Originally Posted by
fastirwin
Another rookie question... I have about 20 ways to control the dB level I'm pumping out by the time it leaves my setup, and goes into a 2 channel Crown amp at the bar I DJ at via RCAs.
In my chain from start to finish I have the faders in traktor (always keep those around 7 for headroom), the master gain in traktor (keep that slightly above even), then the gain on my Audio Kontrol 1 (that is around 75%), then the fader gain and master fader gain on my external mixer (keep those around even), then a +4db switch on my external mixer (this is on) and then off to their amp.
This is probably gain staging 101 but I just don't know what to do.
Usually an hour or so into a bass heavy set, their amp craps the bed completely (lights turn red, assume it is overheating), and we're left with only the sound I feed to my self powered JBLs, but it sounds awful, and they aren't going to be fixing or buying any new equipment.
My question is, how can I best avoid killing their amp? Should I be feeding less/more volume?
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