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mnstudio · 23rd August 2009

I'm going to purchase a new 8 ch Preamp (LineAudio MP8) to make my live recordings. I have heard good things about it. I have to insert it between the mics and the Digi 002 interface which feeds my MacBookPro with Logic.
Now, I'm thinking that the first 4 input channels of Digi002, pass thru its own preamps (infact I saw on the block diagram that not only the xlr inputs, but also the line inputs go to the preamps), whereas the other 4 inputs (5 to 8) haven't preamps on their path..
In this way I realize that the first 4 channels of my recording will be preamped 2 times.....
I tried feeding channel 1 and then channel 5 with same source signal and it seems that with Digi channel 1 gain to the minimum I get same amount of signal of channel 5...
Can this mean that in this case input channel with preamp at minimum has similar behaviour of the preampless input?
Or is there a better way to manage my situation?

Tnx

23rd August 2009	#1
mnstudio Gear Head Joined: Jul 2008 Posts: 39 Thread Starter	Good Preamped signal to digital interface which already has its own preamps I'm going to purchase a new 8 ch Preamp (LineAudio MP8) to make my live recordings. I have heard good things about it. I have to insert it between the mics and the Digi 002 interface which feeds my MacBookPro with Logic. Now, I'm thinking that the first 4 input channels of Digi002, pass thru its own preamps (infact I saw on the block diagram that not only the xlr inputs, but also the line inputs go to the preamps), whereas the other 4 inputs (5 to 8) haven't preamps on their path.. In this way I realize that the first 4 channels of my recording will be preamped 2 times..... I tried feeding channel 1 and then channel 5 with same source signal and it seems that with Digi channel 1 gain to the minimum I get same amount of signal of channel 5... Can this mean that in this case input channel with preamp at minimum has similar behaviour of the preampless input? Or is there a better way to manage my situation? Tnx __________________ Musicnet Studio Livorno - Italy