How to connect mic to av receiver

[sameer.patel]

I am trying to connect A wireless microphone to onkyo av receiver for cordless mic but it’s not working, I think I am
Missing something as this is first time for me, anyone know how to connect cordless mic to av receiver.


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[WaynePflughaupt]

The mic’s receiver has audio outputs, probably a 1/4” jack. If so you’ll need a MONO (not stereo) 1/4" to RCA splitter, like this:

https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Ftse3.mm.bing.net%2Fth%3Fid%3DOIP.ojpjTuE7X3oZSmRC9Fp6UgAAAA%26pid%3DApi&f=1

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Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[lovinthehd]

Curious, why would you want to connect a mic to an avr? I'd agree with Wayne, you need an appropriate connection to one of the avr's inputs.

 

[sameer.patel]

Curious, why would you want to connect a mic to an avr? I'd agree with Wayne, you need an appropriate connection to one of the avr's inputs.

Want to use av receiver speaker for karaoke


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[lovinthehd]

Want to use av receiver speaker for karaoke


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Like using zone 2 while you play the music in main zone or something like that? A mixer would be best....

 

[TLS Guy]

I am trying to connect A wireless microphone to onkyo av receiver for cordless mic but it’s not working, I think I am
Missing something as this is first time for me, anyone know how to connect cordless mic to av receiver.


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I need to know the details of your mic. I suspect you are trying to use pro gear with domestic gear. I'm guessing that you have a pro radio mic, that is designed to connect to a mic input on a pro mixer and not a receiver. So what is it? Please also post a link to the user manual and its specs. More likely than not, you can not directly connect this mic to a receiver.

 

[WaynePflughaupt]

If it is a wireless mic, the receiver outputs can be connected to a line-level input. No pro mixer needed.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

 

[TLS Guy]

If it is a wireless mic, the receiver outputs can be connected to a line-level input. No pro mixer needed.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

There are plenty of pro radio mics that are designed to interface with pro mic inputs. We need to know what that mic is.

 

[BMXTRIX]

I am just throwing out agreement with everything which has been said. Cheap mics typically have 1/4" mono outputs which need a 1/4" to RCA splitter, or combination to get there. This is exactly what I use in my house with an old Radio Shack mic which works perfectly well. Allows me to use it as a microphone for the entire house if I wanted to.

But, some mics are better than others and aren't designed to interface as easily with consumer gear. In which case, a bit of fancy wiring sometimes needs to be put in place.

So, please let us know what mic you are using and you may get a more detailed response.

If you already have it wired and think it should work, make sure that the gain of the microphones is turned WAY up. Since the mics and the receiver can both control the volume, you need to ensure that only one actually is.

Likewise, if you plug your phone into the same connection point on the AV receiver, you should hear audio. If you do not, then you may not even be on the proper input on the receiver. Make sure you hear audio from the connection you are making from other sources then plug in the microphone.

 

[sameer.patel]

I am just throwing out agreement with everything which has been said. Cheap mics typically have 1/4" mono outputs which need a 1/4" to RCA splitter, or combination to get there. This is exactly what I use in my house with an old Radio Shack mic which works perfectly well. Allows me to use it as a microphone for the entire house if I wanted to.

But, some mics are better than others and aren't designed to interface as easily with consumer gear. In which case, a bit of fancy wiring sometimes needs to be put in place.

So, please let us know what mic you are using and you may get a more detailed response.

If you already have it wired and think it should work, make sure that the gain of the microphones is turned WAY up. Since the mics and the receiver can both control the volume, you need to ensure that only one actually is.

Likewise, if you plug your phone into the same connection point on the AV receiver, you should hear audio. If you do not, then you may not even be on the proper input on the receiver. Make sure you hear audio from the connection you are making from other sources then plug in the microphone.

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[sameer.patel]

I need to know the details of your mic. I suspect you are trying to use pro gear with domestic gear. I'm guessing that you have a pro radio mic, that is designed to connect to a mic input on a pro mixer and not a receiver. So what is it? Please also post a link to the user manual and its specs. More likely than not, you can not directly connect this mic to a receiver.

This mic, I though I can plug-directly to av receiver but seems that’s not the case


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[sameer.patel]

There are plenty of pro radio mics that are designed to interface with pro mic inputs. We need to know what that mic is.

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[sameer.patel]

If it is a wireless mic, the receiver outputs can be connected to a line-level input. No pro mixer needed.

Regards,
Wayne A. Pflughaupt

Did same but no sound


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[lovinthehd]

Exactly how did you connect it and then what settings did you use to use it?

