Blue bear, The reson that he wants to run through an eq before recording, is because the eq on the vf-16, 160, vf-80 and mr-8 suck. the high and the lows are ok but the low eq is fixed at 400hz. I have to run through a eq before i record if i want deep lows.
Dave: Plug the mic into the back of the eq into a input that says: Ch:1 in. and then get a guitar cable and plug it into the one that says: Ch:1 out. and then plug the end of that cable into the Ch:1 input on the back of the compressor and then get another guitar cable and plug it into the Ch: 1 out and plug the end of that into the record input. I have to do the same thing each time i record. It's a drag but when done right it helps. I'm getting a computer for the studio soon and i'm going to put Cool Edit Pro on it and start sending the audio from my vf-16 to the software for eq and compression.
Good luck.
Zeke