Bill Sheehan
Well-known member
Assume the following facts:
I am performing solo, with a mic'd ukulele and a mic'd voice (mine, of course).
My portable PA only has one XLR input.
I have been running the two mics (which are identical) into the dual XLR receptacles of a Y-cord, with the single end of the Y-cord (also being XLR) then being plugged into the single XLR input on the PA.
This has actually worked out quite well for purposes of the small-scale (retirement home) outings I've been doing, but with one disadvantage-- both mics are always at the same volume relative to each other. This isn't a deal-breaker, but sometimes, when I turn the PA channel's volume control up to a sufficient level to allow the uke's mic to capture the uke clearly, I find that the vocal mic is then too hot and bordering on the threshold of feedback.
So, I'm wondering, if I run the vocal mic thru a simple XLR-based "inline volume control box" (passive)-- before the vocal mic goes into the Y-cord-- could I achieve my desired result by then turning the overall PA volume up to a level suitable for the ukulele's mic, and then reducing the vocal mic's volume appropriately via the volume control box, which (hopefully) affects the volume of that mic only?
I am performing solo, with a mic'd ukulele and a mic'd voice (mine, of course).
My portable PA only has one XLR input.
I have been running the two mics (which are identical) into the dual XLR receptacles of a Y-cord, with the single end of the Y-cord (also being XLR) then being plugged into the single XLR input on the PA.
This has actually worked out quite well for purposes of the small-scale (retirement home) outings I've been doing, but with one disadvantage-- both mics are always at the same volume relative to each other. This isn't a deal-breaker, but sometimes, when I turn the PA channel's volume control up to a sufficient level to allow the uke's mic to capture the uke clearly, I find that the vocal mic is then too hot and bordering on the threshold of feedback.
So, I'm wondering, if I run the vocal mic thru a simple XLR-based "inline volume control box" (passive)-- before the vocal mic goes into the Y-cord-- could I achieve my desired result by then turning the overall PA volume up to a level suitable for the ukulele's mic, and then reducing the vocal mic's volume appropriately via the volume control box, which (hopefully) affects the volume of that mic only?