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Which Phone plug would be best to use from mixer?


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I have the Behringer XENYX X1204USB mixer. I have a question about what jacks you would use on the board for a certain situation. I am needing to run 2 sets out of the mixer for these reasons. I am running the main XLR out of the mixer to our TriCaster. The other set needs to run to one of our cameras because we need the same sound to go into the camera because we also use the SD card out of it for coaches and they like the sound and play by play with it. On this new mixer I am not sure which phone jacks are the best and most controllable, if that makes sense. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.
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There is a bit of confusion with terminology as we are a UK for mum in the main, but you do not have any low impedance outputs in the traditional sense, so your choices are to use the auxiliaries on quarter inch jack outlets, or the control room outputs that mimic the main left and right. Will be fine unless you are mixing in stereo when you might have to run a left and a right to the cameras If you need stereo. If the cameras are XLR only, then you need to switch them to line, and make up the appropriate cables. If the runs are long, you will lose some of the high frequencies, but that might not be a problem.
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The back of the mixer has several outputs plus there is also an aux send on the main panel. I want to run the xlr mains out to the TriCaster as that is the main concern for sound for me. The other two outs, the alt 3-4 is unbalanced but it does have a slider for control but again it is unbalanced. The other choice is the control room. Either of these two choices or even the aux send would be the two I would send to the camera. I have phone to xlr adapter cables already so there is no problem there. My camcorder is the Panasonic AG-AC90 which has XLR inputs 1&2 for the left and right. What would you do? The run would only be 10-15' to the camera.

 

https://static.bhphotovideo.com/lit_files/61866.pdf

 

If you scroll on down to page 10 you can see the back of the mixer.

 

Thanks again for your replies.

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So you already know the answer? You said you aren't sure which are more controllable, but you seem to already know how they are? The distance to the camera is fine, so plug it up and try it. The success really is at the camera end. My cameras are happy to have mic level, balanced - or line level, balanced, or line level unbalanced. Makes no practical difference.
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Well, I need reassurance from experts. Is the alt 3-4 going to be okay? Because I am fairly new to this and it is a new mixer to me I was just asking for people that knew what they were doing and had experience in this type of situation. Thanks for getting back so quickly.
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alt 3 and 4 remove their content from the main mix bus - so won't do what you want at all, I'm afraid.

 

You can simply select aux 1, set to post fade and then use that on each channel to provide a mono mix, or use aux 2 as well, as long as you are not using it for FX sends. Aux ¾ has a button on each strip that removes it from L+R and sends it out of the 3 and 4 output.

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Using the auxes is not ideal as panning channels won't work for them and stereo sources will come out mono. The 2-track output would be your best bet as it simply mirrors the main mix. The control room output isn't ideal as solo will interrupt that.
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There are a couple of phono connectors that are designed to go to a recorder at .775V, mirroring the XLR outputs - use those. Control room is for monitor speakers, and is designed so that you can check things in the speakers, without having an impact on the main outputs. You might not use these features, but you might accidentally hit a button and ruin the recording - so use the rec outputs, or the auxes.
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