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Summary: Sometimes the power plug is completely separate from the mixer itself. Learn how to plug in power when setting up a mixer from a professional DJ in this free music video.
Justin Cohen is a disc jockey from Northampton, Mass. He has DJed regularly at public and private functions since 2004, and had a weekly radio show on Valley Free Radio WXOJ from...read more
"Alright, the first thing that you need to do to use your mixer of course is to plug it in. Now this particular mixer, the plug is completely separate from the mixer itself. It's not attached. Take it, plug it into your power source whether it'd be on the wall or on the power strip. Usually you're going to want to use a power strip when you're gigging out because it's portable and not all clubs or venues where you might do any sort of DJing have a whole lot of inputs. So this plugs in on the back. You find where DC 15 volts, that's a 15 volt power. You plug them in and it's as easy as that. If you forget to do that, your mixer will not turn on and you will not be playing music for anybody. So that is the first step."
eHow Article: DJ Mixer Setup: Plugging in Power