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<blockquote data-quote="Chris Johnson" data-source="post: 68767" data-attributes="member: 975">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&#039;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&#039;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 XLRs2) There are widely accepted industry methods for achieving 1 microphone into multiple preamps</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Chris Johnson, post: 68767, member: 975"] 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 [/QUOTE]

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