Hooking up for the first time

[arkansasboogie]

Also, maybe I have the wrong sound card because this is a little bitty thing

[sheikyerbouti]

All these questions popping up here lately must be the same troll... (drunken DJ, pioneer mixer delay, whatsoever)

[JaF]

What sound card is it?

[arkansasboogie]

What sound card is it?

Its a External 5.1 USB 3D Audio Sound Card Adapter for PC. its a couple of inches or so long.

[arkansasboogie]

I went to radioshack and got a converter from my small male input that converts to two large male ends that will plug into my amp., then I got the 16gauge speaker wire that will go from the amp to the speakers. the "SOUND CARD" where will it fit into the scheme of things. Remember I have the dj controller (USB) plugged into the laptop. The soundcard is USB hookup also, and if I insert it into the laptop I should hook "what" to it, it has two insertions one shows the icon of a mic and the other headphones. Plus now I have one USB port left and I have two more USB ports needed (my music on the external drive and my mouse)

[JaF]

I have been practicing with some small speakers hooked to my laptop

Sorry I missed it in your first post. So just buy the right connector, mini-jack to rca and plug those into your amp.

I've never done that so I'd ask "safe to connect laptop sound to PA system?" just to be sure. I'd imagine it still wouldn't be a bad idea to invest in a mixer before your amp just to boost the signal. When I bought my PA speakers they threw in an Alto ZMX862 mixer for free. Something like that should work. Probably find something that would work at a pawn shop too I imagine.

[arkansasboogie]

That's what I did. I was just wondering what the sound card was for or do I need it, will it make the sound better?

[arkansasboogie]

OK next step. I've put this together but have not heard it yet. That's with two speakers from A side and B side. I want to put a sub-woofer in the middle of all this how do I go about doing that.

[arkansasboogie]

These small speakers that I spoke of are actually plugged into the DJ controller not the laptop. This is the mini jack that I plan to plug into and go straight to the amp. is this correct, or should I come from the laptop..... from the sound card..... from the mic side.....to the amp? How does that sound? I'm not sure

[JaF]

Yeah I just realized that when I went to check out your controller on the web and it says
Built-in Audio Outputs

1/8" (3.5 mm) stereo mini-jack output for the mix

1/4" (6.35 mm) stereo jack output for previewing tracks

So just use the line that you are using with your small speakers now.