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#145745 - 02/12/06 06:43 PM This to connect laptop to mixer live?
bthmedicinetree Offline
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Registered: 09/22/05
Posts: 89
Loc: cranston, RI, USA
I'm in an experimental metal band with no singer, I play a microKORG synth hooked up to a logitech Z5500 speaker system. I would like to hook up my laptop on stage so I could play clips of talking and yelling during breakdowns and stuff...
I'm thinking one 1/8" plug into the headphone jack on the laptop to a 1/4" plug into the mixer...will this work?
Here is the cable I was looking at...
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index....rentPage=family

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#145746 - 02/12/06 07:40 PM Re: This to connect laptop to mixer live?
travlin'easy Offline
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Registered: 12/08/02
Posts: 15576
Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA
The cable alone will not provide sufficient volume, however, a headphone booster will.



You'll find them at Radio Shack also.

Good Luck,

Gary

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#145747 - 02/12/06 08:23 PM Re: This to connect laptop to mixer live?
Fran Carango Offline
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Registered: 05/26/99
Posts: 9673
Loc: Levittown, Pa, USA
Gary, I just bought a Koss behind the head headphones to use with my DisCover5 on stage..I pick up the stage monitor with the EV mic and it effects the sound[keyboard is taking on the characteristics of the vocalizer]...I thought the best way to solve this is the Koss headphones...but the phones are not loud enough...I would like to increase the overall volume up to 100 %..

I went with the behind the head headphones over the in the ear plugs, so I can hear my surroundings on stage..The Koss work well in this respect..

Do you think I can get this gain with the headphone booster..?

[This message has been edited by Fran Carango (edited 02-12-2006).]
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#145748 - 02/13/06 05:18 AM Re: This to connect laptop to mixer live?
travlin'easy Offline
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Registered: 12/08/02
Posts: 15576
Loc: Forest Hill, MD USA
It has been my experience that you will get about a 40 to 50 percent boost in volume using this device.

Gary

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