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Running line-in into an insert

GTE · 2011-12-02 23:51:28

Hello, I was able to get hold of an old Focusrite/Digidesign Mbox. I am wanting to use it to have a higher quality A to D conversion for the radio mixer output then the standard audio cards you got with Pentium 3/4 computers back in the day. Its working great but the problem is, the Mic/Line/Instrument switch is a digital…

02-12-2011 11:51pm

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GTE

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Hello,

I was able to get hold of an old Focusrite/Digidesign Mbox. I am wanting to use it to have a higher quality A to D conversion for the radio mixer output then the standard audio cards you got with Pentium 3/4 computers back in the day.

Its working great but the problem is, the Mic/Line/Instrument switch is a digital one so every time the computer restarts or if there is a power cut it defaults to mic. This is not practical for our use.

It has a set of inserts. Could I run a line in to those? I did that today.

It seems like the Yamaha MG10/2 has unbalanced main outs which was being sent down a TRS cable into the insert. I had to pull the jack out slightly to get it to meter. It metered fine but when I finally got a chance to hear the output it was horribly garbled, but not clipped. Should it work fine if I can modify a cable?

I was also considering getting an Arduino or something similar to react to the computer sending out the USB power supply and then switching the digital Mic/line switch automatically. Much more fun but probably needless:p

Any ideas?
bbk

Edit:
I was going to test if the Mbox would remain on when plugged into a powered USB hub which is then connected to the computer. Powercuts should be very rare. Still, not ideal.

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