Re: Digital desk that can bus a mic input to more than 1 preamp?
Of course, my comment was pretty tongue-in-cheek.
But essentially, no.
But that shouldn't be surprising because the XLR inputs on a console are the preamps (or line inputs). There is no mic-level audio router functionality going on. If you need audio routing functionality, then you probably need an audio router?
Not to mention, that if your aim is to have 2 channels receiving the same preamp signal but have different internal levels, every digital console I can think of has some kind of digital trim within each channel that would allow you to achieve this with only 1 preamp and A to D conversion.
So I guess I'm missing the question?
No digital console offers the functionality you are asking. Definitively. Thats for 2 reasons:
1) The XLR inputs _are_ the preamps. They are not separate things. The preamps are soldered to the back of those XLRs
2) There are widely accepted industry methods for achieving 1 microphone into multiple preamps
