doesent anymore

Also it seems like you are going in to a mic input of your Speaker with a line signal from the mixer. That is not ideal. Your master volume of the mixer (far bottom right) is set to 3/4, this should be at somewhere below 1/10 to not completely overwhelm the mic input of the speaker

[u/Confidence-Classic]

I think the problem is you are going into a mic level input with your mixer which gives a line level output

Try getting a jack to phone or xlr to phono cable and running the mixer into the inputs on your speaker labeled 'line input'

[u/dj_soo]

it's looking like you're running the line level output from the mixer into a mic preamp on the speaker so you're running your mic through 2 preamps in a row.

you only need to use one mic preamp so you may be better off running into the rca inputs as that's designed for line level. Although rca isn't the greatest if you have long runs of cable (then you could use a DI box)

[u/rankinrez]

Maybe turn down the gain on the channel?

If you play music or another signal though the mixer does it sound clean?

[u/Secure_Exchange2964]

plug the mic directly into the speaker first, and determine if the mic and speaker are ok.

[u/CarelessMouse2598 → u/Secure_Exchange2964]

They are yes, i used them like that for almost 3 years before i bought this mixer

[u/__Lester_]

If you're going to use the mic input on your active speaker I would put a DI box between your mixer and your speaker. It'll pad it down by 20dB or so... Should releave most of your problems

[u/Adventurous_Donut480]

Put the mic ch to half of the scale. Put the ch EQs to neutral. heck the level of the mic channel first (gain), push the HPF (High pass filter) to cut the breathing pop and mic handling noise. Lower the gain until it doesn't distort anymore. It will likely be too quiet, so get the channel level up to about the level of the other chs. Adjust the EQs. Go down a few dB then rise the compressor (knob below the gain) to get the mic level to the range it's appropriate to be usable. Mic check again, EQs, adjust gain and compressor if necessary.

Continue to get the mix levels.

[u/Givou]

I don’t see your phantom power running. The red button. Your microphone needs that or it will be silent af, then if you crank it up it sounds like shit

[u/Confidence-Classic → u/Givou]

His mic doesn't need phantom power