thrashncrust Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 ok. im gonna try this, im gonna get 4 1/4" jacks and 2 1/8" jacks, and wire the four going into the two. will that blow my computer? theres no amps going into the inputs, just straight guitar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrashncrust Posted December 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 im hoping to get useful replies by tomorrow, before 2 , im going to my bassists church for a LAN party, and im taking my computer and hopefully what will be my mixer box, so we can record Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dugz Ink Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 I would like to know: 1) What are you plugging into the 1/4" jacks? Amps? DI boxes? Just guitars? 2) What type of sound card do you have? (Cards that have 1/8" jacks usually have a mic jack and/or a line input... not 2 mic inputs or 2 line inputs.) If we have a few more details then we can give you advice that is appropriate for your situation and resources... rather than just saying "Yes" or "No" to the question. D~s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovekraft Posted December 16, 2004 Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 (edited) A mixer is as simple as a resistor in series with each input feeding a gain block or buffer of pretty much any kind. Here's a pair of simple examples: Any general purpose small signal JFET (like the 2N5457 or MPF102) or any single opamp should work OK. Use 100K resistors and a .1uF cap, and a single 9 volt battery for the JFET or a pair for the opamp setup. Keep in mind that these are down-and-dirty junkbox throw-togethers, so don't expect studio qualtiy, but they'll both work for passive guitar inputs (I wouldn't use it for mixing preamps or stompbox outputs). They'll need to be plugged into your mic input - neither one will drive the line input. Of course, you might get away with just the 4 resistors to isolate the inputs. Good luck at the LAN party. Edited December 16, 2004 by lovekraft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thrashncrust Posted December 16, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2004 I would like to know: 1) What are you plugging into the 1/4" jacks? Amps? DI boxes? Just guitars? 2) What type of sound card do you have? (Cards that have 1/8" jacks usually have a mic jack and/or a line input... not 2 mic inputs or 2 line inputs.) If we have a few more details then we can give you advice that is appropriate for your situation and resources... rather than just saying "Yes" or "No" to the question. D~s its just gonna be a bass with an active pickup and a guitar with a passive and a pedal, i was mistaken about the 2 1/8", i wasnt thinking at the time. thanks for the help both of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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