Hi! I've just bought an 896MK III and there are no "fixed" swith beside the input to bypass the internal preamp. I have a Fern VT2 and an Avalon 737 and when I plug those unit and record voice, the sound is awful, it's like if I had 2 preamps at the sametime!!
Is there a way to bypass the 896 MKIII preamp like the old model? Nothing in the manual....
Thanks for your help!
Greg
896 MKIII with external preamp
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Re: 896 MKIII with external preamp
Turn down the trim controls to their minimum gain. Make sure that the pre-amp outputs are connected to the 1/4" TRS portion of the 896mk3's analog inputs, not the XLR jacks.
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Re: 896 MKIII with external preamp
Anybody have any opinions about the 896 mk3's built-in pres? How would you rate the conversion quality?
thanks,
Paul
thanks,
Paul
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Re: 896 MKIII with external preamp
Hey Greg,
Did turning down the trim work for your preamps?
Did turning down the trim work for your preamps?
Re: 896 MKIII with external preamp
What I've done is to use an Apogee D/A converter, and run it's outpus via light-pipe into my MOTU 896.
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