Hi everyone,
I have a Stereo system with an AUX connection (Red & White RCA female) that I plug my desktop computers audio into with a 3.5mm-to-RCA audio Y-cable. Now I got myself a laptop and I'd like to hear the audio from the laptop AT THE SAME TIME as I hear the audio from the desktop through this stereo.
I tried just simply joining the two 3.5mm outputs from the 2 computers together with a 3.5mm Y-connector and then connected that with a 3.5mm-to-RCA audio Y-cable to the stereo's AUX but the volume just got really soft and didn't work properly.
Is there a simple connector I can get (like 3.5mm cable with a diode?) or something similar that anybody has heard of that I can buy for cheap?
Do you know why this doesn't work with the setup I explained? What's going on here to prevent that from working (be as technical as you can in your explanation)?
Thanks for the help guys!
-Mike
I have a Stereo system with an AUX connection (Red & White RCA female) that I plug my desktop computers audio into with a 3.5mm-to-RCA audio Y-cable. Now I got myself a laptop and I'd like to hear the audio from the laptop AT THE SAME TIME as I hear the audio from the desktop through this stereo.
I tried just simply joining the two 3.5mm outputs from the 2 computers together with a 3.5mm Y-connector and then connected that with a 3.5mm-to-RCA audio Y-cable to the stereo's AUX but the volume just got really soft and didn't work properly.
Is there a simple connector I can get (like 3.5mm cable with a diode?) or something similar that anybody has heard of that I can buy for cheap?
Do you know why this doesn't work with the setup I explained? What's going on here to prevent that from working (be as technical as you can in your explanation)?
Thanks for the help guys!
-Mike
You need a mixer
You can use resistors and make a passive mixer. Google "passive mixer circuits".
You can use resistors and make a passive mixer. Google "passive mixer circuits".
YOU'RE THE MAN!
Ya I found a bunch of cool sites like this 1 http://www.tkk.fi/Misc/Electronics/circuits/linesum.html and this 1 http://www.epanorama.net/circuits/linemixer.html . I guess I could build this myself but I'd rather buy this pre-made... any ideas where I could find something like this pre-made for cheap?
-Mike
Ya I found a bunch of cool sites like this 1 http://www.tkk.fi/Misc/Electronics/circuits/linesum.html and this 1 http://www.epanorama.net/circuits/linemixer.html . I guess I could build this myself but I'd rather buy this pre-made... any ideas where I could find something like this pre-made for cheap?
-Mike
Amature build (need technique advice)
Hey guys, thanks for the help!
I built this simple mixer and it really works 🙂! My only concern is my technique, I'm not sure if I did this sort of "by the book" or if there's a better way. Like when I wanted to connect 2 adjacent holes together I just used a pool of solder... is that right? When I wanted to connect 2 holes from across the board I just used a wire under the board and adhered it at the points with loads of solder... is that right?
Anyway here's what the finished project looks like; let me know what you think...
-Mike
Hey guys, thanks for the help!
I built this simple mixer and it really works 🙂! My only concern is my technique, I'm not sure if I did this sort of "by the book" or if there's a better way. Like when I wanted to connect 2 adjacent holes together I just used a pool of solder... is that right? When I wanted to connect 2 holes from across the board I just used a wire under the board and adhered it at the points with loads of solder... is that right?
Anyway here's what the finished project looks like; let me know what you think...
-Mike
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