Re: technical question & other

DJ Lo-Ki (lo-ki@pinsky.com)
Mon, 22 Jul 1996 11:17:02 -0400


Jason Brancazio wrote,

>I guess there's a newsgroup more related to these types of questions, but
>I was wondering if any of the kind DJs on the list can send me a mail
>about turntable line noise. I bought a 1200 and I have it hooked directly
>to my mackie mixer and the signal is too low, and upon cranking it up to
>get the signal audible I get a horrible humming noise. Do I have to buy a
>DJ mixer, make an electrician install grounded outlets in my apartment, or
>do something else, or is it possible that I have bought a bum turntable (I
>don't think I did, it was fresh out of the box). I'm wondering if there
>is also some sort of signal amplifier thing available that might not
>necessitate my buying a full blown DJ mixer.

Ok, I went through this when I was specing out a system for my old job...

You can buy a special signal amplifier for turntables which will allow you
to run it through a mackie type mixer as opposed to a dj mixer. The guys at
Sam Ash or AST (my preference) should be able to special order it for you.

Peace,

Lo-Ki
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