Thanks for your help, all answers has been very useful to me, still - after reading the manual - I don't understand the A-152 and how to use it
Can I switch between 8 different audio signals and can I for instance have 1,2,6 out at the same time
And then switch to 4,5 and 8
Simon

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , zaum <zaum@...> wrote:
>
> > > Does the input of the A-119 accepts 48v
> > > Thanks
> > > Simon
> >
> > No. It's limited to -12V....+12V. You have to add an attenuator (e.g.
> > A-183-1).
>
> Perhaps he's thinking about phantom powered mics
>
> If I'm guessing correctly and you are dealing with mics then what
> you'd want to do is preamp the mic to a line level and then do
> whatever routing and mixing you need at line levels. You can read up
> on phantom power with some web searching, in a nutshell many but not
> all pro mics need 48v (at very low amperage) going *into* them or
> they won't function. You need some device to supply the phantom
> power. You could use a stand alone preamp or a mixer strip channel
> with it's own insert connection to pull the signal from. The preamp's
> line out won't be 48v! You can power a mic needing phantom power
> with a box that just does phantom power but you'll have mic level out
> and I'd think it might make your concept work better if you deal with
> only unbalanced line level signals.
>
> nick
>