Behringer 1202Fx mixer help

nyy2013 · Sep 12, 2017

I connected it to my PC. I want to be able to plug my headphones in to my mixer to hear and adjust sound from YouTube, Twitch, Spotify, etc. that way rather than relying on Windows Volume Mixer while also being able to hear myself talk to friends, and other people in games. I live with someone that goes to bed rather early so being able to hear myself could make me quieter in the end(I don't ever really think I am that loud but I only hear myself with noise cancelling headphones on)

Am I missing something? I have Dual RCA to 1/8th in the Line-in port(I have tried every port that I can see that would be microphone related so that input can work and I can't hear program noise), XLR from mic to mixer, and headphones plugged into the mixer.

I've tried googling it and all I end up finding is the USB version of this mixer and I don't use that one.

barisaxman · Sep 12, 2017

nyy2013 :

You're not really solving anything by using a separate mixer in this instance, as you still have to feed the audio (via your pc's soundcard) into the mixer in order for it to be the source of signal to your headphones.

That being said you do have some cabling issues based on how I interpret your post. By introducing an external mixer, you're actually just creating a redundancy in the signal chain, since your onboard sound already has a software-based mixer doing exactly the same thing.

Trying to go one step at a time.
1) if you want to just hear your pc through your mixer (where your headphones are plugged in) you would need to run the 1/8" cable OUT of the pc (green plug/headphone out) and INTO a channel of the mixer. You should then be able to turn that channel up on the mixer and hear it in your headphones.

2) This is where I'm getting confused. What exactly are you trying to do with the microphone? If it's for gaming, etc....you need it to ultimately be in INPUT to the pc. Two ways to do that. If you want to go via your external mixer. XLR into a channel on the mixer gets the signal that far. You should be able to hear it in your headphones. However at this point there's no way for that signal to get into the PC, if that's what you want (assuming you don't want to just talk to yourself...haha). You'd need to route the outputs of the mixer back into your soundcard. However, now you've created a loop potentially (sound out of the PC, into the mixer, back into the PC) and very bad things can happen, i.e. a feedback loop.

Basically this whole workout isn't accomplishing something you can't do by just plugging your mic into the mic input on the soundcard in the pc and then plugging in your headphones to the PC. Sure, you've moved the mixing from software to hardware, but I have my doubts that's really providing any value.

If you can provide a better explanation of what you are trying to accomplish more help may be in store. Your post insinuates not relying on your PC soundcard, but in reality the PC soundcard is the only way audio is getting in and out of the pc. If you really want volume control, etc. outside of the software interface, this will do it, but that's about all.

nyy2013 · Sep 12, 2017

barisaxman :

nyy2013 :

You're not really solving anything by using a separate mixer in this instance, as you still have to feed the audio (via your pc's soundcard) into the mixer in order for it to be the source of signal to your headphones.

That being said you do have some cabling issues based on how I interpret your post. By introducing an external mixer, you're actually just creating a redundancy in the signal chain, since your onboard sound already has a software-based mixer doing exactly the same thing.

Trying to go one step at a time.
1) if you want to just hear your pc through your mixer (where your headphones are plugged in) you would need to run the 1/8" cable OUT of the pc (green plug/headphone out) and INTO a channel of the mixer. You should then be able to turn that channel up on the mixer and hear it in your headphones.

2) This is where I'm getting confused. What exactly are you trying to do with the microphone? If it's for gaming, etc....you need it to ultimately be in INPUT to the pc. Two ways to do that. If you want to go via your external mixer. XLR into a channel on the mixer gets the signal that far. You should be able to hear it in your headphones. However at this point there's no way for that signal to get into the PC, if that's what you want (assuming you don't want to just talk to yourself...haha). You'd need to route the outputs of the mixer back into your soundcard. However, now you've created a loop potentially (sound out of the PC, into the mixer, back into the PC) and very bad things can happen, i.e. a feedback loop.

Basically this whole workout isn't accomplishing something you can't do by just plugging your mic into the mic input on the soundcard in the pc and then plugging in your headphones to the PC. Sure, you've moved the mixing from software to hardware, but I have my doubts that's really providing any value.

So what you're saying is I either choose between audio through mixer and no mic or have the mic with no external volume control? I mostly want external volume control with the ability to also hear myself while talking to friends. I also updated my post to be more coherent(at least to me) in case anyone else wants to hop on the discussion.

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