How to Connect a Phone Line to a Mixing Console

With the right adapters, you can connect a phone line to your mixer.

Mixing consoles, or mixing boards, are used to throttle the levels of input signals before the signals reach their output destination. Mixing consoles generally support 1/4-inch audio inputs. But with the right adapters, you can connect a wider variety of audio inputs to the mixing console, even running audio from a phone line through a console.

Things You'll Need

• RJ11-to-3.5mm adapter
• Male-to-Male 3.5mm-to-1/4 inch audio cable

Instructions

1. Connect the RJ11-to-3.5mm adapter to the phone line you wish to work with, plugging the RJ11 end of the cable into the phone outlet.

2. Plug the 3.5mm end of the 3.5mm-to-1/4 inch audio cable into the 3.5mm port on the RJ11-to-3.5mm adapter.

3. Plug the 1/4 inch side of the 3.5mm-to-1/4 inch audio cable into one of the "Line in" ports on the back of your mixing console.

Tips & Warnings

• You can use a phone line coupler to couple the RJ11-to-3.5mm adapter's RJ11 side with a phone cable.