Thank you so much I thought I had to buy another digital mixer with more channels.. turns out I can plug my two keyboards on those extra line inputs.. God bless you and God bless America 🇺🇸
I wish I would've found your channel a long time ago. I had the ui24r but sold everything... determined not to play drums and run sound anymore haha. A couple weeks later I got a call to run sound for a small acoustic show. I found a cheap ui16. I think the guy tried ripping me off cause it wasn't working when i got home. I did a reset and it was good as new. Anyway, I've been missing the additional aux channels from the ui24r. this tip gets me back in the game.
When I use the additional AUX OUTS I found I had to use separate TRS cables for each channel going into In ear monitors. If I used a guitar cable to TRS I had noise and polarity issues. So I use a TRS to XLR coming out of the head phones A and B into each IEM unit. Also I don't think the two additional inputs are a good idea for the same reason but that is only my opinion as I have never tried it. Great video.
Bob, Thanks so much for the info. On adding those extra aux's, I am guessing those headphone outs are amplified. Would this cause a problem if you are feeding another source?
It's important to note the 2 added outs are not "Balanced Outs" but "Unbalanced Out". You would not want to run these down a long run. 20 feet or so may be ok. Also, if you go from this to an amp the channel that used Pin 3 as Positive it would feed an amp that way but polarity reversed if the same signal is going out the 2 Auxes. If this Pin 3 out was feeding a speaker and the send with Pin 2 was feeding another and if the 2 speakers were close by you may get some phase issues if the same signal is coming out of both outputs.
Good video. Thanks! I want to send the headphone stereo aux out over an analog snake. So special cable from the headphone out TO some XLR F to 1/4 adapters TO a stereo DI box to convert to a balanced signal. Do you think this would work? Seem's like a lot of extra stuff but in my mind it should work.
Thank you for the reply. I am talking about making the headphones an extra set of auxiliary outputs. Then sending those through an analog snake back to our live-streaming setup.
@@djbassick You could use the same cable as in my video. You might need turn around adapters depending on how you are going into the snake. You could get two mono outputs or a single stereo output this way.
@@djbassick I never used a direct box, but my cable runs were only 25'. You likely will need a direct box to convert to unbalanced for lengths longer than that. No harm in trying, though.
@@conroycordice979 I'm surprised it isn't called the UI17. Afterall there is an "input" for power. They get 16 by counting the two line inputs, and the two instrument inputs. It's silly.
@@conroycordice979 you can get 14 as described in the video. You need to buy extra stuff to do it, though. You can only get 12 mic inputs out of the box.
I’m trying to add the extra aux sends. I’m good with the global settings part but I’m curious about the headphone outs. Do you have to use a TRS splitter? What becomes of the other headphone out? I think the whole stereo/mono thing has me confused.
@@chucksaeger7500 Yes you need a TRS to dual XLR, assuming what you are feeding with the Auxes uses XLR inputs. The tip is AUX 5 and the ring is AUX 6 or vice versa. Both headphone outs on the UI are the same so take your pick. It's not that one is aux 5 and the other aux 6. You will only use one of the headphone outs. You can do two mono aux sends, or one stereo aux send. To do stereo, you would need a TRS to single XLR, and you would need to link aux 5 and aux 6 together in the UI.
That is correct, as far as i Know. If you had a headphone amp you could use the jack, but you would be hearing the Aux5 mix in one ear and the Aux6 mix in the other.
So I tried this got the adaptor cord. I see signal on the Aux 5 ran to a powered monitor and could not get sound out of the monitor I did go to global setting phones to aux. nothing muted ? Tried several cords. Still nothing not sure what I’m doing wrong. I just got the UI16 so I’m sure I’m missing something. If this works it would be a big help
I assume you want to add two more mic channels to the mixer. This unit will do that. You would set the Duo to direct stereo mode. This unit is designed mainly as a USB interface with a DAW, but it could be used to add channels to the UI.
@@guysdownstairs Thank you so much. Actually Im planning to get UI16 then, but i had this 2nd thoughts because of the issues i read until i watched your videos which make me buy one.👍🙏
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Hope this helped.
Thank you so much I thought I had to buy another digital mixer with more channels.. turns out I can plug my two keyboards on those extra line inputs.. God bless you and God bless America 🇺🇸
Thanks. Hope it works out for you.
@@TheGiggingGuitarPlayer it did, I just tried thank you.
Very well done! Easy to understand and love the close ups of hardware and software.
Thanks Chuck.
I wish I would've found your channel a long time ago. I had the ui24r but sold everything... determined not to play drums and run sound anymore haha. A couple weeks later I got a call to run sound for a small acoustic show. I found a cheap ui16. I think the guy tried ripping me off cause it wasn't working when i got home. I did a reset and it was good as new. Anyway, I've been missing the additional aux channels from the ui24r. this tip gets me back in the game.
The extra channels are needed. I've been using a Mackie DL32S lately which give me 32 channels.
i subbed just because you're near 1K! God bless bro!
Thanks!
Great video. I was almost put off from buying a UI mixer till I saw your video.
Fantastic!! Thank you for the great info. Really glad I got this mixer.
Thanks for the comment.
When I use the additional AUX OUTS I found I had to use separate TRS cables for each channel going into In ear monitors. If I used a guitar cable to TRS I had noise and polarity issues. So I use a TRS to XLR coming out of the head phones A and B into each IEM unit. Also I don't think the two additional inputs are a good idea for the same reason but that is only my opinion as I have never tried it. Great video.
I use the cable I showed, which is TRS to dual XLR. I connect to my powered wedges with XLR (mic) cables.
about to do the same thing for my rack. are 5 and 6 stereo or mono? if stereo, is there a way to get 5 mono and 6 mono?
