Okay, my MT-32 has arrived! It’s all connected up and it’s powered, but I think I’m still missing something. I’m not sure if I ever asked about the red and white output cables…? Those are coming from my speakers and are connected to my SC-55, but… how would I go about hooking them/some up to the MT-32…? Do I need to daisy-chain between both modules?

You mean the audio cables? If you want to hook up both the SC-55 and MT-32 at the same time, this is where you need a mixer or audio switcher.

Otherwise, you'll have to unplug the SC-55 and hook up the MT-32 in its place.

Shponglefan wrote on 2026-04-07, 16:25:

You mean the audio cables? If you want to hook up both the SC-55 and MT-32 at the same time, this is where you need a mixer or audio switcher.

Otherwise, you'll have to unplug the SC-55 and hook up the MT-32 in its place.

Ahhhh. Okay. For some reason I was under the impression both could be hooked up together, but you have to toggle between them depending on the game and its setup. But thanks. I’ll have to look into that next. For now, I’ll disconnect the SC-55 so I can test it. 😀

Also, does it require totally different audio cables? It doesn’t look like the standard red and white ones connect.

Okay, just watched Phil’s video. Looks like I’ll need to get an adapter or two. I don’t think I have what’s needed in my cable/adapter collection.

DustyShinigami wrote on 2026-04-07, 16:32:

Also, does it require totally different audio cables? It doesn’t look like the standard red and white ones connect.

Yes, the MT-32 uses 6.35mm audio jacks. Whereas the SC-55 uses RCA jacks.

Shponglefan wrote on 2026-04-07, 17:05:

DustyShinigami wrote on 2026-04-07, 16:32:

Also, does it require totally different audio cables? It doesn’t look like the standard red and white ones connect.

Yes, the MT-32 uses 6.35mm audio jacks. Whereas the SC-55 uses RCA jacks.

Yeah. Makes sense though considering how old the MT-32 is. In fact, as old as me. ^^ I've ordered those 6.35mm to RCA adapters. I think there's about six of them.

Yeah, this is the space I have, between the monitor and case.

I’m just a bit concerned how wide/big a mixer is going to be. Especially 6-10 channel mixers. I suspect they’re going to be far too big. 😕

DustyShinigami wrote on 2026-04-07, 22:18:

I’m just a bit concerned how wide/big a mixer is going to be. Especially 6-10 channel mixers. I suspect they’re going to be far too big. 😕

The 6 channel is narrower than the SC-55, the 10 channel is about as wide as the SC-55, perhaps ever so slightly wider. They're much smaller than pro mixers.

These 6/10 channel mixers use 6.35mm stereo jacks, so you'll need a 6.35mm stereo to dual RCA cable for the SC-55 and a 6.35mm stereo to dual mono 6.35mm for the MT-32.

https://www.amazon.com/Yeung-Qee-6-35mm-Stere … B08NZJ7XLC?th=1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ome-Audio-6-35mm-4-I … B0F3VXS41B?th=1

You can get 6.35mm to 3.5mm adapters, but you're introducing more connection points and thus increasing the chance of ground loops and bad connections. Rather get cables like those linked above to minimise the chances of bad connections.

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DustyShinigami wrote on 2026-04-07, 22:18:

I’m just a bit concerned how wide/big a mixer is going to be. Especially 6-10 channel mixers. I suspect they’re going to be far too big. 😕

The 6 channel is narrower than the SC-55, the 10 channel is about as wide as the SC-55, perhaps ever so slightly wider. They're much smaller than pro mixers.

These 6/10 channel mixers use 6.35mm stereo jacks, so you'll need a 6.35mm stereo to dual RCA cable for the SC-55 and a 6.35mm stereo to dual mono 6.35mm for the MT-32.

https://www.amazon.com/Yeung-Qee-6-35mm-Stere … B08NZJ7XLC?th=1

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Ome-Audio-6-35mm-4-I … B0F3VXS41B?th=1

You can get 6.35mm to 3.5mm adapters, but you're introducing more connection points and thus increasing the chance of ground loops and bad connections. Rather get cables like those linked above to minimise the chances of bad connections.

Awesome! Thank you. 😄 I have ordered myself about six of those 6.35mm to RCA adapters, which should be arriving today. These:

https://amzn.eu/d/0fv9qXG2

Okay, the MT-32 measures at about 30.5cm wide, so if a mixer is less or around that, I should be fine anyway. I do have my eye on one on eBay. A 6 channel one. Google says it's a COKYSIS MIX600 PRO, although the COKYSIS label doesn't appear to be on the unit.

DustyShinigami wrote on 2026-04-08, 09:38:

Awesome! Thank you. 😄 I have ordered myself about six of those 6.35mm to RCA adapters, which should be arriving today. These:

https://amzn.eu/d/0fv9qXG2

Just note that these are mono jacks.

