Here’s my problem and if someone could provide a reason why this is happening, I would greatly appreciate it.
Problem:
I have a singer/guitar player: He’s splitting he’s both splitting of his signals.
He has a device that’s dedicated to his Microphone and running a Helix for his guitar.
He splits the guitar (1 signal to the PA Channel 5 - 1 in 2 out splitter - and the other to his floor monitor).
He splits the Mic (1 signal to the PA Channel 6 - 1 in 2 out splitter- and the other to his floor monitor).
He then combines them back together (with a 2 in 1 out splitter) ONLY for the monitor so he can hear both the guitar and his Mic.
PROBLEM:
I’m getting the combined signals even though I’m using 2 separate channels.
This is a problem because I can’t control the levels. If I increase the guitar level the Mic gets increased and I’m getting the combined signal on both channels.
Here’s my problem and if someone could provide a reason why this is happening, I would greatly appreciate it.
Problem:
I have a singer/guitar player: He’s splitting he’s both splitting of his signals.
He has a device that’s dedicated to his Microphone and running a Helix for his guitar.
He splits the guitar (1 signal to the PA Channel 5 - 1 in 2 out splitter - and the other to his floor monitor).
He splits the Mic (1 signal to the PA Channel 6 - 1 in 2 out splitter- and the other to his floor monitor).
He then combines them back together (with a 2 in 1 out splitter) ONLY for the monitor so he can hear both the guitar and his Mic.
PROBLEM:
I’m getting the combined signals even though I’m using 2 separate channels.
This is a problem because I can’t control the levels. If I increase the guitar level the Mic gets increased and I’m getting the combined signal on both channels.
I have absolutely no experience with live music or monitoring, but if he use passive splits, (like y-splits), the outcome you describe sounds logical to me. The PA would in practical terms see one channel. I would think there have to exist some kind of small active mixer for this purpose, or a PA mixer with this function built in?
A diagram of how this is all connected would help. Specifically when you state the problem of you getting the combined signal. We need to see a path to venture a guess.
Your problem is that the signal(s) along my crudely made red line in essence is one signal. Since there is no active split both channel one and two on the big mixer get exactly the same input signal. The electrical signal will flow freely along all these cables. If you unhook either of the two inputs on the big mixer you should hear exactly the same combined sound.
You need a small two channel mixer for the monitor input in the middle of the drawing to actively split the signals from each other.
