For questions pertaining to maintenance of, usage of, and other musical aspects of equipment (the physical structures used in the creation of music).
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What is the difference between monitors and (loud)speakers in technical terms?
I have seen people mention (reference) "monitors" when talking about equipment for (semi)-professional musicians, but when I google the products I find that they look just like the boxes that we used to call "loudspeakers". What is the difference,…
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Why are "music bags" with the metal bar a distinct bag for sheet music?
Though these look old-fashioned one can still buy "music bags", special satchels or briefcases designed to carry sheet music. They are easily distinguished from other bags because one of the handles is replaced by a metal bar over the other handle.…
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XLR Powered also an XLR output?
I own a small 8-channel mixer(moon mc606beta) wich according to the manufacturer has an XLR output. But this is used to get power from an adaptor(below on it:"AC adaptor"). I'm wondering if the console can be used as a sort of DI/mixer using this…
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Considering getting in-ear monitors
I am going to perform in a concert in a nearby club and I want to use in-ear monitors. But I don't have any idea which ones to buy or what other devices are required for using them.
Will I get all the components like a transmitter, amplifier,…
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What do equalizer controls provide in decibels?
What do equalizer controls provide in db? What do equalizers (like New Klark Teknik | High-Performance Dual-Channel 30-Band 1/3 Octave Analogue Graphic Equalizer, DN370 with Low/Hi Pass and Notch Filter) mean when they say +6 and -6 on the y axis?…
user10164
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Tascam ss-r250n playback and recording loop through same mixer
I just got a Tascam ss-r250n recorder & player. Is there anyway to turn off the output only when recording? I connect them both to my mixer but it creates a loop when recording. I guess the way it is intended is to just sit in between the mixer and…
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Can I plug my guitar straight into Behringer MIC2200?
Recently I bought preamp Behringer Pro MIC2200 and I wonder if I can plug my guitar straight to it with a help of jack 1/4" connector.
This preamp has switch MIC/LINE with mic having 3k impendance and line 60k impendance. I wonder if 60k impendance…
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