How to setup an input on a yamaha CP33

[cook675]

I used to have a P255 but had to unload it for financial reaaons. One of the things I loved was the ‘Input’ slot in the back. I could plug in a backing track from my phone and the sound would come out the keyboard headphones.

I just got a CP33; there is no input. What options or choices do I have to get the same result? How can I play the track and have the keyboard sound both come out of headphones?

Thanks!

 

[happyrat1]

Use a small mixer.

Amazon.com : 5 channel mixer

Feed the keyboard and the backing track to two of the stereo channels and use the headphone out jack of the mixer to listen.

Gary

 

[cook675]

awesome thanks for link this looks pretty simple.

Is there any loss of sound quality in this method?

 

[happyrat1]

Not unless you have ultrasonic hearing like a bat or a dolphin.

Seriously though, the device with the worst SNR, THD and bandwidth is always the limiting factor in any audio chain.

Fortunately the crappiest device in most modern signal paths is always the speakers or the microphone or both. The laws of physics and technology dictate the mechanical devices have the worst precision of all mechanisms in the chain.

Choose any mixer you'd like with reasonable specs and you'll be OK.

You should worry more about whatever headphones you are using.

Gary

 

[delaware dave]

Here's one even smaller (size of a cigarette pack). I own one, bought it used for $28.

The MX28 Stereo MINI-MIX VI | Rolls Corporation - Real Sound

one on ebay --> link

even smaller Rolls MX22A or MX22s: two channel instead of 3 channel.

mx22a --> link

mx22s --> Link

I own all three mixers above, they all work great.