Recent content by Walter McNeil

Thanks. I'm not sure what the definition of 'mixer' is, but the old preamp had 8 level knobs and a main knob. So it could mix the various signals together and feed it to the power amp, but that was the extent of it. The setup generally worked ok, but there was an issue with the output being very...

Hi All, Taking over the sound system at a small rural church. I'm a total novice, so thanks for being patient with me... The old system was an 8-channel preamp connected to a 750w x2 power amp. I replaced the 8-knob preamp with a 16-channel digital mixing board (Mackie Dl1608). We have two...

Thanks all. We found some power under a cabinet up on the stage and moved the amp. Turned out to be MUCH simpler than I figured it would be. Still scratching my head to figure out why the 'professional' would have configured it that way. The snake terminates in a stage box inside a big cabinet...

Hi All, I'm a complete novice taking over the technology in a small rural church. The audio installation has been in place for >10yr and I'm trying to fix/upgrade it. We've got a 16 channel XLR snake (with 4 XLR returns) under the floor. The 750Wx2 power amp is at FOH with the mixing board, and...