UCS202 Audio Interface

[rstyle]

just got a brand new audio interface but i'm having trouble connecting the dots. i am using the American Audio sound system and would like to connect them to my laptop . i have all the needed wires but i dont know which goes where , i can only hear the background clicks of my laptop but no sound is coming out of the speakers when i play music. can anyone give this a try and solve it for me ?

[Tony Ramone]

Wow, I'm actually having trouble finding much info on those units
Is it the Behringer UCS202? Is that a typo by any chance? Most links go to a UCA202 device. Could this be it?
As for the American Audio system, once again I'm stumped, since there seems to be a few variations there... It seems like you're talking about speakers though - you're looking for a way to connect speakers to your interface, yes?
Well, it should be straightforward - the outputs from the UCA202 are on RCA jacks, so you just need to get a cable (or 2) that will go from RCA to whatever inputs your speakers have.
I'm looking at some American Audio speakers though - they all seem to be more like PA speakers as opposed to hifi or monitor speakers, which might cause some trouble.
Of course I could be looking at all the wrong stuff here in which case nothing I've said will be of any use How about you tell us exactly what the problem is and somebody here is bound to have been in the same boat at some stage...

[rstyle]

ive been able to connect the mixer to the audio interface audio sluts but can't seem to get a hold on how that can be also connected to my speakers...do i have to connect them directly to the audio interface through rca plugs ? they are already connected to the mixer but to have a better sound quality shouldnt i connect them to my UCS202 ? and while we're at it , is it damaging to an american audio dj speakers to be laying sideways?

[Tony Ramone]

Oh right, so you've got a whole American Audio dj system, yeah? With the big PA type speakers?
In that case I would leave them plugged into the mixer - there's probably a power amp or something inside it to drive the big speakers that wouldn't be included in the 202. So just run your output from the 202 to the mixer and then out through the speakers.
As for laying them on their side, I'm not sure if it would damage them as such... you never know until they blow I guess... But I would leave them standing up if it's at all possible.

[rstyle]

ive been able to run my interface output to one of the speakers and at the other end to my computer , the mixer is untouched . so basically i am running under 1 speaker to computer and another one going to my mixer and turntables. the point is that if i run a plug from my master output from my mixer back to my interface's input how can i adjust the 2 speakers to play music with only 1 output available ? i have splitters but that would just seem wrong to run an rca plug from speaker with 1 male end back to the audio interface and so on with the other speaker or ?

[Tony Ramone]

Originally Posted by rstyle

ive been able to run my interface output to one of the speakers and at the other end to my computer , the mixer is untouched.

OK, I'm kinda confused...
You have one output (either left or right) going to one speaker, yes? What do you mean when you say that the "other end" goes back to the computer? Are you using the onboard soundcard as well as the interface?

Originally Posted by rstyle

so basically i am running under 1 speaker to computer and another one going to my mixer and turntables.

So you have 2 speakers, but one is connected to the computer, and the other to your mixer, and these are 2 separate systems?
Are you trying so to integrate your dj mixing set up and your computer set up?
At the moment I can't imagine that you're getting any stereo image if you've only one speaker on each system.

Originally Posted by rstyle

the point is that if i run a plug from my master output from my mixer back to my interface's input how can i adjust the 2 speakers to play music with only 1 output available ? i have splitters but that would just seem wrong to run an rca plug from speaker with 1 male end back to the audio interface and so on with the other speaker or ?

How many inputs does your mixer have? If you have 4, what you could do is have the turntables on 2 of them, and then the outputs from your interface on the other 2, and adjust your faders as required...

If you only have 2, then you could do as above, but only use either the turntables or the computer at any one time, or do you use the 2 systems together (not being a dj mixer, I'm not sure exactly what it is you want your system to achive).

Just out of curiosity, what do you have connected to the inputs on your interface?

[rstyle]

Originally Posted by Tony Ramone

OK, I'm kinda confused...
You have one output (either left or right) going to one speaker, yes? What do you mean when you say that the "other end" goes back to the computer? Are you using the onboard soundcard as well as the interface?

the brehinger has 1 output (left , right) and 1 input (left , right) , i have one of the 2 speakers pluged into my ouput which cancels out the 2nd speaker. what to do with the 2nd ? how can i make it a combine with the other speaker ?

Originally Posted by Tony Ramone

So you have 2 speakers, but one is connected to the computer, and the other to your mixer, and these are 2 separate systems?
Are you trying so to integrate your dj mixing set up and your computer set up?
At the moment I can't imagine that you're getting any stereo image if you've only one speaker on each system.

that's what i am exactly trying to do , i want to be able by the end of this conversation to be able to play with my decks and record my sets with the 2 speakers i have and be able to use traktor as well for many other reasons.

Originally Posted by Tony Ramone

How many inputs does your mixer have? If you have 4, what you could do is have the turntables on 2 of them, and then the outputs from your interface on the other 2, and adjust your faders as required...

If you only have 2, then you could do as above, but only use either the turntables or the computer at any one time, or do you use the 2 systems together (not being a dj mixer, I'm not sure exactly what it is you want your system to achive).

Just out of curiosity, what do you have connected to the inputs on your interface?

my mixer is a djm 400 with 2 channels available . i have 2 master outs which one of them is filled with both speaker plugs , so the other one hasnt got anything pluged in . also there's 2 inputs filled with the turntable's plugs which i cannot mess with and finally 2 phono line which i dont think it can help me with what i want. so 2 outs 2 ins and 2 phono lines

my main conern is being able to use traktor while mixing on my turntables and as well as other programs on my computer, it helps me with my mixing and gives me alot of other benefits .

[Tony Ramone]

Hey dude, sorry I let this slide for a while - I've been a bit busy and offline for the last couple of weeks.

Originally Posted by rstyle

the behringer has 1 output (left , right)

You mean the output is on a stereo jack as opposed to two monos? OK, in that case you might be able to get a splitter of some sort (like this one, but with whatever jacks correspond to your setup) to be able to use both your speakers on the output.

Originally Posted by rstyle

i want to be able by the end of this conversation to be able to play with my decks and record my sets with the 2 speakers i have and be able to use traktor as well for many other reasons.

OK, if you can find the splitter that you need to have both speakers connected to the output of your interface, then you just need to find a way to get the output from your mixer to go into the interface instead of out through speakers.
This way you could monitor what you're doing on the decks through your computer, and you'd be able to record it all as well as you're playing.
To get the output of the mixer into the interface, you could try getting another splitter that you can connect your master outs (left and right) to, and then connect the stereo end of it to the input of the Behringer interface.

Hope this helps somewhat - of course if you've already solved it while I've been away then just ignore this