Laptop To Disco Connection

[SOMMERS]

When friends of mine want to use a laptop on their disco they simply connect a cable from the laptop headphone socket to an input on the disco mixer. I have tried the same but can get no sound. If I listen on the mixer headphone at full volume I can just about hear the music but can get no sound over the p.a. Can anybody let me know why and what I need to do? Thanks for any help. Regards

[Buenchico]

Perhaps they're using a mixer deck with a built-in pre-amp circuit and you're trying to use one without such a facility? If so, you'll need to provide some amplification of the output from your laptop.

[TheChair]

It would help if you told us the make and model of the mixer you are using.

[SOMMERS]

Sorry for the delay in reply. Since posting I've been up to my eyeballs travel / work.
My Mixer is DNX800 The World`s First Professional Digital/Analog Mixer for DJ`s • X-EFFECT Controls DENON CD players; Hot Starts, Sampler and Brake/Platter modes by simple crossfader movement • 4 digital inputs (coax) • 2 digital outputs (coax) • 8 line / 3 phono inputs • 2 Microphone inputs • Mic post on/off • Master output (balanced) • Master, Booth and Tape output (unbalanced) • Zone output (balanced) • Zone output level adjustment with meter display • Subwoofer output (balanced, mono) • Subwoofer output freq control • Send / Return effect loop (stereo) • Input Gain control (each channel) • -26dB ~ +10dB HI, MID, LOW tone controls • Split cue H/P monitor and display • Cross fader channel assign selector, 1~4 • Cross fader contour adjustment • Cue, program pan • 45mm VCA faders • X-EFFECT is compatible with DENON's DN-2100F, DN-2600F • Fader Start is compatible with DENON's DN-1800F, DN-2100F, DN-2600F or other brand pulse start CD players • Industrial build with high performance parts • Superb audio fidelity (extremely clean) • Great for club, mobile or studio use • Complement the digital outputs to our MiniDisc or CD-R recorders • Small chassis, only 4U rack spaces .
The mixers used by friends are the cheap stuff like you get from Maplins so I thought mine would be fine.
Thank you for your interest.

[SOMMERS]

Sorry, thats a different mixer. Mines the Denon DND 40000

[SOMMERS]

having a bad day!! that is the right mixer Denon DNX 800. The other is the cd players DOH!