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I think I finally got a handle on things. The direct box and a change in location helped. There is still a decent hum, but I think a better preamp will take care of the rest. I think I'm gonna look into a Soundcraft Folio Notepad mixer for this, or maybe a higher end phono preamp. Thanks to...

Thanks... what are some of these high end phono preamp brands/models? I think I might have to try that route. And I still don't get the advantages to an active direct box vs. passive... but maybe I should start a new thread for that one.

Everything is plugged into one of two power strips that come from the same set of wall plugs. And the turntable is fine - just last week I used it with a DJ mixer, and plus I have two - I've tried both. A friend let me borrow a ProCo DB-1, so I'm gonna try that tomorrow after I get an XLR...

Doesn't at least one piece of equipment need to be grounded with a 3-prong plug?

>>>"You said the turntable is grounded to the Phono Pre-amp? With the little gray cable that is usually in the middle of the RCA cables?" Yes and Yes. A higher ptiched hum went away when I did this. But there is still a more obnoxious, lower-pitched hum. >>>"Does it sound like a 60 cycle...

I've tried 2 phono preamps, just to make sure one wasn't defective: the Rolls VP29 and the Bellari (Rolls) VP129 Tube Phono Preamp, which has RIAA EQ. I know I'm not the only one connecting a turntable to a non DJ mixer, so I'm curious how some of ya'll are doing this. Phono preamp? Direct box?

there is one halogen lamp. the turntable is a technics 1200 that is fairly new and in excellent working condition, and the cables are all monster cables. my computer and computer monitor aren't helping, and neither are the power lines that come into my house not too far from my setup...

I am trying with great difficulty to hook up a turntable to a Spirit by Soundcraft M12 mixer. I was told I needed a phono preamp, so the turntable feeds into a Rolls preamp, which then goes into the mixer via balanced 1/4" cable. My problem is that there is an awful hum present at all times...

Thanks, I think I see the pros and cons of applying compression at different points in the process. I definitely want to use compression as "an effect" (add some punch to my drums). I know it will take some experimenting with the settings, but any suggestions on how best to do this (i.e. what...

I know there are a million and one posts on compression, but I had trouble finding the answer to my question... Does it make sense to compress my drum sounds seperately (compression on just the bass drum, compression on just the snare), and then also compress the whole mix? Is compressing just...

Thanks... I'll definitely look into a phono preamp. What exactly is the "chassis ground?" Is that the little thing which the u-shaped end of the ground wire connects to? If so, there is none on the mixer, hence the question. Do phono preamps typically have these things, or is there some...

Grounding Question I was planning on running a Technics 1200 turntable directly into a Soundcraft M12 mixer using the RCA stereo returns. But how do I ground the turntable? That is, what do I do with the earth lead from the turntable (i think thats what its called)? I'm pretty clueless...

thanks for the info. eyeslikefire... is the input also unbalanced? am i right in assuming that you own an EPS?

thanks... if i am sending everything into a mixer with balanced 1/4" TRS inputs, is there any harm in using balanced TRS to TRS cable if the source is an unbalanced signal? and how about the opposite - is there any harm is using unbalanced cable from an unbalanced signal to a balanced signal...

Does anybody know if the inputs and outputs on th EPS are balanced or unbalanced? I can't seem to find an answer form the manual. Thanks.