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    <p>Without wanting to hijack..<br>
      I've just got a 2nd Soundcraft signature 12 mtk - had one already
      for home - perfectly reasonable mid size desk (can be rack
      mounted) with built in multitrack USB interface which is a very
      convenient & useful feature.<br>
      I'd previously tried the A&H Zed series and, while I like the
      desks, those only had stereo USB recording built in.<br>
      T<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 20/02/2020 21:11, Quincas Moreira
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      <div dir="ltr">Seconded, Tom. A new mixer or a good audio
        interface so you can multitrack into your computer. I have the
        Focusrite Clarett 8 Pre USB and it sounds phenomenal, deals with
        my Synth levels just fine without anything in between, and no
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        <div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Feb 20, 2020 at 3:05
          PM Tom Bugs <<a href="mailto:admin@bugbrand.co.uk"
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          simply suggest investing in a better mixer rather than
          spending <br>
          excess time/effort/monies on one which can't deal with such
          basic usage <br>
          specs!<br>
          <br>
          On 20/02/2020 19:54, John Speth via Synth-diy wrote:<br>
          > I'm hoping somebody can enlighten me if it's practical to
          take the XLR <br>
          > outputs from a passive DI box (transformer based) and use
          an XLR to <br>
          > 1/4 inch cable to drive my -10 dBV mixer inputs.<br>
          ><br>
          > I'm looking at an ART 2 channel passive DI box <br>
          > (<a
href="https://artproaudio.com/product/dualzdirect-dual-professional-passive-direct-box/"
            rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" moz-do-not-send="true">https://artproaudio.com/product/dualzdirect-dual-professional-passive-direct-box/</a>).
          <br>
          > The problems I'm trying to solve are:<br>
          ><br>
          > 1. My MOTM has such hot signals that they need
          attenuation<br>
          ><br>
          > 2. A ground loop problem between my MOTM and mixer<br>
          ><br>
          > For this DI box to work, I'd need to buy or make a cable
          with XLR on <br>
          > one end and 1/4 inch TS on the other. The DI box has a
          ground lift <br>
          > which I'm nearly certain I would use. I would probably
          use one or both <br>
          > of the DI box input attenuators.<br>
          ><br>
          > Is my idea practical? How do you guys solve such
          problems?<br>
          ><br>
          > Thanks - JJS<br>
          ><br>
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