Members lilgrasshopper Posted July 10, 2012 Members Share Posted July 10, 2012 I bought a used peavey pv8 mixer from a Pawnshop. They said it was missing the ac adapter so I was like oh no problem I can find one around the house. Got it home and plugged it in...turned it on. All channel led lights showed red....even the light meter. I hooked up a microphone thru ch1 and hooked up earphone and couldn't hear myself. There was some sort of electronic noise only. Phantom led wouldnt light up either. Got any idea what's wrong with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members soul-x Posted July 10, 2012 Members Share Posted July 10, 2012 You need the right power supply. Not any random wall wart you found around the house. What is the voltage and polarity of the power supply you are using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members abzurd Posted July 10, 2012 Members Share Posted July 10, 2012 As mentioned, hopefully you just had an improper adapter, and didn't do permanent damage to the unit. That said, without the adapter, the pawnshop likely had no idea if it was a functioning piece or not. You certainly couldn't know when you bought it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lilgrasshopper Posted July 10, 2012 Author Members Share Posted July 10, 2012 An improper ac adapter can do that? I figured as long as it can turn the unit on it should work. Think the pv8 required 16v and 1amp. I used a 12v ac adapter I had laying around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SoundMan Posted July 10, 2012 Members Share Posted July 10, 2012 The PV8 uses a 16 V AC power supply. The PV8USB uses a 15V DC power supply. Make sure you have the right supply or damage can occur. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomm Williams Posted July 10, 2012 Members Share Posted July 10, 2012 Actually not a bad little mixer. I have one I rent out or use for garage functions. Pretty decent for such little $$$$ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agedhorse Posted July 10, 2012 Members Share Posted July 10, 2012 An improper ac adapter can do that? I figured as long as it can turn the unit on it should work. Think the pv8 required 16v and 1amp. I used a 12v ac adapter I had laying around I would give even odds that you have destroyed you new mixer. Learn first then do... it's less destructive this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted July 10, 2012 Members Share Posted July 10, 2012 Speaking of LED's/ small mixers; I recently bought a compact mixer (Soundcraft Notepad 124FX), and the channel LED's ( red "peak" indicators) aren't working, on any of the XLR/mono channels. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tomm Williams Posted July 10, 2012 Members Share Posted July 10, 2012 I would give even odds that you have destroyed you new mixer. Learn first then do... it's less destructive this way. But half as much fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members abzurd Posted July 11, 2012 Members Share Posted July 11, 2012 Speaking of LED's/ small mixers; I recently bought a compact mixer (Soundcraft Notepad 124FX), and the channel LED's ( red "peak" indicators) aren't working, on any of the XLR/mono channels. Any thoughts? Maybe you're just that good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted July 11, 2012 Members Share Posted July 11, 2012 Maybe you're just that good! Could be,,,,, but highly doubtful. Seriously though, no matter how high I set input gain, and channel gain, I can't get those damned channel-strip peak LED's to light up. I'm wondering if this is a problem that goes beyond the LED's themselves, and if I should return the mixer. As it stands, I'm turning up channel-gain until the onset of feedback, then dialing it back a few db's. The peak indicator in the FX section works fine, and the output LED's also seem to be working fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marko Posted July 11, 2012 Members Share Posted July 11, 2012 Speaking of LED's/ small mixers; I recently bought a compact mixer (Soundcraft Notepad 124FX), and the channel LED's ( red "peak" indicators) aren't working, on any of the XLR/mono channels. Any thoughts? Were you able to put vocal effects in the monitor? I remember when I tried it, it didn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted July 11, 2012 Members Share Posted July 11, 2012 Were you able to put vocal effects in the monitor? I remember when I tried it, it didn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Marko Posted July 11, 2012 Members Share Posted July 11, 2012 I haven't tried the monitor outputs yet, nor have I tried the headphones, so I'll give that a whirl. I really wanted to like this lil' mixer (124FX), but after working with an EFX-8, it's just no contest. Luckily for me though, I got it on sale at MF's eBay website, for $99., I'll give MF's customer service a call, and see what they suggest, and I'll try contacting Soundcraft as well. Yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted July 11, 2012 Members Share Posted July 11, 2012 Yeah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Bobby1Note Posted July 11, 2012 Members Share Posted July 11, 2012 Well I'll be darned,,, the channel peak indicator LED's are working. Thank goodness, because it would have been a hassle to ship it back to the U.S. I tried the headphones (HD-280 Pro's), and that worked fine as well. Too bad there's no EQ capability on the headphone-out, but that's part of the trade-off with these really compact mixers. That's neither a criticism of the mixer nor the headphones,,, it's just a natural occurrence when singing with isolation headphones on, that you'll hear your voice resonating in your head,,, plus the headphone signal. Kinda like singing with your hands cupped over your ears. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.