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Post subject: New Passport Pro 150
Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 6:00 pm
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I just purchased a brand new Passport Pro 150 and have plenty of volumn on the music but on my 3rd set of mics and cannot get the audio up My last passport 150 the older one provide plenty of vocal through the mic on this one I can't even get sound from a wired $40.00 mic. I am using the phono in and out on the wireless and on the wired mic balanced on the output and phono on the input

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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 9:34 pm
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Hi,

Sorry for the confusion. The 1/4" inputs on the new Passport units are line inputs (meant for pre-amps, keyboards, audio interfaces, etc.) and the XLR inputs are microphone inputs. You will need to go into the XLR input with your microphone and you will have plenty of gain/volume for your mic. You can either use a XLR cable or you could use a 1/4" to XLR adapter if your mic is wired and can't be detached.

Hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

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Ken

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Post subject: monitor for Fender Passport 150 Pro Amp.
Posted: Wed Jun 23, 2010 9:44 am
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Ken Porter - Fender wrote:
Hi,

Sorry for the confusion. The 1/4" inputs on the new Passport units are line inputs (meant for pre-amps, keyboards, audio interfaces, etc.) and the XLR inputs are microphone inputs. You will need to go into the XLR input with your microphone and you will have plenty of gain/volume for your mic. You can either use a XLR cable or you could use a 1/4" to XLR adapter if your mic is wired and can't be detached.

Hope this helps. Please let me know if you have any other questions.

Thanks,
Ken


Hi Ken,

This is my 1st post, and I'm not sure whether I'm doing this correctly, but I wanted to get this monitor info. out regarding the Passport 150 Pro, which I discovered through trial and error. It sounds like you are the right person to reach.

I make my living performing a 1 man science show for kids in schools and theaters. I sing a couple of songs backed by my own recorded music, and it is crucial that I am able to hear the music.
My former Passport 150 deluxe had a "send" feature that allowed me to plug in a small computer speaker as a monitor, and limit the send to only the background music. I also use a wireless lav. mic. and was able to previously keep it out of the "monitor" speaker, thus avoiding unwanted feedback as I approached the system to change tracks (and get props).
In theaters, I plug my mini disc player into the house and they easily provide me a monitor speaker or 2 with only the music sent through.
In schools, I do all of my own set-up relying solely on my amp system.

When I upgraded to the new Passport 150 Pro, I found that I could not adjust the various imputs independently. So, I was unable to get my (mini disc) background music into my monitor without also getting the mic. in.
My solution was to use a splitter directly from the minidisc player. One part of the split went directly into my stereo imput, and the volume level is easily adjusted to my mic.
The other splitter plug went into my computer speaker monitor, which allowed my to safely keep the mic. signal out of it, but the volume level was too low for me to hear onstage.
I tried to use a more powerful speaker (without using a 15 watt "mouse" amp or some other speaker that took extra time and energy to set up/strike), but it still didn't work....
It seemed that the split signal couldn't be boosted, and then I discovered
"Boosteroo" (www.boosteroo.com)
For about $30, I purchased this powered splitter and it has solved my problem splendidly!!! I still use a splitter from the mini disc with one plug of the splitter going directly into the amp imput.
However, the monitor side of the split plugs into the boosteroo, which, as the name implies, boosts the signal so that my computer speaker plays my background music loud enough to hear onstage.

As a solo act who does over 100 dates per year, I try to keep set up and strike to a minimum (1 hour to set up sound system and props).
This "boosteroo" is a great augment to the Passport 150 Pro, and I hope that this information gets shared with anyone else who has need of a monitor with this system.


Thanks,
Garry Krinsky


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