Hi Dudes. Yes, you can bypass the SSL mic amp input section by plugging your favourite mic pre into the SSL insert as Sintech mentioned. Heck, why plug it into the SSL input
as well if you think you have a better front end
instead?
So, plug your mic into your 19" gear (which could appear on the patch) and cross plug the line level output into the SSL insert return. This is a shorter and cleaner feed into the console. Route the signal, use the cues accordingly and take it out to the DAW convertors so you just use the SSL eq, if required, and whatever else you need. I hope I've got this right ... I'm stating this from a distant memory some 15 years or so ago!.
Also, did you know that the mic sources (row A) on the SSL patchbay are
fully normalled to the mic inputs (the only patchbay that is wired like this on the console)? This handy bit of wiring means you can also use the mic sources row as a tieline
back to the studio for possible cues. If you plug a jack from a cue feed into row A, it breaks the feed into the SSL mic input (row B) below so you can send your signal
to the studio wall panel for some sort of cue mix. Not many people know that but, you do now!
Hope this helps from Jim Lassen
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