MIC Pre's to USB line thru?

[DayOfVengeance]

this is kinda a noob question but are there any USB devices that are "line thru" and do not have a preamp?

i"ve bought a GT Brick and a GA Pre-73 that i run through a Tascam US-122.
Im pretty sure im not doing myself a favor by running it through Tascam's Pre and i don't see a line thru.

cheers!

 

[dintymoore]

If the signal is already preamp'd you don't need to preamp it again (that's how you make distortion) so the normal thing would be to use the line/guitar inputs on the US-122.

 

[DayOfVengeance]

that's what i've doing.

thank god i've got it right

cheers!

 

[Shadow_7]

Normally the 1/4" input overrides the preamps and acts as line input. Sometimes not. If you have line input use it. Unless it's unbalanced and/or a 1/8" stereo jack. Not all devices have line input or let you override the preamps. But the good ones almost always do.