How do I hook my djm800 up to a home stereo

[JBanger]

Hey Guys,

I have a decent home stereo and therefore don't see the need to buy studio monitors for now. The problem is that I have no idea how to hook my djm800 (master 1 output) to the rca inputs on my home stereo

Please Help!

[Teknikall]

hook the rca's from the output of the djm into the AUX input on the stereo. select AUX, power up mixer and decks, proceed to bang it out

[Spicy]

the easiest way would be to use RCA->RCA cable, so it goes from master 2 on the mixer to a line input on the home stereo. i assume it's easiest though because you probably already have a cable like that lying around your home somewhere. e: yea what teknikall said :)

otherwise if you want to go from master 1 on the mixer, you'll need a XLR->RCA cable which you can buy from DJ or music shops. it looks like this (http://www.aqvox.de/webpics/Kabel/PH_XLR-RCA-CU_2.jpg) and is more expensive than the above option.

[JBanger]

Thanks for the help guys, sound quality sucks but im all sorted : )

[Matty_neal]

dear god jesus. I don't understand how you can understand the concepts of mixing without knowing how to do this? is it like a general question? as in you're bored at work and was wondering how? or?

Anyway, why does the sound quality suck? There might be something you're not doing right?

[Gruso]

Try running from the Rec out instead of the Master out. That'll give you a clean line level signal. Keep all your levels out of the red on the DJM, and it should sound fine.

If it still sounds shit, well, that's why people don't use home stereos for DJing. :P

Also, what Matty said. I mean they colour code this shit and everything.

[mmc_79]

I mean they colour code this shit and everything.


:lol:

[DJ_LG]

Try running from the Rec out instead of the Master out. That'll give you a clean line level signal. Keep all your levels out of the red on the DJM, and it should sound fine.

If it still sounds shit, well, that's why people don't use home stereos for DJing. :P

Also, what Matty said. I mean they colour code this shit and everything.
or use the booth monitor out


HANG ON!
did you plug it into AUX on you home stereo or PHONO?
If you plug into PHONO it will sound shit because the pre-amp is bigger on PHONO.
Make sure you plug the mixer into an AUX input(TV, DVD, CD, TAPE) just never use PHONO.
Only plug turntables into a PHONO input.

[stezza333]

dear god jesus. I don't understand how you can understand the concepts of mixing without knowing how to do this?

QFT

[KuRuPTeD]

dear god jesus. I don't understand how you can understand the concepts of mixing without knowing how to do this? is it like a general question? as in you're bored at work and was wondering how? or?

Anyway, why does the sound quality suck? There might be something you're not doing right?

times fucking two

[Garthyboy]

Hey Guys,

I have a decent home stereo and therefore don't see the need to buy studio monitors for now. The problem is that I have no idea how to hook my djm800 (master 1 output) to the rca inputs on my home stereo

Please Help!


RCA out > RCA IN
Pretty much any input bar phono on your decent stereo should play fine
Don't red line your mixer and you will be right

I am not sure why, but nearly everyone i know with a DJM800 likes run redline constantly
Personally myself, rarely touch red lines on my Ecler and i have the limiter set low also to save my monitors should a friend go silly with the gains

[louislogic]

<3 the clip limiters on my monitors

[DJ_LG]

<3 my clip limiters on my monitors
If my monitors were to hit the clip limiters at my house I'd have half the NSW police at my door step. :lol: :lol: :lol:

[RohanP]

RCA out > RCA IN
I am not sure why, but nearly everyone i know with a DJM800 likes run redline constantly
Personally myself, rarely touch red lines on my Ecler and i have the limiter set low also to save my monitors should a friend go silly with the gains

some people dont know there is an output attenuation pot in which goes from -12dB -> 0dB and when its set on -12dB it is sooooo easy to redline the master..

change that and say goodbye to redlining.. (well unless you're an absolute tossbag)

[DJ_LG]

some people dont know there is an output attenuation pot in which goes from -12dB -> 0dB and when its set on -12dB it is sooooo easy to redline the master..

change that and say goodbye to redlining.. (well unless you're an absolute tossbag)
Yeah I have that on my 3000. I have to adjust it when I use the mixer for gigs

[Garthyboy]

some people dont know there is an output attenuation pot in which goes from -12dB -> 0dB and when its set on -12dB it is sooooo easy to redline the master..

change that and say goodbye to redlining.. (well unless you're an absolute tossbag)


Point is......they dont know there mixer and generally then redline everyone elses.....really shits me

[RohanP]

Point is......they dont know there mixer and generally then redline everyone elses.....really shits me

how do u think i feel being a sound tech at a club where the majority of people like to redline?

fkn hate it, specially if something goes wrong and they then think "oh it wasnt me"..

ohh yeah right buddy... good on ya son... go home and learn how to mix properly...