 

[BMXTRIX]

This is the product page it looks like:

https://www.amazon.com/NASUM-Microphone-Rechargeable-Professional-Classroom/dp/B07VZ4R5MX/ref=sr_1_6

It is a VERY valid question to ask how you are connecting this to your AV receiver or equipment. If you can take a photo with your phone and post it directly or if you can fully describe how you are connecting it. The 1/4" jack output of that product is not typically an input connection on any AV receiver on the market, so it would be necessary to get a 1/4" mono to dual RCA adapter to make this work right.

If you are just plugging it onto the 1/4" jack on the receiver (which is designed as an OUTPUT FOR HEADPHONES) then it won't work for darn sure.

If the product came with the 1/4" mono to 1/8" stereo adapter, then all you need is a 1/8" stereo to RCA cable like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Morelecs-Adapter-Smartphones-Tablets-Theater/dp/B07WQKLRM8/ref=sr_1_5

My guess is that you don't have it connected properly. Since you didn't say exactly how you connected it to your Onkyo, the it is just a guess as to what may be wrong.

 

[sameer.patel]

Exactly how did you connect it and then what settings did you use to use it?

Using aux


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[sameer.patel]

This is the product page it looks like:

https://www.amazon.com/NASUM-Microphone-Rechargeable-Professional-Classroom/dp/B07VZ4R5MX/ref=sr_1_6

It is a VERY valid question to ask how you are connecting this to your AV receiver or equipment. If you can take a photo with your phone and post it directly or if you can fully describe how you are connecting it. The 1/4" jack output of that product is not typically an input connection on any AV receiver on the market, so it would be necessary to get a 1/4" mono to dual RCA adapter to make this work right.

If you are just plugging it onto the 1/4" jack on the receiver (which is designed as an OUTPUT FOR HEADPHONES) then it won't work for darn sure.

If the product came with the 1/4" mono to 1/8" stereo adapter, then all you need is a 1/8" stereo to RCA cable like this one:

https://www.amazon.com/Morelecs-Adapter-Smartphones-Tablets-Theater/dp/B07WQKLRM8/ref=sr_1_5

My guess is that you don't have it connected properly. Since you didn't say exactly how you connected it to your Onkyo, the it is just a guess as to what may be wrong.

Plug it into 1/4 jack, seems that’s the problem after your explanation, I will order the RCA splitter and try out, thanks a lot for help.


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[BMXTRIX]

Plug it into 1/4 jack, seems that’s the problem after your explanation, I will order the RCA splitter and try out, thanks a lot for help.

That definitely is the issue. AV receivers don't have a 1/4" input jack for microphones. This is why you need to always read the manual for your product. I expect that they think you will be hooking up that microphone to a standard karaoke unit which typically does have a 1/4" microphone input. But, AV receivers typically only have a 1/4" HEADPHONE OUTPUT. This is pretty clearly described in the owner's manual.

It should also be noted that AV receivers do not 'mix' audio. So, you can't have loud background music playing and being mixed to with the microphone. That's not how AV receivers are designed to work. You get microphone audio, OR you get source audio. You don't get a mix of the two. If you want video on screen along with audio from the source along with microphone audio from someone singing, then you will need a karaoke machine, or mixer which will accomplish this for you.

It is VERY IMPORTANT: Let others know what your desired end goal is. While you say you want to hear audio out of your AV receiver, you also mentioned karaoke, which then tells me that you may want a mix of audio and video out of your system.

To accomplish that, something like this is actually, and very specifically what you may want:

VocoPro HD-Oke High-Definition Karaoke System with HDMI Connectors

Buy VocoPro HD-Oke High-Definition Karaoke System with HDMI Connectors featuring For Soundbars & Home Theater Systems, Two 1/4" Microphone Inputs, 1/8" Line Input and Output, HDMI Input and Output, Four Vocal Effect Presets, Vocal Eliminator Function, Includes Two Handheld Microphones, Includes...

www.bhphotovideo.com

That gives you a proper 1/4" microphone input along with HDMI video/audio in/out which should give you a mix of everything on screen and into your receiver.

 

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Want to use av receiver speaker for karaoke


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I wouldn't do that. Karaoke works better with small PA equipment and making P or B sounds tends to make woofer cones move much too far if the system doesn't have any limiting or compression- some do, some don't. That said, one of my customers has one at home and one on their boat but it does limit the output and suppress popping.

As BMXTRIX posted, look at VocoPro for this- they make good ones