I've just installed the Lyric in my Martin D1 and bought the Venue DI. Since I don't have any amplification of my own yet, I hired a rehearsal studio in my local community centre to try it out. I connected the Venue to the 6 channel mixer/amp supplied with the XLR cable. The sound was terribly distorted. The local 'expert' said that this was because the impedance for the XLR input on the amp was either too low or too high (can't remember, I'om afraid!) for the input from the Venue. I was using a Shure SM58 mic into the XLR connection on another channel of the amp. I resorted to using the 1/4" jack output from the Venue and that was ok. However, I'm hoping to be able to use both the XLR and 1/4" jack output at my local music venue, the first to go through the PA and the second through an acoustic amp which can act as a monitor for me. The PA amp there is also a pretty basic 6 channel mixer amp (there are no sound guys as such - the resident band does its own sound), so I'd like to know if my 'expert' was right. I will have very little time to try the system out at the venue, since I'm only singing a few songs in the interval, and the band won't have a lot of time to spend on me, so I'd like to be as informed as possible before the gig.
In summary: could the XLR input on an ordinary mixer/amp combo be the wrong impedance for the XLR output from the Venue? If the amp has an impedance switch, which should I set it to?
Thanks
Tim
In summary: could the XLR input on an ordinary mixer/amp combo be the wrong impedance for the XLR output from the Venue? If the amp has an impedance switch, which should I set it to?
Thanks
Tim
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