Pa4x Microphone

bobb · Post by **bobb** » Tue Mar 08, 2016 10:00 am

The singer at our club sings unaccompanied using a mic and small amp. To save humping kit I thought that I would plug her mic into my 4x ( with PaAS speaker bar).

The result was disappointing as I could not get any appreciable volume. l had the mic volume turned right up and tried full volume on the board as well. I tried with and without harmony/duet.

Am I doing something wrong?

Advice appreciated
Bob

mintjamman · Post by **mintjamman** » Tue Mar 08, 2016 1:19 pm

What make and model of microphone is being connected ?

bobb · Post by **bobb** » Tue Mar 08, 2016 7:06 pm

Sorry but the mic is locked up in our club room but I think it's a Shure. It has an on/off switch on it.
Bob

mintjamman · Post by **mintjamman** » Tue Mar 08, 2016 7:48 pm

Mm ! That does not really tell us a lot, broadley speaking any Shure should be good but what we dont know is the impeadance of the microphone. I can connect a range of Senheisers, AKG and Shure to my Pa4x. I have and am using Shure 515s and SM58 and SM58 Beta without any issue.

vw0400 · Post by **vw0400** » Tue Mar 08, 2016 10:08 pm

Hi Bob. While I don't own a Pa4x (yet) I read in the manual (page 840) on setting up the mic that there is a 22db to 55db gain knob on the back next to the mic input. Have you tried to adjust that one?

barry murphy · Post by **barry murphy** » Tue Mar 08, 2016 10:08 pm

Does the 4x have the same gain knob at the back like the3x does?
Barry

DonM · Post by **DonM** » Wed Mar 09, 2016 12:26 am

The obvious culprit would be the input volume knob on the back. If that is turned up and it still has the problem, it could possibly be the compressor/limiter settings on the mic.
Check Automatic on all the settings on the Mic edit page and see if that helps.
Also check your mic cable. A good XLR cable should work. Some 1/4-inch cables may not work as well.
DonM

bobb · Post by **bobb** » Wed Mar 09, 2016 7:29 am

Thanks very much for all the helpful replies and YES, there is a tiny gain knob on the back which I wasn't aware of!

I guess this is the solution which I will test on next club night.

Thanks again
Bob

bobb · Post by **bobb** » Wed Mar 09, 2016 7:39 pm

Just tried out the mic again and yes, the problem was being caused by the little gain knob on the back which was turned to minimum.

Problem solved - thanks!

Bob

Flemming M · Post by **Flemming M** » Mon Jan 23, 2017 3:07 pm

Hi Bobb. I follows this trade with using the microphone. Are you and the singer satisfied with the result and handling as a mixer?
Yet I use af MG 10/2 mixer too the small jobs. But the preamp for the microphone make distotion noise. Yet I use Korg PA2xpro but I hope, that I get the PA4 in 2017.

bobb · Post by **bobb** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 12:53 pm

Hi Flemming M
Sorry I can't help you with the mic question because we have re-organised our club equipment such that I don't need to use my Pa4x for the singer...

Flemming M · Post by **Flemming M** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 9:51 pm

bobb wrote:Hi Flemming M
Sorry I can't help you with the mic question because we have re-organised our club equipment such that I don't need to use my Pa4x for the singer...

Thanks for answer. I have ordret a new small Allen & Hearth mixer, and will use that for small dinerjob. I have further used the microphone input in the Korg PA2xPro, but is not easy too use live.

laurance · Post by **laurance** » Thu Jan 26, 2017 10:25 pm

The mic input preamp in Pa4x is a little bit tricky, because there is a sort of doubler in the signal which make the voice thicker...