[Matty_neal]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RYm3jJM0mK8/RwgAs_iOgeI/AAAAAAAAAnI/fRQmg1Jlnzk/s320/melissa_and_doug_shape_sorter_cube.jpg

I'm getting the feeling he didn't have one of these when he was growing up :lol:



Not being a tool or anything buddy but it is a pretty funny question to ask :P

[DJ_LG]

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_RYm3jJM0mK8/RwgAs_iOgeI/AAAAAAAAAnI/fRQmg1Jlnzk/s320/melissa_and_doug_shape_sorter_cube.jpg

I'm getting the feeling he didn't have one of these when he was growing up :lol:



Not being a tool or anything buddy but it is a pretty funny question to ask :P


LMFAO!!!!!!!!

[Spicy]

regards redlining on the 800 -- i reckon it doesn't make it anywhere near as bad as the 600. it's much improved on that aspect. remember on the 600 the sound was pretty much clipped and turn into a square wave if you jack up the volume just a bit too high. on the 800s i find it's not that bad. similar to some of the high end vestax mixers.

[trancemuppet]

or use the booth monitor out


HANG ON!
did you plug it into AUX on you home stereo or PHONO?
If you plug into PHONO it will sound shit because the pre-amp is bigger on PHONO.
Make sure you plug the mixer into an AUX input(TV, DVD, CD, TAPE) just never use PHONO.
Only plug turntables into a PHONO input.


Nice one mate. I had mine through the phono too and its sounded like shit. AUX def sounds better!

[volts_wagen]

dear god jesus. I don't understand how you can understand the concepts of mixing without knowing how to do this?


I've learnt that common sense is not that common anymore

[GrEnNo]

Hey Guys,

I have a decent home stereo and therefore don't see the need to buy studio monitors for now. The problem is that I have no idea how to hook my djm800 (master 1 output) to the rca inputs on my home stereo

Please Help!


"GrEnNo shakes his head thinking, how can god create suck fucking morons".

Its called instruction manual. stop wasting eveyones time!!!!

[Simon_Murphy]

I mean they colour code this shit and everything.

:lol: :ahoy:

[pomrocks]

"GrEnNo shakes his head thinking, how can god create suck fucking morons".

Its called instruction manual. stop wasting eveyones time!!!!

i cant get over someone can spend $1800 on a mixer then not be able to figure simple shit like this out :slap:

[trouble hifire]

^^ i must admit that is pretty sad, can't beat the sheer stupidity of this website though.

http://www.djforums.com/forums/

i am amazed on a daily basis, its worth checking it out just for the lols

[pomrocks]

Do djs who use cdjs or whatever and djs who use vinyl need different mixer setup?I would like to combine vinyl and cds/mp3 in my setup(I do not have one yet but I am saving and searching).I am thinkin about gettin like serato because I do not like the idea of carrying all those vinyls with me ya know?I read that serato has a not so great sound to it,but I watched a vid on it and the scratching seems pretty good and it will be very easy to mix songs.I dont think I need different mixers but I could be wrong.

wow

[rancho]

the easiest way would be to use RCA->RCA cable, so it goes from master 2 on the mixer to a line input on the home stereo. i assume it's easiest though because you probably already have a cable like that lying around your home somewhere.

if you dont have a spare rca cable, just use one of the ones connected to a cdj, doesnt sound like you need 2 of them :P

[seanious]

I've learnt that common sense is not that common anymore

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8181/commonsense.jpg

[mmc_79]

http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8181/commonsense.jpg


This has made my day thatmuch better, thank u

[Matty_neal]

lol is all I can say. This thread has been good for a laugh. If he's takin the piss he's certainly done a good job at cracking us all up! Bravo my friend.

[DJ_LG]

^^Well it's created a new addition to my signature

[RohanP]

lol is all I can say. This thread has been good for a laugh. If he's takin the piss he's certainly done a good job at cracking us all up! Bravo my friend.

and if hes not takin the piss?

that would be UNBELIEVABLY sad...

[trancemuppet]

i cant get over someone can spend $1800 on a mixer then not be able to figure simple shit like this out :slap:


Its not that hard. I bought a second hand Ecler and didnt get an instruction book. As I thought I had phono decks I assumed that you would naturally plug into the phono line on the amp.... Its my first set of turntables and living in a strange land with no one to help set it up can become a little hard when one doesnt know it all. When I posted a query about it when I put it all together and had a listen no one could answer the same question.

Its helped at least two people in this forum. I cant wait to see you fuck up and then we can all complain about you lol

[maaaa]

don't worry trancemuppet, this is just how ITM works.

[Matty_neal]

mate if you search my user name there's a million threads where I've posted stupid questions. Everyone does it, everyone must pay the price.

Blame the guys who started it :P


and lol at DJ_LG, I saw that you added me to your sig hahahaha. nice one :)

[trancemuppet]

don't worry trancemuppet, this is just how ITM works.


Thanks mate! All good.

[pEAkeR_hAT]

didn't read all the genius replies , but if your sq sucks,


check that your gains are low on your channels, and your EQ levels are no higher than 12 o clock.

also, check that you are not 10 yo

[pomrocks]

I cant wait to see you fuck up and then we can all complain about you lol

is patience one of your virtues?

[trancemuppet]

is patience one of your virtues?

Patience is my middle name.... :lol:


Nah all good. I have read a number of your posts over the years. You have my respect:lol: