Re: Output level. Again.
Posted: 10 Jan 2015, 09:10
Ok, your Mackie desk has Line inputs on TRS/TS jack sockets, so you just need 2 ordinary jack-to-jack (TS - TS) leads to connect from the outputs of your Stage to the Line inputs of the Mackie, which are the sockets immediately above the XLR inputs. (Whatever you do, don't use any leads with a TRS jack at one or both ends). Set the Trim knob to about 12.00 o'clock as a rough starting point, and you should now find that all your levels are correct and your noise problems should be gone.
If you had the global phantom power switched on, it's impossible to guess whether it's done any damage or not, you'll just have to suck it and see. Hopefully everything will be ok.
To answer your question about how to connect your Stage to a mixer with only XLR inputs, that will depend on whether the XLR inputs are Mic or Line inputs. If the XLR inputs are Mic inputs, then you would use a DI box as an interface to match the levels and impedance properly. If the XLR inputs are Line level, then you would need to buy or wire a suitable adaptor lead. However I don't think you'll ever actually come across a situation where the only inputs are Line level XLRs, so I wouldn't worry about it.
As far as the M-BOX is concerned, do you mean the Avid M-BOX? If so, there's nothing special to this. Again, just use two TS jack-to-jack leads connected to the rear panel Combi sockets. As before, don't use XLRs or TRS jacks. Make sure the front panel Gain knobs are NOT pulled out - you do *not* want to engage the -20dB pad. Try setting the front panel Gains knobs to about 12.00 o'clock and use the Signal/Clip LEDs to fine-tune the gain. You should now have proper signal level with no noise.
BTW, when I say no noise or noise problems, I just mean that you shouldn't have any noticeable noise under normal operating conditions. You will of course hear some noise if you listen carefully, and you should expect the Stage to be possibly a little noisier than some other keyboards. But there shouldn't be enough noise to bother you or anybody else. In other words, there shouldn't be any *significant* amount of noise.
If you had the global phantom power switched on, it's impossible to guess whether it's done any damage or not, you'll just have to suck it and see. Hopefully everything will be ok.
To answer your question about how to connect your Stage to a mixer with only XLR inputs, that will depend on whether the XLR inputs are Mic or Line inputs. If the XLR inputs are Mic inputs, then you would use a DI box as an interface to match the levels and impedance properly. If the XLR inputs are Line level, then you would need to buy or wire a suitable adaptor lead. However I don't think you'll ever actually come across a situation where the only inputs are Line level XLRs, so I wouldn't worry about it.
As far as the M-BOX is concerned, do you mean the Avid M-BOX? If so, there's nothing special to this. Again, just use two TS jack-to-jack leads connected to the rear panel Combi sockets. As before, don't use XLRs or TRS jacks. Make sure the front panel Gain knobs are NOT pulled out - you do *not* want to engage the -20dB pad. Try setting the front panel Gains knobs to about 12.00 o'clock and use the Signal/Clip LEDs to fine-tune the gain. You should now have proper signal level with no noise.
BTW, when I say no noise or noise problems, I just mean that you shouldn't have any noticeable noise under normal operating conditions. You will of course hear some noise if you listen carefully, and you should expect the Stage to be possibly a little noisier than some other keyboards. But there shouldn't be enough noise to bother you or anybody else. In other words, there shouldn't be any *significant* amount of noise.