Red Sound Micro Sync
2003-05-22 by erik_magrini@Baxter.com
Yes, the way the connections on Micro Sync have to be achieved is one of it's unfortunate downsides, though there are ways around it. The basic premise is that the MS needs to have an audio signal being fed to it, and from this audio signal it detects the tempo and generates the MIDI clock your 505/R8 will use as it's clock source. The problem, is that if you're just sending it a signal from the main outs of the DJ mixer (or recording outs), you're also sending it the audio from 505/R8 as part of that signal. Thus, you get sort of a feedback loop, where you're trying to detect the BPM of the records to sync the 505 to, but you're also using the signal of the 505 as a source as well. So in this situtation not only is the 505 receiving a clock signal, it's also part ot the audio generating it! So it's not a audible squeeling, cover your ears type of feedback, but an issue with the sync. There's two ways around this, depending on the situation. If you're in a situation where you can use an external mixer, then you can connect it via the diagrams on the Red Sound page and you're good to good. Unfortunately, this is rarely possible in a club setting, so you have to use another method. I personally use the effects loop sends on the DJ mixer, and feed these to RedSound, and then set channels 1&2 to use the effects loop via the switches on the mixer panel. As long as you don't send the third channel the 505 is on to the effects loop, you should be fine. This is also nice, because most DJ mixers have the effects loop post fader, so you won't get any weird syncs happening while your buddy is cueing up his next record (since that channel's fader or the crossfader will be lowered, thus nothing will go out the effect send). Works fine in use, and you can use the effect send knobs on the mixer to govern the levels of the audio signal going to the MS. The MS is kinda picky about the audio levels going to it (too loud or quiet and it doesn't work well), so this is very nice. BTW, the MS has an LED that changes colors to let you know the strength of the input signal, so no worries there. Keep in mind it's not perfect, the MS will still need to be adjusted for some records (the tempo will be right, but the beat is off), so you need to have it where you can reach it still. Just FYI. Questions? rEalm Realm, I know you have experience with the RedSound microsync. I am getting ready to purchase this so a friend and myself can rock decks and drums. I just wanted to know how is this thing connected to a basic dj setup?... 2 technics, a 3 input mixer and a 505/R8. I have the drums going into the line input on my third channel. The pdf said something about a sub-mixer and it confused me. Do I need 2 mixers before I go into the club's board? Thanks. dj skurge To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: xl7-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]