Hooking Up an iPod

[agreatheight]

I am hoping someone with some real understanding of such things can answer this:

To hook an iPod up to my mixer, do I absolutely need to buy a dock to send a line level signal to the board into the tape in, or can I sent the amplified headphone out signal into the tape in? I was ready to buy a dock until I found out they are $50 and don't come with power, an additional $30.


Thanks!
Eric

 

[BR Audio]

You should have no problem with just an 1/8" to dual RCA(or 1/4") straight out of the iPod. I've been doing that for a long time now. It won't give you the best signal to noise ratio, but it is good enough 90% of the time. Just make sure you don't have your volume cranked all the way up. Around 75% will actually sound a little better.

Gil

 

[T-Bird]

Hi.

I've had no problems with the 1/8" ->RCA stereo adapters.

Regards
Sam

 

[GregShadoan]

I agree, and 1/8" to whatever should work fine without the dock. I build my own 1/8" to XLR, as some of the mixers I use don't have any rca, ot 1/4" inputs. Here is a handy reference to build interconnects.:
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[agreatheight]

Right on. I have been running it that way for a while, but thought I'd make sure.

Peace!

 

[Godbody]

I do this at gigs and jams where I'm responsible for the sound to play a little music during setups. Volume really does have to be at 50-75% IME, or the high tones of whatever you're playing become overly pronounced.