How To Connect a Mic Preamp To Your Computer For Beginners

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Written By Bandrew Scott

How do you connect that external preamp to your computer? If you just bought a DBX 286s or any other external preamp and you’re not sure how to connect it to your audio interface, this video will explain how to do so. Simply put you need to run line level into your audio interface, and in most cases that will require a balanced 1/4” cable.

00:00 - Intro
00:11 - Equipment You’ll Need
00:54 - Terms You Need To Know?
01:48 - How to Connect Preamp to Interface?
02:27 - What’s a Balanced 1/4” Cable?
02:56 - Why Use Balanced 1/4”?
04:10 - Demonstrations of Incorrect & Correct Connections
07:18 - Outro

Bandrew Scott

Bandrew Scott is the founder and host of the youtube channel Podcastage, where he posts reviews of audio gear, and shares tips and tricks to improve the audio of your Podcast, YouTube Channel, or Live Stream.

He also founded the Geeks Rising podcast network, which is home to amazing education, wellness, and pop culture podcasts such as Tourette’s Podcast, Sunshine & Powercuts, and On The Subject.

Bandrew also runs his own show titled the Bandrew Says Podcast. On this show he analyzes the latest news to determine how it affects the content creation ecosystem, and shares that to help creates remain aware of how the platform they use is changing. 

https://www.bandrewscott.com/
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