Using the audio input with a microphone

[cwhiley]

I am thinking about using the audio input on my MB on a microphone with my saxophone. I am pretty sure that I should use a preamp in order to do this.

#1 I am using a Blue Encore 200 dynamic mic which requires +48V of phantom power which the preamp will provide.


#2 In order to convert the balanced XLR connection on the mic to an unbalanced TS connection I'll need the preamp to do this as well.


Will this be an acceptable set-up?

Here's a more complex question. What would be a good way to set the MB up in order to achieve interesting tones? I'm looking for some sort of semi-natural/semi-synthetic tone that is sort of a blend between the horn's sound and a synth sound. I plan on adding a little reverb or maybe some delay using the analog effects section once I dial something in. I'm just unsure of what do do on the MB's control panel to get started.

Thanks.

[joeman]

Here's a more complex question. What would be a good way to set the MB up in order to achieve interesting tones? I'm looking for some sort of semi-natural/semi-synthetic tone that is sort of a blend between the horn's sound and a synth sound. I plan on adding a little reverb or maybe some delay using the analog effects section once I dial something in. I'm just unsure of what do do on the MB's control panel to get started.

This is the easy part! Explore and enjoy.

To try:

1) turn External Input up, mixing with synth sound or not to your heart's content.
2) use gain from microphone input as a modulater in the matrix section (ENV Follow).
3) Combination of 1) and 2).

So much awesomeness to explore and enjoy.