How to set an active speaker( speaker with a built in amp)

[cardude365]

nice.

[1lastbreath420]

how would i hook up a Active speaker to my laptop what would i need and stuff?

[420JohnnieBoi]

what do u all need to hook up a Active speaker to a 3 channel mixer...?

[superbsoundandlight]

weird 0:59

[Flukeful]

My denon mixer has 3 amber lights before red. when you say tapping in to the amber. Is it the first amber light after green or the second amber light will still be alright?

[Djsilverodoet]

I used this video to better understand what I have been doing wrong for so long. I learned with the wrong equipment and carried a lot of bad habuts with me. Now i see what i am doing wrong. I actually kept mine in the red and didn't understand why I was distorting, I'll explain I had my gain up to far and not my level up. Now I am using my dual 15 now with out any clipping lol just by not using my gain... Now I am ready to blow my mind

Thanks Ellaskins a long time friend..

Keep it UP

DJ SILV

[jdocey]

can u use the discover dj pro

[13elsauz]

can you tell me some that are for under 800 and have the rca (white and red) inputs

[Daxflameadvice]

@13elsauz Briansredd on YouTube recommends the RCF ART312A, 12" speakers... I am considering them myself because of the price!

[RaptorFaceRumble]

@13elsauz Try Skytech mate.

[AyminnrDj]

you connected a XLR cable from your speaker right into your mixer without any amps? does it works with KRK active speakers?

[aitoman]

@AyminnrDj If you have active monitors you dont need any amps cos they have an amp built in!

[AyminnrDj]

@aitoman Thanks mate!

[omg101man]

DUDE! your awesome! explained so well! thanks!

[DjRicoProdigy]

SOLID VID!

[DaKulGuy]

Somethings wrong with your cam??

[newmattygosling]

hey, i want some speakers that sound great and have good bass that will play loud that i can hook up to a 3.5mm jack to listen to good quality sound and id like to use them for small parties with a few friends but id like to keep the price around 200 pound and i do not have any other equipment apart from a laptop and an ipod, thanks

[sourvideogame]

I know this is an old video but I have a question. My speakers have a knob for the Lows and another one for Highs...I wold like to know what will be a good configuration for the music to sound good. You have already answered for the lows (keep it in the 12oclock position), but what about the highs?

[INCOND1TE]

@sourvideogame anywhere between 12-3 sounds good

[sourvideogame]

@INCOND1TE thank you sir

[Matthew162627]

please help i just hooked up powered behringer to pioneer djm 400 and then to numark usb audio interface then laptop mixing with numark mixmiester my frigging sound coming out of the speakers fades in and out big time i've troubled shoot it and cant find the problem its really annoying can anybody help ?????? Thank you!!!!

[issam5251]

How do you connect Numark Cd-Mix-2 Dual CD Player/Mixer to two powered speakers? I will be buying the EV ELX115P 15” Live X Two-way Powered Loudspeaker. Thank you Sam

[BoRnViCtOriUs]

can you plz tell me how to plug the powered speakers to an external audio card? plz

[TH3xM3DIC]

0:58

oh hai!

[jameswcrofts]

hi j,cos of this vid,i have purchess a pair,got a good punchy sound to them,keep up the great work !

[jameswcrofts]

hi j,just got a pair today very good sound and not so heavy then i thought they would be,GREAT!!!!!!!!

cos of this vid,keep up the good work that you do j....

[andrewch8]

hi, I am new here, interested in it! if I have 4 way speaker 8 omh, sub, bass and mid are got down,anfortunately, what should i buy instead to change them ( 2 by 4 omh or 2 by 8 omh with same power and sub?) please, throw me an idea!

[uptherockadale]

track id?

[doubtfuldjs]

very helpful, if i have a 2 hour gig say, i would start with my volume control 2/5s of the way up then helf way then full blast

[magicheed]

Great advice. Very informative. Thanks so much!

[cedarcity123]

hey thanks for the video this helped me out alot!!! thanks for helping us djs out!

[Shedeevil]

Love your videos! What track is that at the beginning?

[pad180]

hi i have a set of powerd 250s with a red clip light on the rear of the speaker .i never turn the volume up to the max mabey 2 or 3 below the max , bass and treb in the 12 oclock just like you show and my mixer never goes in the red , but the clip light keeps flashing when i play certain songs or near the end of the night when i have the volume up but never in the red , would it be over heating or are they knackerd i have them just over a year .they still sound ok any help j cheers

[Pedrolaley13]

i was wondering, can you connect passive speakers with a powered subwoofer?

