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gaucho830
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 Posted - Fri Feb 15, 2002 11:16 am
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My PA mixer has the following dials above each mic input:
FB (foldback, whatever that is), High, Low, Reverb, and Level. The level goes from 0 to 10 and does not show any dB. The High and Low dials go from -15 to +15.
As for outputs, the mixer has FB out, PGM (program, I think) out, and GEQ out.
Am I correct in assuming that the "Level" input and the "PGM" output are the only dials I should need to worry about to ensure I do not fry my sound card?
Thanks!
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SteveG
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Posted - Fri Feb 15, 2002 11:35 am
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Care to tell us what the make and model number of the mixer is, and what soundcard you've got? Can probably tell you a little more then. 'Foldback' is the term used for the feed sent back from the mixer to the performers, so that say, the vocalist can hear a more sensible mix of the band in a speaker by his/her feet. You must have seen them, surely? Usually it's quite an odd submix from the desk, which is why it has its own buss and output.
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gaucho830
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Posted - Fri Feb 15, 2002 11:46 am
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Sure. The mixer is a TOA MX-104 Powered Mixer.
Sound card: The Master Riptide PCI (by Rockwell) that came with my HP Pavilion.
Does this help?
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Care to tell us what the make and model number of the mixer is, and what soundcard you've got? Can probably tell you a little more then. 'Foldback' is the term used for the feed sent back from the mixer to the performers, so that say, the vocalist can hear a more sensible mix of the band in a speaker by his/her feet. You must have seen them, surely? Usually it's quite an odd submix from the desk, which is why it has its own buss and output.
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SteveG
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Posted - Fri Feb 15, 2002 2:15 pm
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Yes. The MX-104 has a plus4dBu output (the plus sign still doesn't work on the forum!), so is going to provide quite a bit of drive to the line input on your soundcard, which only needs -10dBv to fully drive it. There's a fairly good chance that the PC input level control will cope with this, but ideally you ought to get somebody to make you a small attenuated signal lead into the PC. As long as you don't connect the program output to the mic socket by mistake, everything should be fine, though, even without the attenuator.
Make sure that the EQ controls are set pretty flat before you record, as well, and avoid the graphic EQ output completely!
Steve
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