I am about to plug up my studio.
I got some great info about the inputs I have .

So step one is to run my instruments through a patchbay, normalled to mixer channels on my Yamaha 32/10.

I have recently purchased a DPA 4099g and would like a definitive answer to whether plugging /unplugging with phantom power on is advisable.

Duh. I have always been afraid of 5-pin DINS. I'm trying to plugin the male end of a cable into a female connector at the base of a mic (congrats to me: I commissioned a Neumann U47 replica, and it is awesome.) I'm sure the pins are straight and I managed to plug it in last night. But today, still difficult. Any tips? This has plagued me for years.

I've run my mac with the Mackie Onyx 1220i for the last two days, and it have worked very well. Then I started Logic Pro 9 and it was very slow. After a restart, the whole machine was still slow. I unplugged the mixer and everything was back to normal. What is wrong?

I've been trying to record my guitar, and it sounds very buzzy. I've been reading a bunch of threads here and elsewhere and found that backing off on the gain can help, but I tried that (gain down to about 25% of max), but that didn't seem to help much.

hi everyone, i have a grace 101 that i want to plug into my firepod. if i use one of the line inputs on the back of the firepod, am i completely avoiding the firepod pres? i did a quick comparison and there's definitely a significant difference when the signal is mic>grace>firepod input 1 on the front, as opposed to mic>grace>line input 1 on the back.

i'm just getting setup to mix tracks that i've recorded into my Tascam 2488 on a laptop using Cubase sl. i have Behringer 2031a truth powered monitors, and i'm wondering how to plug them into the laptop. i've heard from some people that a $5 1/8 inch to balanced line converter will do, while others have told me that a usb or firewire interface with a monitor out is in order.

Situation: I can plugin my guitar straight to the mbox but I want to add my marshall ampifier inbetween! So I ran a 1/4 jack out of my line out out on the amp into the TRS jack of the mbox, I got no sound through the headphones I hope i didnt wreck anything, so I then decide to mic my cabinet with a sm 57 and just use the XLR connectors but I came up dead air again!1

Is it safe to leave cables (XLR, 1/4TRS) plugged in your gear? At the end of every studio session, do you guys disconnect all the wires?