If you're planning on using things with one of those stereo mixers, you may need stereo adapter jacks.

DustyShinigami wrote on 2026-04-08, 13:53:

Okay, the MT-32 measures at about 30.5cm wide, so if a mixer is less or around that, I should be fine anyway. I do have my eye on one on eBay. A 6 channel one. Google says it's a COKYSIS MIX600 PRO, although the COKYSIS label doesn't appear to be on the unit.

The brand/labeling doesn't matter. These are all the same sort of Chinese hardware that shows up on Amazon often under a variety of "brands".

Looking them up on Alibaba, they're listed as the "Enping Guanyi Electroacoustic Equipment Factory".

Shponglefan wrote on 2026-04-08, 14:09:

DustyShinigami wrote on 2026-04-08, 09:38:

Awesome! Thank you. 😄 I have ordered myself about six of those 6.35mm to RCA adapters, which should be arriving today. These:

https://amzn.eu/d/0fv9qXG2

Just note that these are mono jacks.

If you're planning on using things with one of those stereo mixers, you may need stereo adapter jacks.

Right, okay. Thanks for the heads-up. 😀

Shponglefan wrote on 2026-04-08, 14:13:

DustyShinigami wrote on 2026-04-08, 13:53:

Okay, the MT-32 measures at about 30.5cm wide, so if a mixer is less or around that, I should be fine anyway. I do have my eye on one on eBay. A 6 channel one. Google says it's a COKYSIS MIX600 PRO, although the COKYSIS label doesn't appear to be on the unit.

The brand/labeling doesn't matter. These are all the same sort of Chinese hardware that shows up on Amazon often under a variety of "brands".

Looking them up on Alibaba, they're listed as the "Enping Guanyi Electroacoustic Equipment Factory".

I see. Huh. Interesting. Are these known to be any good? I just wouldn't want to get something that does the job, but only for so long until they go wrong.

DustyShinigami wrote on 2026-04-08, 14:24:

I see. Huh. Interesting. Are these known to be any good? I just wouldn't want to get something that does the job, but only for so long until they go wrong.

I have no idea as to the quality of those.

I've only used the Edirol (Roland) mixers on my setups.

I've got two of those on my watch list and they're both the same price, except one is a 6 channel and the other is 10. It would make sense to go for the 10 channel one, however, the 6 channel one has the original box and manual, which is always a plus in my eyes. It's been opened but never used and it's smaller. I seriously doubt I'll ever exceed all 6 channels. ^^

Okay, wow, this is certainly much smaller than I was expecting. It fits comfortably in the palm of my hand. ^^

Though I may need some guidance, or reminding, for my very slow functioning brain. ^^;

How would this work exactly? Do I need to get and plug in two MIDI cables from the MT-32 and SC-55 OUTPUT into the mixer's INPUT 1 and 2...? And then... what do I connect to the OUTPUT of the mixer...? 😖

All the inputs get combined together and sent to the output. The output connects to speakers or an amp or whatever you are using to listen to sound.

All the inputs and the output are 6.35mm stereo headphone plugs. So you need to buy whatever cables you need to go from the audio connectors on your various devices to a 6.35mm (aka quater inch) stereo jack.

You'd use 4 inputs for the YMF card, Creative card, SC-55 and MT-32.

NeoG_ wrote on Today, 11:01:

All the inputs get combined together and sent to the output. The output connects to speakers or an amp or whatever you are using to listen to sound.

All the inputs and the output are 6.35mm stereo headphone plugs. So you need to buy whatever cables you need to go from the audio connectors on your various devices to a 6.35mm (aka quater inch) stereo jack.

You'd use 4 inputs for the YMF card, Creative card, SC-55 and MT-32.

Okay, I think I'm getting it. So I wouldn't need the adapter I got from Serdashop to be connected to my sound card's game port any more, right? This one:

https://www.serdashop.com/DB15MIDI

For the 6.35mm plugs, I bought some of these adapters:

Although, thinking about it, that's only going to serve the MT-32 as they're mono. I'm guessing I'll need to get some stereo ones...?

DustyShinigami wrote on Today, 10:58:

How would this work exactly? Do I need to get and plug in two MIDI cables from the MT-32 and SC-55 OUTPUT into the mixer's INPUT 1 and 2...? And then... what do I connect to the OUTPUT of the mixer...? 😖

You're mixing up MIDI and audio signals.

MIDI is not sound. It is a digital data signal.

The computer sends a digital signal via the MIDI cable to the sound module(s). The sound module(s) convert those MIDI signals into music/sound and then output sound via audio cables to the audio mixer. The audio mixer then sends the sound to your speakers.

Therefore you need to connect the MIDI cables from your computer to the sound module(s). Then you connect the audio cables from the sound modules to the audio mixer. Then your speakers to the audio mixer.