@@redrumahab5538 they are mono outputs.
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Glad it helped.
Thank you. Very helpful.
Glad it was helpful!
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I guess the video helped.
Thanks for another great tip. I may have to invest in one of those bu...um..burr..uh..budd, .....one of those boxes. ;)
If you are getting the UI24, you won't need the box for extra mic inputs.
@@TheGiggingGuitarPlayer If I need 24 inputs....perhaps...
Bob, Thanks so much for the info. On adding those extra aux's, I am guessing those headphone outs are amplified. Would this cause a problem if you are feeding another source?
If you have them selected as "aux" in the settings, the output is line level like the other aux outs.
It's important to note the 2 added outs are not "Balanced Outs" but "Unbalanced Out". You would not want to run these down a long run. 20 feet or so may be ok. Also, if you go from this to an amp the channel that used Pin 3 as Positive it would feed an amp that way but polarity reversed if the same signal is going out the 2 Auxes. If this Pin 3 out was feeding a speaker and the send with Pin 2 was feeding another and if the 2 speakers were close by you may get some phase issues if the same signal is coming out of both outputs.
Good points, thanks. I connect them to two Alto 10" powered wedges using regular 25' mic cables. Maybe I lucked out, but they work fine.
A couple of cheap passive direct boxes would also fix this issue.
@@ronbrowne3491 you would have no way to set the gain with a passive direct box. There are no gain controls for the line inputs on the UI.
Hey! I had recently purchased this Mixer and am having some issue. Not sure if you could but I could definately use some help if possible!
What's the issue?
Could you use an interface (like a focusrite 2i2) and use it as 2 extra inputs? This is a little high tech for me so I thought I’d ask.
Thanks
I believe you could. It has two inputs and two line outputs. It would also act as a two channel interface with a DAW.
Good video. Thanks! I want to send the headphone stereo aux out over an analog snake. So special cable from the headphone out TO some XLR F to 1/4 adapters TO a stereo DI box to convert to a balanced signal. Do you think this would work? Seem's like a lot of extra stuff but in my mind it should work.
Do you mean headphone out, or aux 5 and 6 out? What are you sending it to with the snake?
Thank you for the reply. I am talking about making the headphones an extra set of auxiliary outputs. Then sending those through an analog snake back to our live-streaming setup.
@@djbassick You could use the same cable as in my video. You might need turn around adapters depending on how you are going into the snake. You could get two mono outputs or a single stereo output this way.
@@TheGiggingGuitarPlayer I guess my question is do I need a di box before going into the snake.
@@djbassick I never used a direct box, but my cable runs were only 25'. You likely will need a direct box to convert to unbalanced for lengths longer than that. No harm in trying, though.
Extremely helpful
Glad it helped
@The Gigging Guitar Player question..... why it's call a 16 channel with 12 channel... and I can only get 2 extra in puts
@@conroycordice979 I'm surprised it isn't called the UI17. Afterall there is an "input" for power. They get 16 by counting the two line inputs, and the two instrument inputs. It's silly.
@@TheGiggingGuitarPlayer 🤦♂️🤦♂️ so basically 12 is only accessible?
@@conroycordice979 you can get 14 as described in the video. You need to buy extra stuff to do it, though. You can only get 12 mic inputs out of the box.
Do you have to use a splitter cable or could you use a pair of adapters with 1/4” to xlr in each headphone input for the extra aux sends?
Thanks
Are you looking for two mono aux sends or a single stereo send? I'm not sure what you are trying to do.
I’m trying to add the extra aux sends. I’m good with the global settings part but I’m curious about the headphone outs. Do you have to use a TRS splitter? What becomes of the other headphone out? I think the whole stereo/mono thing has me confused.
@@chucksaeger7500 Yes you need a TRS to dual XLR, assuming what you are feeding with the Auxes uses XLR inputs. The tip is AUX 5 and the ring is AUX 6 or vice versa. Both headphone outs on the UI are the same so take your pick. It's not that one is aux 5 and the other aux 6. You will only use one of the headphone outs. You can do two mono aux sends, or one stereo aux send. To do stereo, you would need a TRS to single XLR, and you would need to link aux 5 and aux 6 together in the UI.
@@TheGiggingGuitarPlayer Thanks so much Bob. You’re the best!
Thank you for this!
Unfortunately we have the computer at church going into the phono inputs. I don’t suppose you have another hack for that?
You could connect another mixer to the line inputs on the UI. The cables needed would depend on the line output of the extra mixer.
When you add the 2 aux, then i suppose that i cant use headphones in the other input?
That is correct, as far as i Know. If you had a headphone amp you could use the jack, but you would be hearing the Aux5 mix in one ear and the Aux6 mix in the other.
So I tried this got the adaptor cord. I see signal on the Aux 5 ran to a powered monitor and could not get sound out of the monitor I did go to global setting phones to aux.
nothing muted ? Tried several cords. Still nothing not sure what I’m doing wrong. I just got the UI16 so I’m sure I’m missing something. If this works it would be a big help
hmm. Is the aux set to pre or post fader? If it is post fader, you would need the FOH channel faders up as well as the aux faders.
Can I hook M-Audio M Track Duo on the UI16?
I assume you want to add two more mic channels to the mixer. This unit will do that. You would set the Duo to direct stereo mode. This unit is designed mainly as a USB interface with a DAW, but it could be used to add channels to the UI.
@@guysdownstairs Thank you so much. Actually Im planning to get UI16 then, but i had this 2nd thoughts because of the issues i read until i watched your videos which make me buy one.👍🙏
Funny, they count the USB as a stereo input. :)
It’s stupid how they name mixers today. I’m surprised they don’t count the AC cord as an input.
@@TheGiggingGuitarPlayer 😀