Vinylrecorder signal chain question

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MightyRecords
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Vinylrecorder signal chain question

Post: # 37030Unread post MightyRecords
Tue Sep 01, 2015 6:35 pm

Hey everybody,

I have a question for VR owners, any help would be greatly appreciated.

I am having troubles getting a stereo signal for cutting or playback, everything is mono. I believe I have done something wrong when splitting the signal coming out of the mixer.

I have attached an image of my current signal chain after the mixer. Is this correct?
Screen Shot 2015-09-01 at 5.31.52 PM.png
How can I get both the Main Unit input and the Mixer Line 1 to have stereo signals?


Thanks,

Andrew
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Re: Vinylrecorder signal chain question

Post: # 37031Unread post handcut
Tue Sep 01, 2015 6:54 pm

From your drawing, it looks like you are feeding the L (black) mixer output to the line input of the mixer (for monitoring) and the other (R/red) output to the main unit. Imagine your drawing but with the splitters connected at the mixer output, that would give you two stereo pairs. Connect up so that one L/R pair goes to the mixer and the other pair goes to the main unit.
Does that make sense?

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Re: Vinylrecorder signal chain question

Post: # 37034Unread post MightyRecords
Tue Sep 01, 2015 7:51 pm

Thank for responding!

Collectively there are 4 male ends to the splitters ( 2 x Black + Red), but only two female output jacks on the mixer. Which of the 4 splitter jacks do I connect at the mixer output? Should it look something like this? (i'm pretty sure I'm way off here :oops: ):

Screen Shot 2015-09-01 at 7.44.16 PM.png




I am definitely overcomplicating this. If anybody has a chance to upload a picture of the back of their mixer, I would really appreciate it.

Cheers,

Andrew
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Re: Vinylrecorder signal chain question

Post: # 37036Unread post dimi751
Wed Sep 02, 2015 12:59 am

You can ask souri from vinylrecorder.com ?

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Re: Vinylrecorder signal chain question

Post: # 37042Unread post tragwag
Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:00 am

I can't tell if your RCA is TO or FROM the main unit?

this is one of the reasons why I removed the mixer from my chain all together
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