How to connect 2 laptops to 1 stereo.

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How to connect 2 laptops to 1 stereo.
Posted on: 17.10.2010 by Buddy Trial
Hi everyone.

Me and my friend have been producing together over a year now, but we still have 2 problems:

1) We both have our own laptops and our own Audio 2 DJ soundcards and we use a pair of Technics stereo speakers as monitors. The problem is, that the amplifier has only 1 input, so we can't use the speakers simultaneously. The only thing I could imagine is maybe a small mixer that could help? I would really appreciate it if someone knew a specific product or an article that could help.

2) What is the simplest way to sync our sequencers?I use Reason and FL, he uses just FL and we spend countless minutes on trying to sync by hand. I've tried many different programs that should sync over wifi, but nothing has even remotely worked. I've heard that there is some specific hardware for transmitting MIDI clock, but again, I don't know exactly what and where to search.

Please halp
Tatum Ansaldo
03.11.2010
Originally Posted by princecox13
You can only connect your Spider IV amp's headphone/DI output to an audio interface on you computer by using a speacial lead which comprises a stereo 1/4" jack plug wired to two separate mono plugs representing the Left and Right channels. DO NOT be tempted to connect a speaker output to a computer recording interface.
relevance?
Tatum Ansaldo
17.10.2010
Originally Posted by photojojo
I'm not sure about syncing, but might have a clue on the monitors. I'm guessing you have RCA ins? If you get two splitters and put one in each RCA in you would have two ins on each giving you four ins. Probably not the best solution, but it'll work.
running both at the same time would probably give you horrible interference patterns though... if you can afford it something like this would be ideal.
Buddy Trial
17.10.2010		Hi everyone.

Me and my friend have been producing together over a year now, but we still have 2 problems:

1) We both have our own laptops and our own Audio 2 DJ soundcards and we use a pair of Technics stereo speakers as monitors. The problem is, that the amplifier has only 1 input, so we can't use the speakers simultaneously. The only thing I could imagine is maybe a small mixer that could help? I would really appreciate it if someone knew a specific product or an article that could help.

2) What is the simplest way to sync our sequencers?I use Reason and FL, he uses just FL and we spend countless minutes on trying to sync by hand. I've tried many different programs that should sync over wifi, but nothing has even remotely worked. I've heard that there is some specific hardware for transmitting MIDI clock, but again, I don't know exactly what and where to search.

Please halp
Tatum Ansaldo
03.11.2010
Originally Posted by princecox13
You can only connect your Spider IV amp's headphone/DI output to an audio interface on you computer by using a speacial lead which comprises a stereo 1/4" jack plug wired to two separate mono plugs representing the Left and Right channels. DO NOT be tempted to connect a speaker output to a computer recording interface.
relevance?
Marlin Labua
03.11.2010		You can only connect your Spider IV amp's headphone/DI output to an audio interface on you computer by using a speacial lead which comprises a stereo 1/4" jack plug wired to two separate mono plugs representing the Left and Right channels. DO NOT be tempted to connect a speaker output to a computer recording interface.
Leeanna Ayla
17.10.2010		There's also that little mini micro 5 Vestax mixer that they had at BPM.
Tatum Ansaldo
17.10.2010
Originally Posted by photojojo
I'm not sure about syncing, but might have a clue on the monitors. I'm guessing you have RCA ins? If you get two splitters and put one in each RCA in you would have two ins on each giving you four ins. Probably not the best solution, but it'll work.
running both at the same time would probably give you horrible interference patterns though... if you can afford it something like this would be ideal.
Leeanna Ayla
17.10.2010		I'm not sure about syncing, but might have a clue on the monitors. I'm guessing you have RCA ins? If you get two splitters and put one in each RCA in you would have two ins on each giving you four ins. Probably not the best solution, but it'll work.

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