
You will find out how to 'pump' your harmonica to get your desired sound and above all, without spending a fortune. I will talk in depth about microphones in another article, so stay tuned on my website. The harmonica is an acoustic instrument, and in order to get it amplified it should be played through a microphone. What else? Soon you'll get to know all about how to amplify your favorite instrument. We'll talk about sound, frequency response, loudspeakers, amplifiers. engage.Today I'm going to talk about harmonica amplification, I'll share some general notions with you which are equally applicable to all audio appliances, and some very useful tips which you need to know before buying any sound diffusion system.

Get a comfy seat, and search "Near field monitors". You really should have an Audio interface as well (it could be included in your mixer) It might be that device you are you are using is a headphone amplifier only - which is good, but not intended to supply speakers.īut an Audio Interface is not an amplifier either.look for the self powered speakers first. Tey have an amplifier built into each speaker.

You should try a pair of self-powered speakers, preferably near-field monitors if you're buying something new anyway. Also PC soundcards are not going to have much amplification either, even if they are supplying a speaker-out signal. But it is not an amplifier.Īre you using line outs for your speakers? that may be the problem - they're just a signal flow, intended to feed an amplifier externally. The USB cable will send and receive audio signals from the computer (bypassing the internal soundcard) and a small amount of power to the mixer to supply its LEDs and displays.


Click to expand.The USB mixer may or may not act as an interface, which is good if it does - it helps with later connections.