[ICHRA11]

Impresive effort to explain the basics of sound mixing!brilliant! Just a hint: you say "control the vol of your mix with gain fader". Your mixer sounds best if you pre-amplify it to 0db with your gain (best S/N ratio)-typically done during cueing.Then limit it with the channel fader or master fader.Like you say-many DJs want the channel fader to be max-so use the master only (as it says..."master"). And: do consider what you will do with the EQ during your mix...you might need some headroom

[savasavram]

ok thank you! I know they don't work in a blackout! :D i'm trying to buy a console for our group.... so I was wondering If we need a ups or something like that....

[savasavram]

the "12o'clock" position is something like zero... Am I right? Nice video and tnx! just a question... does all speaker have a protection of...hmm.... of power? like a blackout?????? tnx. and what's the different between monitors and speakers.... :D

[MakaShino]

I'll help you bro.

1. When he says speakers have 'protection' it means it has things that will tell you if it is overheating, etc. They dont have the ability to power during a black out (lol). They will probably have LEDs that flash red, or something like that.

2. Speakers and monitors are the same thing. The speaker he has in the video is more of a monitor, because it is small. Usually people use small speakers as monitors and use big speakers for the crowd.

[MakaShino]

PS: DJs use monitors when the big speakers are away from them, and they need an extra speaker to help them with the mixing.

Sometimes when speakers are away from the DJ, it causes echo and confusion. The monitor will help the DJ mix on track.

Hope this helps!

[selwynt]

I only have a Master and REC output on the back of my mixer. they ae both RCA output types. My question is - "How do I connect my TWO active speakers to the ONE master output? use RCA splitters?

[DecibellSweden]

You must have 2 masters? Cus I have never seen a mono mixer before.. Sounds strange..

You should have left and right outputs?

[start1318]

speakers with built in amps suck use some real speakers and some quality amps

[DjCuddly]

HK audio projector, Dynacord madras, RCF TT&4pro&art series, JBL PRX series, Kling & Freitag Line series and the list goes on and on..

If you think these active speakers suck you have something wrong with your ears..

[djfuckingshaggy]

very true

[voodoopeopleDJC]

pacemaker hat? :D

[3XICS]

if i keep the master volume at full and the channel volume at half is it the same as the channel at full and the master at half ??

[xKorrStyle]

took me a while to find this video!

thanks for making it, man...

you answer a lot of things i'm unsure of with your videos!

if you could get back to me sometime though:

are you using a cord from the back of your mixer straight to the speaker?

like an rca to speakon?

[marcelorod]

I noticed that you have many DJ equipment from KAM. I visited the web site and I see its a British company, are they good stuff ?

[patrickman123]

yes they are very good

[harrowrudeboy]

they are ok, just don;t go for any of their low budget stuff its pathetically built!

[djfuckingshaggy]

dont lie to the guy, kam is shit, the stuff falls apart, even the people who work for kam will tell you kam is rubbish

[DjBadga]

would an 800 watt speaker system b alryt 4 a beginner mibile dj?

[gladier1]

do i need speakers to hear any sound coming from my turntables

[DjBadga]

yeah

[gladier1]

could i use a bass guitar amp

[djfuckingshaggy]

hahahahahahhahaaa

LOL

[Bogomolets]

My active speakers sometimes mike a crackling noise all of a sudden?? Don't know why, but it is annoying.

[iceman977th]

Probably bad cables.

[Schwob94]

You might be feeding too much volume into the amp with the volume on the speakers turned down too much, try turning the amp in the speakers higher, that way it will go louder without the crackling noises you are hearing. This is my idea on what the problem is, the real problem could be totally different. Just a suggestion.

[GuyJon57]

you are so very helpful! Thanks so much for sharing!

[customlasers]

Hi can you tell me if i have set my

TAPCO THUMP SPEAKERS UP OK ?

i have set my mixer so at full volume its in the green just cliping the yellow as per the vid clip.

With the volume set at 12 oclock on the speakers im only getting to half way on the volume on the mixer just a few green

bars ,before its to loud for my gig.

is this ok or should i turn down the volume on the speakers and turn up the volume on the mixer to get it more in the green cliping the yellow

[Musiccalculater]

practace and ruth....joy. lol!

