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Originally Posted by Mike H I have two choices for locating my preamps in my home studio:
(1) In my rack. The cable length from mics (in another room) to preamps would be 35-40 feet.
(2) On the other side of the mix room, where the mic cables come thru the wall. In this case, the length from mics to preamps is about 12 feet.
This matters because some of the preamps have EQ's which I would like to use during mixdown. Option (1) is perfect for mixdown. Option (2) requires that I go across the room during mixdown to adjust the EQ's.
I am using DA-206 110-ohm digital cable from the mics to the preamps.
Am I OK with 35-40 ft. between mic and preamp, or will I have to go with option (2)?
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The Distance isn't a problem, conventional wisdom usually states that you need to be using more than 300 m before the capacitance of the cable starts to roll off the high frequancy significantly.
Using 110-ohm digital cable between the mic and the pre-amp? If you have stated this properly this is a problem. Use proper mic cable! If you don't you are effectively nearly doubling your mics impedance (usually around 150-ohms for a pro mic) to the pre. This could potentially cause changes in sound.
If you meant that the cable running from the pre-amp to your Recorder/DAW is a digital signal and you are using 110 ohm digital cable for this, better to mount your pre-amp in the control room as long digital cable runs can (depending on the type) cause problems.
Regards
Roland
