Tascam M30
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A Reel Person
It's Too Funky in Here!!!
Assuming your preamp is capable of outputting a -10db unbalanced nominal signal,...
then you may plug it directly into the M30's channel LINE IN, and switch the channel input select to LINE.
Or,... if you know that your signal requires no mixing with other signals, and you've preplanned which track it should go to, you may plug directly into the BUSS IN on any buss, or even directly to the INPUT of the recorder itself.
But in general, I think it would serve more utility to plug your preamp into the M30's channel LINE IN. That way you get control of the signal and mix, as a normal LINE IN input signal on a channel, and work it from there.
then you may plug it directly into the M30's channel LINE IN, and switch the channel input select to LINE.
Or,... if you know that your signal requires no mixing with other signals, and you've preplanned which track it should go to, you may plug directly into the BUSS IN on any buss, or even directly to the INPUT of the recorder itself.
But in general, I think it would serve more utility to plug your preamp into the M30's channel LINE IN. That way you get control of the signal and mix, as a normal LINE IN input signal on a channel, and work it from there.
Thanks for your quick response.
My preamp actually has XLR balanced outputs but I have a 2 channel line level converter to allow me to switch to RCA unbalanced lines.
I'm not in the market for another mixer yet, but do you know if any of their later models use XLR line inputs, not just MIC inputs?
Another question. Do you know when Tascam switched to using Pin 2 hot on their XLR connections, instead of pin 3 hot on their earlier equipment?
My preamp actually has XLR balanced outputs but I have a 2 channel line level converter to allow me to switch to RCA unbalanced lines.
I'm not in the market for another mixer yet, but do you know if any of their later models use XLR line inputs, not just MIC inputs?
Another question. Do you know when Tascam switched to using Pin 2 hot on their XLR connections, instead of pin 3 hot on their earlier equipment?
A Reel Person
It's Too Funky in Here!!!
I don't know of any Tascam mixer that has XLR/balanced LINE INputs,...
although the Portastudio style mixer has XLR MIC/LINE inputs, in which you'd have the preamp stopped all the way down for LINE, and opened all the way up for MIC.
I don't have any info on the pin 2-3 differences you've mentioned.
although the Portastudio style mixer has XLR MIC/LINE inputs, in which you'd have the preamp stopped all the way down for LINE, and opened all the way up for MIC.
I don't have any info on the pin 2-3 differences you've mentioned.
