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Distortion Problem
Posted on: 19.11.2011 by Sari Tadesse
I recently bought a brand new Xone 22 mixer. So, naturally, on the day of it's arrival I plug it in and... everything sounds horrible.

At first I thought it was my CDJ's, because this was my first time trying them out too, but after running my MP3 player into my mixer, I had the same problem, so I checked my speakers (also new,) by running my MP3 player into them. They were fine, so I've now isolated the problem to the mixer. So I check all the inputs, and wherever I plug anything in, I have the same problem.

So, as you might've guessed due to all the new stuff I have, I've literally just started mixing. In fact, I haven't even been able to play anything yet. So, embarrassing as it is, I have little to no knowledge of how to DJ, and as a result, I don't have a clue what half the buttons, knobs and sliders do yet. so I'll admit it could simply mean pressing a couple buttons, but I'm pretty sure there's no gain control knob on one of these things, but I might be wrong of course

ANY suggestions would be greatly appreciated, because I've looked everywhere on the internet for an answer to my problem, but it seems like no-one is in the same boat as I am.

Cheers guys
Verlene Geevarghese
19.11.2011
Originally Posted by Self
Haha, yeah, that sorted it, told ya the answer was the press of a button . Why does that make a difference though? It was to my understanding that both were the same?
When set to phono, the signal is being amplified and subsequently distorted. With a phonograph (or turntable to us young folk), the audio signal needs to be boosted as it is 'quiet'.
Sari Tadesse
19.11.2011		I recently bought a brand new Xone 22 mixer. So, naturally, on the day of it's arrival I plug it in and... everything sounds horrible.

At first I thought it was my CDJ's, because this was my first time trying them out too, but after running my MP3 player into my mixer, I had the same problem, so I checked my speakers (also new,) by running my MP3 player into them. They were fine, so I've now isolated the problem to the mixer. So I check all the inputs, and wherever I plug anything in, I have the same problem.

So, as you might've guessed due to all the new stuff I have, I've literally just started mixing. In fact, I haven't even been able to play anything yet. So, embarrassing as it is, I have little to no knowledge of how to DJ, and as a result, I don't have a clue what half the buttons, knobs and sliders do yet. so I'll admit it could simply mean pressing a couple buttons, but I'm pretty sure there's no gain control knob on one of these things, but I might be wrong of course

ANY suggestions would be greatly appreciated, because I've looked everywhere on the internet for an answer to my problem, but it seems like no-one is in the same boat as I am.

Cheers guys
Verlene Geevarghese
19.11.2011
Originally Posted by Self
Haha, yeah, that sorted it, told ya the answer was the press of a button . Why does that make a difference though? It was to my understanding that both were the same?
When set to phono, the signal is being amplified and subsequently distorted. With a phonograph (or turntable to us young folk), the audio signal needs to be boosted as it is 'quiet'.
Sari Tadesse
19.11.2011		Haha, yeah, that sorted it, told ya the answer was the press of a button . Why does that make a difference though? It was to my understanding that both were the same?
Leeanna Ayla
19.11.2011		Check that the inputs are set to line and not phono.

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