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Guinness_Bottle
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Hey folks...I have been bouncing around sites and really found this is my wheelhouse...because I'm a real n00b when it comes to fundamentals...
I got a pretty simple issue......
I have an ART PRO MPA II that I not only want to use as a mic pre, but as a line amp too to bounce my sounds and vsti's through.
I know my AI puts a line out signal of +16db....sooo.....I understand I need to pad the line out.
I was wondering if an inline pad @ -50 would suffice or using a passive DI like ART Zdirect which can attenuate -40db
The only problem I have with the inline pad is I would be going from TRS out ->> XLR Pad In -->> XLR Pad out to XLR in
than XLR out to TRS in (because I need to use the Line In not the Mic In to bypass the AI's mic pres, right?)
The above config seems a little wonky...even though a balanced signal all the way through isn't really an issue as it's a bedroom and a very, very short run.
Am I doing this right for what i want to do?
Any help is appreciated and thanks in advance!
I got a pretty simple issue......
I have an ART PRO MPA II that I not only want to use as a mic pre, but as a line amp too to bounce my sounds and vsti's through.
I know my AI puts a line out signal of +16db....sooo.....I understand I need to pad the line out.
I was wondering if an inline pad @ -50 would suffice or using a passive DI like ART Zdirect which can attenuate -40db
The only problem I have with the inline pad is I would be going from TRS out ->> XLR Pad In -->> XLR Pad out to XLR in
than XLR out to TRS in (because I need to use the Line In not the Mic In to bypass the AI's mic pres, right?)
The above config seems a little wonky...even though a balanced signal all the way through isn't really an issue as it's a bedroom and a very, very short run.
Am I doing this right for what i want to do?
Any help is appreciated and thanks in advance!