On Wed, April 3, 2013 3:18 am, Jostein Chr. Andersen wrote: > Mackie 802-vlz3, but my mic preamps (3 of them) are always occupied, so > it's only channel line inputs (or "tape in") left. > > When I connect the BR-80 to the input channel, then I have to turn the > channel level to max and the mic levels very low, only a slight turn on > gain by accident will mess up the mix. This is very annoying in a > stressful live situation where I want everything to work at once. What price range are you looking at? I would imagine this will work: http://artproaudio.com/art_products/signal_processing/usb_audio_devices/product/usb_dual_pre_ps/ I have seen them as low as $90 Unless you have parts on hand a diy solution may be just as much. But you can try looking through these: http://www.diyrecordingequipment.com/directory/ Stay away from anything that requires a pre etched board or the price goes up fast. This kit for example does less and costs more by the time you add the case. http://www.paia.com/phantom.asp -- Len Ovens www.OvenWerks.net _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user