Can I use my Yamah PA speakers as reference speakers?

heisleyamor · 10th January 2008

I use my firepod right now through my RP-6s. I was just wondering if I could use my 2 15" yamaha PA speakers to use as a reference speaker. Could I hook them up to my firepod? I normally use my mackie 800 watt powered mixer to power my PA speakers...could I go from my firepod to the mackie maybe to power these speakers and then A/B from my monitors to my PA speakers?

mmcfarlane · 10th January 2008

Ya could do this, although I'm not sure it would add much unless these are the only montors you have available. If its all ya got, work with it.

What exact model of Yamaha PA speaker?

The difficult part of using the Yammies as monitors will be learning how what you mix on them will sound on peoples stereos, in their cars,... Most stereos will sound a LOT different than the Yammie PA's so you'll probably have to print many test mixes before you get a decent mix from the Yammies.

heisleyamor · 11th January 2008

I'm not using them as monitors, I'm just using them to see how everything translates to more of a home system and just to listen to the music at loud volumes and see how it sounds. I know it won't be like a car system but I'm going to play a mix i like through the PA speakers and use the 9 band EQ to get it to sound best to my ears then compare it to my mixes...and of course just to hear it at loud volumes... I do all the mixing with my monitors...I'm just curious how I would hook up the PA speakers or powered Mackie mixer to my firepod so I can listen through the PA speakers. They're pretty decent yamaha speakers.

idrinkalot · 11th January 2008

really? line out > line in.

heisleyamor · 11th January 2008

the line out on my firepod is going to my monitors?

Mike Brown · 11th January 2008

Yep

Take 2 of your analog outputs from your firepod to the powered mixers line inputs (or the stereo channel)

Hard pan and listen up!

10th January 2008	#1
heisleyamor Lives for gear Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,357 Thread Starter	Can I use my Yamah PA speakers as reference speakers? I use my firepod right now through my RP-6s. I was just wondering if I could use my 2 15" yamaha PA speakers to use as a reference speaker. Could I hook them up to my firepod? I normally use my mackie 800 watt powered mixer to power my PA speakers...could I go from my firepod to the mackie maybe to power these speakers and then A/B from my monitors to my PA speakers?

10th January 2008	#2
mmcfarlane Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Middle East Posts: 518	Ya could do this, although I'm not sure it would add much unless these are the only montors you have available. If its all ya got, work with it. What exact model of Yamaha PA speaker? The difficult part of using the Yammies as monitors will be learning how what you mix on them will sound on peoples stereos, in their cars,... Most stereos will sound a LOT different than the Yammie PA's so you'll probably have to print many test mixes before you get a decent mix from the Yammies. __________________ Mark McFarlane ARKOSERECORDS

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11th January 2008	#3
heisleyamor Lives for gear Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 1,357 Thread Starter	I'm not using them as monitors, I'm just using them to see how everything translates to more of a home system and just to listen to the music at loud volumes and see how it sounds. I know it won't be like a car system but I'm going to play a mix i like through the PA speakers and use the 9 band EQ to get it to sound best to my ears then compare it to my mixes...and of course just to hear it at loud volumes... I do all the mixing with my monitors...I'm just curious how I would hook up the PA speakers or powered Mackie mixer to my firepod so I can listen through the PA speakers. They're pretty decent yamaha speakers.

11th January 2008	#4
idrinkalot Gear maniac Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 260	really? line out > line in.

11th January 2008	#6
Mike Brown Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Minneapolis MN Posts: 3,188	Yep Take 2 of your analog outputs from your firepod to the powered mixers line inputs (or the stereo channel) Hard pan and listen up!