The Spangle
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I have an Alesis multimix 8 usb 2.0 fx which has 4 mic/line inputs and 4 line inputs.
The mic/line inputs are great. I have amps and vocals mic'd through them, and I get good signal adjusting the gain and volume for each channel.
The line level inputs (#5 - #8) appear to be almost useless. They are unbalanced TRS inputs. If I plug a keyboard (the mono L/R output) into a line input and then boost that channel's input volume to the max, and boost the master volume to the max, and have the keys turned up to 11, I still get a weedy signal outputted to my DAW. It's way too low for recording, and much much lower than the 4 mic inputs which have balanced XLR options.
Should I just accept these are useless and upgrade at some point? Or is there a (cheap) line level amp I can add to the chain to boost the signal before the mixer?
I'm searching and not really finding conclusive information. I understand that mic inputs need the extra boost, but it seems that line level needs at least some right?
The mic/line inputs are great. I have amps and vocals mic'd through them, and I get good signal adjusting the gain and volume for each channel.
The line level inputs (#5 - #8) appear to be almost useless. They are unbalanced TRS inputs. If I plug a keyboard (the mono L/R output) into a line input and then boost that channel's input volume to the max, and boost the master volume to the max, and have the keys turned up to 11, I still get a weedy signal outputted to my DAW. It's way too low for recording, and much much lower than the 4 mic inputs which have balanced XLR options.
Should I just accept these are useless and upgrade at some point? Or is there a (cheap) line level amp I can add to the chain to boost the signal before the mixer?
I'm searching and not really finding conclusive information. I understand that mic inputs need the extra boost, but it seems that line level needs at least some right?