[emireitor]

man that track sounded very nice, first vid you don't mention the track!! can someone help with track ID????????????

[chrisreig]

Thanks for the video tutorial. I've been wanting to learn as much as I can regarding how powered speakers work. Very informative. Thank you.

[djresvon]

well.. messing with the gain or the volume control for the channel.. probably the same thing =D

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[kajis]

Oi mate ive been looking for this tutorial for a long time! I love u J!<3

[kraisycircuit]

Jonathan..

Now when u set ur mixer gain levels (i do live sound so i am really careful about this) i set my gain levels for -3db on the meter whith the EQs flat so then when u use ur EQ onthe channel u dont go into the red.

[djtavi77]

what's db?

[djfuckingshaggy]

that question means you should get out of the industry

[Hackeriss]

Working with these active speakers isn't very difficult. The amp is inside, so there are few wires. AS sound good, but if you have the sub, when you'll definitely hear better sound.

[xD34DLYS00T3Rx]

would pc speakers work coz my ones have bass treble and mid knobs on them and they are powered by a plug so would they work when i get my 1st turntables btw i might be getting them on my 13th birthday

[mrpeanut268]

well idk how loud ur gonna drive them.

they are gonna be weak as fuck as far as power. but u probably could

[GuyJon57]

you're a great teacher! Thanks alot!!!

[jearley2424]

Many thanks...i have an option of buying a set of 15in peavey powered ...could i use them as mid -high ..just by fiddling with the Bass and Treble on the speakers?? ie. turning the bass nearly all the way down? i would then have subs on an external amp? would appreciate some help with this many thanks yet yet again jason

[VALMIKIKHOM]

i have some crap skytec speakers i was wondering if i could put some more wattege drivers to get more sound power i have 15 inch 300watts at the moment if you could advise would be of much help and i have had so much help off your tutoriols

[armada741]

hey j are u the product tester for KAM??..you have all this KAM gear....do they just give it to u to test? lolz

[djfuckingshaggy]

no, its because its cheap

[katkiriakou]

why not the master? on the mixer..

[surajshahi1]

is it the same theory while setting up a amp?

[angelxbeatx]

Nice, tommorow im getting my second active speaker to bump up some dances. But my main goal is to get a gig for some teen dances

[Kbron2000]

Volume 12 O'clock? or all the way up?

[Kbron2000]

I was talking about the powered speakers :)

[ppf01]

what kind of tv do you have?

[ellaskins]

to djshaunyb1, for cdj get table top with mp3, fx and if poss a usb conection. try looking for a mixer with total kill on the eq.

 j

[jared116]

i think you need to use a new camera tape....

[ocmike34]

1:00 (LOL!)

i think he migt of been using the same tape for over a year for every vid.

[destroyer84]

Nice vid J. Just picked up some powered monitors myself.

[Koshy1]

Keep up the great work Mate!

[sammyr112]

Knobbly bits

[ocmike34]

i thougt it was spelled knnobellllyyeyyyyyyyyy Bits

[sammyr112]

Thanks dude, ALLL I can think about now is that damn song! lol

[deadricbloodgod10]

Great tutorial and nice shirt lol

[deniskneifeld]

how is that song called on the end?? no relax just kidding:) great work again THX alot!!!

[CWHBoyd]

I use the same mixer, but link my active speakers throught the booth outlet. How do I know I'm not overpowering the speakers as there is no LED lights? I don't normaly go above the 11 / 12 o'clock position on the vol control.

[yvesmdjgryphon]

I think Booth and Master have the same output levels, you can check this in the manual. If so, look at the LEDs with the Master turned up at the same position as your Booth knob or fader.

[CWHBoyd]

That makes sense.

Thanks

[CWHBoyd]

I use the same mixer, but link my active speakers throught the booth outlet. How do I know I'm not overpowering the speakers as there is no LED lights? I don't normaly go above the 11 / 12 o'clock position on the vol control.

[syntse]

Hmm that would be how I would setup active speaker system... however I would control the volume on master volume on mixer instead of gains or vol fader knowing that the max for master is at about 0 point. So the master volume would be actually the master volume :P

[davehikah]

nice

[DJPWN]

Thanks John!

[DJmisplacedmarbles]

good vid as always .

..practice and ruth ` joy ?? cryptic!