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I have an 8in/8out audio interface. I'm planning on buying a 2 channel microphone pre-amp to spice up 2 channels on the interface. I wanna hook up an equalizer to the pre-amp so it's not just a flat signal. I'd have to go OUT of pre-amp to audio interface IN to activate pre-amp. Do I connect the OUT of the EQ and connect it to the IN of the pre-amp on the back?

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TheJackAttack Mon, 04/25/2011 - 08:50

Unless this is for live performance I wouldn't muddy things with an eq-especially if it's a cheap eq. For recording purposes a flat signal is exactly what you want. If you need a mic with a little curve in it-and most already have this-then change your vocal mic. Also, most eq plugins are far superior to cheap to middlin' gear available on the market. IMHO YMMV

Boswell Tue, 04/26/2011 - 04:52

mistercrayle, post: 369626 wrote: I have an 8in/8out audio interface. I'm planning on buying a 2 channel microphone pre-amp to spice up 2 channels on the interface. I wanna hook up an equalizer to the pre-amp so it's not just a flat signal. I'd have to go OUT of pre-amp to audio interface IN to activate pre-amp. Do I connect the OUT of the EQ and connect it to the IN of the pre-amp on the back?

If you must do it this way, take the output of the pre-amp into the input of the equalizer, then the output of the equalizer into line inputs on the interface.

It's not a recommended set-up, as Jack indicated, since once you have applied the EQ it's not easy to cancel it in the DAW and apply a different set.

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