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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...

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...

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...

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.

Are Instrument cables typically balanced or unbalanced? Or maybe neither and I'm really confused. Also, if I am unsure whether an older keyboard (like the Ensoniq EPS) has a balanced or unbalanced connection, is it safe to just use balanced. Thanks.

I'm about to buy equipment to act as both a mixer and handle recording, but I'm at a loss... I'm looking for about 12-16 inputs (the 8 outs on the MPC2000XL plus a handfull of modules) for mixing, and I'd also like to record these inputs to their own tracks simultaneously, preferrably going the...