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Weak external output signal

AmySAmyS
in Loopy Pro

Hi. I just set up Loopy on iPad 11 2025, I'm a newbie.

I have an AKG Lyra USB mic. I can't tell how much better the audio quality is over the tablet mic yet. It's more an advantage in terms of mic placement for recording instruments.

It's not possible to separate sources for in and output. So I'm playing my loops through a speaker connected via mini-jack to the mic headphone jack. My adaptor (used to get the USB mic in via the USB2 input) doesn't have mini-jack socket.

The output is very low. The only way to get anything loud enough to hear through speaker is to crank the mic gain. But then it distorts and feeds back.

Any ideas that don't involve buying more gear? I have tons of gear at home, just trying to get to know Loopy while I'm away for a few weeks. In the absence of a better solution I'll revert to tablet onboard mic. I'm looping with a pal so headphones aren't an option.

Thanks in advance for any ideas

Comments

  • uncledaveuncledave

    @AmyS said:
    Hi. I just set up Loopy on iPad 11 2025, I'm a newbie.

    I have an AKG Lyra USB mic. I can't tell how much better the audio quality is over the tablet mic yet. It's more an advantage in terms of mic placement for recording instruments.

    It's not possible to separate sources for in and output. So I'm playing my loops through a speaker connected via mini-jack to the mic headphone jack. My adaptor (used to get the USB mic in via the USB2 input) doesn't have mini-jack socket.

    The output is very low. The only way to get anything loud enough to hear through speaker is to crank the mic gain. But then it distorts and feeds back.

    Any ideas that don't involve buying more gear? I have tons of gear at home, just trying to get to know Loopy while I'm away for a few weeks. In the absence of a better solution I'll revert to tablet onboard mic. I'm looping with a pal so headphones aren't an option.

    Thanks in advance for any ideas

    Hi. Your problem may be an impedance mismatch between the mic headphone jack and the speaker. What is the make and model of the speaker unit? If the speaker has an aux input, that might work better. Feedback will always be a problem if the mic can hear the speaker.

  • espiegel123espiegel123

    @AmyS said:
    Hi. I just set up Loopy on iPad 11 2025, I'm a newbie.

    I have an AKG Lyra USB mic. I can't tell how much better the audio quality is over the tablet mic yet. It's more an advantage in terms of mic placement for recording instruments.

    It's not possible to separate sources for in and output. So I'm playing my loops through a speaker connected via mini-jack to the mic headphone jack. My adaptor (used to get the USB mic in via the USB2 input) doesn't have mini-jack socket.

    The output is very low. The only way to get anything loud enough to hear through speaker is to crank the mic gain. But then it distorts and feeds back.

    Any ideas that don't involve buying more gear? I have tons of gear at home, just trying to get to know Loopy while I'm away for a few weeks. In the absence of a better solution I'll revert to tablet onboard mic. I'm looping with a pal so headphones aren't an option.

    Thanks in advance for any ideas

    Note that if you are using a speaker and a mic, feedback is likely to be an issue and when audio is playing out of the speaker you may run into issues of the mic picking up the speaker output. These are general issues not specific to Loopy Pro

    Generally you want to use wired headphones when using a mic and doing recording.

  • AmySAmyS

    Hi. Thanks for your ideas, I think the impedance is the key. I am just going to give up with this tiny mini rig speaker and revert to headphones. The speaker doesn’t have volume control, nor is there one on the mic so cranking the gain is the only option. The speaker was well away from the mic and I’ve used a similar setup with other loopers without feedback issues. It’s just that with the gain maxed out in the loopy mixer the sound is dreadful anyway. I’ll stick with headphones for now. Thanks

  • wimwim
    edited October 2025

    @AmyS said:
    Hi. Thanks for your ideas, I think the impedance is the key. I am just going to give up with this tiny mini rig speaker and revert to headphones. The speaker doesn’t have volume control, nor is there one on the mic so cranking the gain is the only option. The speaker was well away from the mic and I’ve used a similar setup with other loopers without feedback issues. It’s just that with the gain maxed out in the loopy mixer the sound is dreadful anyway. I’ll stick with headphones for now. Thanks

    Maybe you could get a headphone splitter to let your looping buddy hear also. I know you said you don't want to add more equipment though.

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