This question was addressed by remoteness and others in a thread entitled analog or digital snakes
Multipin Snakes: analog or digital?. I was told that line levels were best, but this seemed contrary to what I had learned. It also goes against the use of D.I. boxes. I was confused (this happens a lot
). Then I came across this technical note on whirlwind's site:
"High impedance lines are more adversely affected by the inherent capacitance that is present in the cable itself. This capacitance combines with the impedances of the source and destination to set up a filter. As the impedance increases and/or the capacitance per foot increases, the active frequency at which the filter comes into play gets lower. The frequencies above this point actually begin to "short out" across the cable's conductors before they ever get to their intended
destination. Keeping impedance low and using quality cables can be important issues for maintaining wide frequency response in long lines."
This seems to suggest that it is best to have a mic signal travel a long line than a line signal. If this is true, why would anyone want to have mic pre's on stage instead of at the recording location. Can anybody explain why you would want to do this? Please help clear my cobwebs.
Let me know. As always, it is appreciated.
Best Regards,
Mario