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Connecting two microphones on KORG PA4X

 
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shawnstanley123



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 6:33 am    Post subject: Connecting two microphones on KORG PA4X Reply with quote

Hi....
I wanted to connect two microphones on my keyboard so i thought of connect one through the mic port and the other via the line in port. But the sound coming from the mic was good whereas the sound coming via the line in port was very low compared to the other one. Is there any possibility that i could fix this?
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 6:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The line In of Korg keyboards are for connecting a guitar or another instrument.
Perhaps if you use a mixer or audio interface for connecting your second mic and the output of the mixer/Interface can go into Line In of your Pa4x , it is an option.
Hope that answers your question.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 6:53 am    Post subject: Connecting two microphones on KORG PA4X Reply with quote

Is there an another alternative two connect two microphones other than that?
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I am not sure if there is another way .
Sometimes I use the line in of my korg to connects my iPhone and play some loops to go along with korg styles.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 7:09 am    Post subject: Connecting two microphones on KORG PA4X Reply with quote

Thanks anyway...
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A microphone preamplifier of some sort is necessary for the second microphone e.g. Sound Devices MP-1, but notice the price!! An alternative might be to use a small battery powered recorder e.g. Tascam DR-07 mk II as a microphone preamplifier. It has an external Mic input and a headphone/Line output (both stereo), though a mono mic input will probably work. Or you could make a mod to the internals of the Pa4x, invalidating its warranty. Electronics design and modification skills required.

A better solution might be a microphone mixer, where both microphones are connected to the mixer, and the output goes to a Line In on the Pa4x. Look at the SoundLab MicroMixer for this. There are two versions, mono and stereo. Both are battery powered.

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PostPosted: Tue Apr 21, 2020 1:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You can purchased a mic mixer (splitter). It lets you input 2 mics and one output. I have one and I can't remember the name but when I do I will post it.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 22, 2020 8:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does it have separate volume control for each mic? Unless both mics are pretty much the same, that’s going to be an issue... Especially if one’s a headset and one’s a regular handheld, or one’s a dynamic and one’s a condenser.

My suggestion if you want to use the two different inputs is something like a Mic Mechanic or VK-Perform on the mic going to the line in, that way you have independent compression and effects. Put two singers going into one mic input, and the vocal compression is going to go haywire if you are both singing together!
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:24 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The only real good way of putting two mics into the PA4X is to have a mixer.

Are you thinking you will want to use the harmony facilities as well?

If you do, then plugging in two different mics at the same will likely confuse the Harmonizer and you will not be happy with the results.

I believe that there are cables available that allow for multiple mics to be plugged in together but unless it is a powered type thing, you may experience a loss in the signal for both mics.

Another option is to find a Nady DKW-Duo wireless system. It allows for two mics with one transmitter unit. I have a couple of them and they actually sounds quite good for live stuff.

Both signals from the mics are summed to one output, a 1/4". You can buy an adapter cable to go from 1/4" to XLR.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 1:46 pm    Post subject: mike Reply with quote

for small jobs church and homes … this should work fine but not for recording a cd …
Nady Pro DKW-DUO Dual VHF Wireless Microphones For Church Sound Systems


https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nady-Pro-DKW-DUO-Dual-VHF-Wireless-Microphones-For-Church-Sound-Systems/605666254?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=492&adid=22222222227260704617&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=310062280510&wl4=pla-614503616287&wl5=9005886&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=114226957&wl11=online&wl12=605666254&veh=sem
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 2:42 pm    Post subject: Re: mike Reply with quote

duby2 wrote:
for small jobs church and homes … this should work fine but not for recording a cd …
Nady Pro DKW-DUO Dual VHF Wireless Microphones For Church Sound Systems


https://www.walmart.com/ip/Nady-Pro-DKW-DUO-Dual-VHF-Wireless-Microphones-For-Church-Sound-Systems/605666254?wmlspartner=wlpa&selectedSellerId=492&adid=22222222227260704617&wl0=&wl1=g&wl2=c&wl3=310062280510&wl4=pla-614503616287&wl5=9005886&wl6=&wl7=&wl8=&wl9=pla&wl10=114226957&wl11=online&wl12=605666254&veh=sem


For live work, including live recording (like a concert), these mics will work fine. They are surprisingly good, especially considering the price. I have two of these systems and they have never failed me. I remember on most of my live shows (the shows that I used MY pa system, ran sound, etc...) my lead singer could take one of the mics, walk up to one of the powered mains, put the mic directly in front of it, and have NO feedback. I didn't believe it at first, but upon doing it myself, it was true. I was amazed, because usually they will feed back. These did not.

I recently employed them with my current band and the lead singer was amazed at the gain he had on the mic versus what he was using before. He ended up buying his own (I think a Shure system), but mine worked fine; he just wanted his own system.

I am not aware of anyone doing studio recording with wireless microphones anyway.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 23, 2020 5:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I think your main issue with putting two singers into the PA4X will be if you both need to use the harmonizer at different times. You might look into a ‘switcher’ that would have two inputs and two outputs and a switch that routes each into either output. Then you can hand select who gets the harmonizer for each song and who gets routed to the main mixer.

But once again, unless it is post-preamp/eq you are going to run into issues about both mics being different levels and timbre.
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