How do you hook up an amp to a mixer

[ANewHope]

i have an srw amp and i need help hooking it up to a mixer, can anybody help me or point me towards some help?

[rockstarbassist]

What's an SRW? Never heard of.

[anonymous02282011]

Originally Posted by ANewHope

i have an srw amp and i need help hooking it up to a mixer, can anybody help me or point me towards some help?

Does your amp have a DI out?

[scottbass]

I assume you must mean SWR. You're gonna have to tell us what model amp you have, or at least what outputs it has. Does it have an output with a 3-pin XLR connector marked "D.I." or "direct out"? If not, does it have an output with a 1/4" jack marked "Pre Out" or "Preamp Out" or "Line Out" or "Send" or "Effects Send"?

[ANewHope]

sorry its a workmans 160 swr, will it say di out? i didnt see anything on it that said di out

[ANewHope]

on the back their is a headphones speakers 1 and 2, and send and recieve effects

[BigOldHarry]

OP

Google "DI" or "Direct Box". Look for what appears to be a microphone plug on your amp. THAT will be your direct out for the mixer.

[ANewHope]

ok guys, thanks for all the help you guys are the best =D

[scottbass]

Simplest: Run a long 1/4" cable from the effects send jack on your amp to a 1/4" input jack on the mixer.

Best: Run a short 1/4" cable from the effects send jack on your amp to the 1/4" input jack on a separate, active (as opposed to passive) D.I. box (D.I. stands for "direct insert"). Use the "pad" switch on the D.I. box to lower the signal from "line level" to "mic level". Run a long XLR cable (aka mic cable) from the D.I. box to one of the XLR input jacks on the mixer.

EDIT: OK, if it's a Workingman's 160 it should have a built in D.I. with a 3-pin XLR jack on the left side of the front panel. Just run a long XLR cable (aka mic cable) from the D.I. jack on your amp to an XLR input jack on the mixer.

[scottbass]

Here's a link to the owners manual info for that particular amp:

SWR® - STEP UP!™