Ok, I’m new to recording through a mixer and am having nothing but problems. I have a Behringer 1204 Mixer and a Audio Technica AT2020 XLR microphone. My main concern right now is that I can’t even hear the mic through the mixer when I have headphones plugged into it. I have no clue why either. When I blow into the mic the clip indication light flashes on so I know the XLR cable isn’t bad but other than that I don’t know what to do. Any advice would be great.
On a side note, I also cannot hear the mic in any recording programs. I am using the UCA200 to “try” to bring the sound into my computer. I have it set up correctly as well with the outputs on the mixer going into the inputs on the UCA200. The drivers also installed correctly. Usually I can troubleshoot and finally figure things out but this mixer is beginning to get me very frustrated. Someone please help! Thanks.
i get shudders every time someone says that. Please don’t blow into your mic to test it. Talk into it, shout into it, whisper into it, but don’t blow into it. That’s a very nice mic you’ve got there. Don’t ruin it by blowing into it.
And especially not if you’re miked up for a conference/presentation where there are simultaneous translators with sensitive headphones on. They HATE it - I got told off good and proper for doing that once (but only once)
I just bought a Behringer Xenyx 1204 (w/UCA200) yesterday with the UCA200, and before I hook anything up, I want to know the best way to connect everything.
I monitor very simple computer speakers (Logitech X-140s). They have a stereo 1/8" jack.
I assume I plug my mic, synth sound source, bass, guitar, etc., into an INPUT Channel.
The UCA200 is connected to my laptop via the USB (obviously)
Now, … here’s the $64,000 question - How do I go OUT to the UCA200 and how does the UCA200 connect to the monitors?
Can I just be connected to it via the RCA cables and the CD/Tape Inputs/Outputs? Then to my monitors via the PHONES output on the 1204. That seems to be the most simple connection, but what will that do to the signal input to the computer and the output to the monitor speakers.
The tiny instruction manual seems to suggest routing from the 1204 to the UCA200, and then STRAIGHT FROM THE UCA200 to my monitors. Does that make sense? Will that cause latency issues?
Do I route anything back into the 1204 then go from the 1204 to my monitors?
There’s various configurations that you could use - it depends on exactly what you want and what facilities are available on the mixer.
For live recording you would typically connect the “tape” outputs from the mixer to the USB device and either the “monitor” or “main” outs to your monitoring system (or use headphones connected to the mixer).
For multi-track recording you would typically connect the “tape” out from the mixer to the USB device and the outputs of the SB device to the monitor system.