Best way to hook computer up to mixer board

[Phantom Hawk]

Ok, computer gurus, I'm thinking of plugging my computer through my mixing console and I'm not sure what the best way is. Is there a sound card that has stereo outputs ? Am I stuck with just putting an adapter into the mono output ? Thanks !

[AlexL]

The 1/8" line out from a computer should be stereo. You need to get a stereo 1/8" mini to either two 1/4" plugs, or one 1/4" stereo plug to stick into your board.

- E.

[nor]

The mixer 'should' have a dual RCA input (2-track input, tape input). That will get you right into the output buss of the mixer. If you need to EQ or add effects, use Alexs' method.

[Phantom Hawk]

Thanks guys !

[Rsmacker]

Or you can get a proper USB-audio interface DI Box thingy, which gives you a proper balanced signal out, and it filters out those fucking nasty noises the hard drive makes whizzing away (not very noticeable at bedroom level, but put it through a big PA system and the computer noise is overwhelming.) Expensive, but depending on what you want to do, worth getting.

[Phantom Hawk]

hmmm I'll look into that. Thanks man

[Davey]

The 1/8" line out from a computer should be stereo. You need to get a stereo 1/8" mini to either two 1/4" plugs, or one 1/4" stereo plug to stick into your board.

- E.

got pretty much the same setup

[Axewielder]

I have a MI Audio card which has 1/4" balanced outputs. They are vastly quieter than those godawful unbalanced 1/8" stereo jacks.