This is confusing. People please help me with some signal chain set ups.

1. Mic
2. High-end monstercables
3. Mic Preamp (Sebatron Thorax or Joemeek Twin Q? not sure)
4. out to D/A converter
5. Into Digi 002 via high-endcables
6. Out to KRK V8's

I am currently running a ART TPS II preamp with a Shure Ksm57 through Monster cable high-endcables into a Digi002 Console and Roland 65a Monitors. (Rolands left unit keeps chipping out? Dunno the problem and how to fix it)

Hey everyone, I have a question:

From my understanding, you should set a preamp's input impedance to 10 times the amount of a mics output impedance. Is this correct? And, if I decide to try a different input impedance on the pre, could it cause damage to the mic or preamp?

Thanks in advance for the help!
-eric.

Just trying to see if I have this correct:

If a mic has 130db max spl handling and you plug this into a mic preamp input that only has 86db of dynamic range and recorded something above 86db it would clip the input?

I am looking for suggestions for a digital input device for recording into my Mac/Garage Band.

I am currently using a Tascam US-122, and it works very well. Now that I have GB2 I can record up to 8 tracks at simultaniously. The US-122 affords me the ability to record two seperate track.

I am looking for suggestions for a digital input device for recording into my Mac/Garage Band.

I am currently using a Tascam US-122, and it works very well. Now that I have GB2 I can record up to 8 tracks at simultaniously. The US-122 affords me the ability to record two seperate track.

Hi. I had looked for an "ideal" usb card for some time now.
I realized that the most important feature i'm looking for is the Hi Z instrument input that i see on new usb and firewire audio devices.
I'm wondering if there is anyway to do that "direct instrument input" with my old sound blaster live...

hi peeps...

hello everyone,

when connecting the output of a MONO device (guitar/di box etc) ie a 1/4" mono jack plug to the 1/8" stereo 'line in' of a sound card is the mono signal wired so as to 'split' it between the 2 stereo channels or is it just fed into 1 channel leaving the other 'open'?

Alright, I have been trolling this forum for a bit now and decided that you guys could help me, should you choose to