A microphone performs better when inputted through a mixer. The mixer is able to modify and enhance the audio being transmitted by the microphone as well as minimize any failures on the part of the microphone's performance. To ensure that a monophonic audio signal is being transmitted at its optimal quality, run the microphone through a mixer and adjust the quality of the signal, including defeating any internal matrix adjustments, as they are unnecessary.
Instructions
1. Plug the microphone's audio cord into one of the mixer's microphone inputs. Insert the mic into the groove on the top of the mic stand to keep it off the floor. Plug the mixer's power cord into an outlet. If the mixer operates on battery power, ignore this step.
2. Press the button to activate the input the microphone is plugged into. Have a person stand in front of the microphone and speak into it from a few inches away. Adjust the sensitivity knob on the front of the mixer that relates to the input. Continue adjusting the knob until the meter's LEDs or needle barely breaks into the "red zone" area on the meter.
3. Deselect any other inputs to avoid cross-talk issues. Adjust the master volume control knob to "50 percent" or "5," depending on how the volume readout has been made.
4. Deselect the "Stereo" toggle switch or knob, depending on how the mixer has been made. If there is a choice between stereo or mono, select "Mono" with the toggle switch or knob.
5. Deselect the matrix control; depending on the mixer; this could involve rotating a control knob fully counterclockwise, toggling a switch or knob from "Off" to "On" or reorienting a series of "Dip" switches on the bottom or inside the mixer.
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