3 Ways To Connect Multiple Audio Mixers Together | Tutorial & Test

In this video, we show you 3 different ways to connect an audio mixer to another audio mixer. This is useful if you want more channels, more fx, to connect a whole band, or work at a festival.

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CHAPTERS:
0:00 - Introduction
0:17 - Pricing & Specs
0:37 - Why Connect Audio Mixers Together?
4:12 - Balanced vs Unbalanced Connections
5:03 - Line Level vs Mic Level
5:43 - Method 1: Balanced 1/4" Cable
9:25 - Method 2: XLR Cable
13:08 - Method 3: DI Box
16:19 - Summary
17:30 - Final Thoughts

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[bobbydragulescu]

Sometimes it's like somebody makes a video JUST for you. I came here for a simple thing, and learned like 6 other things I've had questions about for years. I even have the 10XU as my main mixer so this was like the perfect demo for me. Thanks dude.

[jaronburnett]

You should be nominated for an award! I’ve come to your channel many times and learned a lot! Thank you!

[UWB]

Wow, this was enormously helpful to me. I'm a drummer and I recently bought a full set of drum mics and a 12 channel mixer to create my own mix of the drum kit. I was puzzled as to how I would take that mix into the band's main FOH mixer. Now it's very clear to me, thanks to you and this excellent presentation.
I cannot thank you enough. Subscribed !

[RedPillAwake]

Just bought a Soundcraft EPM8 sub mixer after running out of XLR inputs on my ZED14. Your video clarified EVERYTHING about how to connect them. Thank you!

[yajaudiophile]

Woooow thanks alot brother, been waiting for this! Lol God bless 🙏

[steeledwaddersmusic]

Very, very well done! You explained it perfectly and this is quite helpful especially for volunteer media mixologists.

[normanchoy]

Thanks for explained very well and clearly how to use different mixers connect to main mixer, it is very useful especially we are a part time DJ and quiet often we run in to the same problem. At one time, the banquet hall has only microphone inputs for mic 1/2 for house speaker system, luckily brought myself Active DI box use -40db, use XLR cables to mic input and it solve the problem.

[RickettsClown]

Very clear and VERY informative video. Excellent lesson!

[passiton]

As a roadie I do your last reason a lot. But I'm actually using two desks today because I want to record drums with my USB interface that only has 2 seperate digital inputs. So I'll use the first input to plug straight to the kick drum and the second input out to a second desk recording all of the other drum mics (4) to record the kick drum on a seperate track

[luckystryke]

Thank you so much for he in depth video. The DI box method is so smart, or I am so stupid that I owned one for years and never thought to use it in this way.

[Fyrtaarn]

Super clear and thank you, I loved your pres of all 3 alternatives :) We will use the first simple one, with ballanced jacks.

[richardhoffman]

Jordan, you are really good at communicating techy shit in a way that can be understood. That is a gift man!
I, like several others who have posted her am a drummer, looking usually for ideas on submixing without loosing processing flexibility, especially in sitches of limited space or equip is limited and you want to fine tune recording. Your teaching style helps my ADHD ass to pick up what you are puttin down! nicely done.

[BMikel]

Thank you for pointing out difference in sygnal from line output to mic input. Not knowing that I could have damage main console.
Now I know I should press PAD 25db on both input channels and make diverse PAN.

[vahaksakadjian]

I love the way you explaining, in a simple English!!!! ❤

[danarrow]

Just what I was looking for. Very informative.

[kewalkoonar]

Brilliant, very informative. Thank you

[peturpetursson]

Thanks for the great video, I always come to the channel to learn more about mixers, I have a MG 12 XU that I recently bought, and also a Soundcraft Notepad 12FX that I had before, it's nice to follow you explain in human language everything i needed to know about hooking up mixers, i got all my knowledge from your channels, it's great watching your videos and learning how to hook up 2 mixers together with all the other videos
Ps, I am an amateur regarding these issues but I am very interested in these issues,
What I'm playing with is mixing piano music and vocals that my wife takes care of, along with a choir that she directs and other instruments.
Thanks again for great explanations for people like me
THANKS
Peter
Iceland

[erikbrenzel]

Thanks man, everything I was looking for, plus a little more!!!

[tlb]

Great video, but I have just one point of contention.
Although many people do it, it is not proper practice to set the fader at unity and turn the gain up till the signal hits zero.
If the audience paid to watch the level meters be balanced, this practice would work perfectly.
But the audience pays for an entertaining show with full, realistic sound.
If gain and level were the same thing, they wouldn't have different names or be positioned differently in the signal chain. The fader is the VOLUME control for the channel. Why would you need a second one?
The gain knob is for one purpose only, and that purpose is not for more volume. It's sole purpose is to set the incoming sound source to the optimal level to be best processed by the mixer so that every channel source is at a more managable strength.
This is crucial to capturing the true, full sound of the source and of a band.
Using the gain the way you demonstrate diminishes sound quality significantly. It is very audible in your video. When you turn up the channel fader on the main mixer, the bottom drops out of your vocal sound completely. Not because your EQs are set differently. They're exactly the same. It's solely because you are losing all of the pleasing sound in your vocal because your channel gain is completely attenuated.
No band ever sounds good using this method.

[darryldoesit]

great video...answered my problem with have a 4 channel xlr mixer and need more channels to run all my drum mics...and im using the yamaha mg10xu mixer too so cool !!! I could use this here method but its still gonna take up all both mixers xlr inputs to mic my drums but at least it will keep me from buying a much bigger and more expensive mixer. I could just buy another yamaha mg10xu mixer and chain then together...not sure if thats the plan yet tho.