Note this button may not appear on other DJ mixer brands.ĬDJs is the opposite setup, connect to LINE and release the button for LINE input.Ĭonnect Ground Cable for Both Record Vinyl Turntables The below image shows a setup for record vinyl turntables, remember to press the button IN to activate PHONO. NOTE: If you plug a turntable into the incorrect input you may hear distortion of sound, then you know you’ve connected to the incorrect input for your relevant turntable or CDJ. Analogue signals on record vinyl turntables are weaker than CDJs and the PHONO input gives the signal a boost. LINE connection is used for CDJs due to the signal not needing a boost like the PHONO does.
In the image below we are connecting to channels 3 and 4.įor connecting record vinyl turntables, use the RCA cables to connect the mixer in the PHONO and not the LINE input.įor connecting CDJs, connect the RCA cables to the LINE input on the left hand side of the PHONO connections. Connecting Record Vinyl Turntables or CDJs Either way you can connect your two turntables to the channels you prefer. You may have a 2 channel mixer or a 4 channel mixer. Both Jack and XLR connection types How to Connect Turntables to a DJ Mixer? See the speakers that I have the Yahama HS8, there are different types of speaker input connection types.
