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Mixer Outputs Question

Hello everyone! I just started getting into recording and I was wondering if you could help me figure out a few things on my mixer. It’s a vintage Randall Stereo Mixer, and there are a couple of outputs on the back I’m not really sure what they do: Monitor output, Direct to Mon. Bus, 2 effects loops – but only one had a output?

Hum!

I get a hum from my SB Live 5.1 card that goes away when I unplug my Q10? But no hum from the Q10 alone. And no hum from the SB solo.
I've tried different connections and cables and nothing solves the problem.
This only when monitoring, which is all I use the SB for.
Any one run into this before?

TEAC M5 to Tape?

Bill,
That was an excellent, detailed answer you gave @ "Small Steps" re; Mackies, gain structure and headroom. Thanks for the back up. Sometimes I am a little weary of drowning the inquirer with too much info at one time but you dealt with it in a very succinct manner. It is obvious that you have a handle on the tech side as well as the creative side of things.