Studio Monitor set-up

[Bjazzman]

what do you need to come out of a macbook pro into a pair of powered studio monitors? would just a little mixer do it?

 

[Brad Maestas]

You would usually come out of your audio interface, if you have one. In my case I hook up my Digi002's main outs to my monitors. The output from the headphone jack isn't as clean but will get the job done. A mixer would certainly be helpful if your monitors only accept XLR inputs.

 

[Bjazzman]

i think i just answered my own question. i have one of the first gen. motu 828's and i think i can use that as both my mixer and to route my monitors. is this correct?

 

[Brad Maestas]

Yes. You should have some dedicated monitoring outputs and if not, just use the main L/R outs.

 

[Gegatso]

Definitely go wth dedicated monitors.