mono speaker wiring

josha · 12th February 2007, 01:11 PM

hi,

how do you wire a speaker to monitor in mono? Do you connect L and R from amp to juct one speaker? I'm concerned that this would just give you one side and not mono...Do you connect both Left wires to both speakers? Or will this cause phase problems...Any one know?
Cheers.

max cooper · 12th February 2007, 02:03 PM

Are you coming out of a console or a DAW?

If you're coming out of a DAW, Pro Tools, for example, you'd make your output "Analog 1" or ADAT 1 instead of Analog 1-2 or ADAT 1-2. then just wire one channel of the amp to the speaker.

nosebleedaudio · 12th February 2007, 03:18 PM

The signals need to be summed together, in the console for example.

josha · 12th February 2007, 04:04 PM

o.k. so could you set up a mono channel in cubase and assign all your outs to that channel, and send that output to the speaker?.....

squeegybug · 12th February 2007, 05:09 PM

You can make a summing cable:

http://www.rane.com/note109.html

Or buy a little passive summing mixer for $20-30.

Steve

max cooper · 12th February 2007, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by josha

o.k. so could you set up a mono channel in cubase and assign all your outs to that channel, and send that output to the speaker?.....

This is how I'd do it. Picture a world without stereo. You'd still have multitrack consoles. They'd have one output. This way the signals are summed properly.

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josha Gear nut Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: london Posts: 138	mono speaker wiring hi, how do you wire a speaker to monitor in mono? Do you connect L and R from amp to juct one speaker? I'm concerned that this would just give you one side and not mono...Do you connect both Left wires to both speakers? Or will this cause phase problems...Any one know? Cheers.

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12th February 2007, 02:03 PM	#2
max cooper Lives for gear Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: tx Posts: 8,819	Are you coming out of a console or a DAW? If you're coming out of a DAW, Pro Tools, for example, you'd make your output "Analog 1" or ADAT 1 instead of Analog 1-2 or ADAT 1-2. then just wire one channel of the amp to the speaker.

12th February 2007, 03:18 PM	#3
nosebleedaudio Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Birmingham, AL Posts: 1,517	The signals need to be summed together, in the console for example.

12th February 2007, 04:04 PM	#4
josha Gear nut Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: london Posts: 138	o.k. so could you set up a mono channel in cubase and assign all your outs to that channel, and send that output to the speaker?.....

12th February 2007, 05:09 PM	#5
squeegybug Lives for gear Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Missouri USA Posts: 2,010	You can make a summing cable: http://www.rane.com/note109.html Or buy a little passive summing mixer for $20-30. Steve