Question

Hello,

I am connecting an external mic preamp to my 26c interface as a line level device with the line button depressed and lit.  If I turn the input gain all the way down the signal from the external preamp barely gets through.  Tuning the input gain to about the 10 o'clock position provides a decent signal into my DAW.  My question is: Is the X-Max preamp involved at this point in line level or is it simply controlling the input to the DAW?

Answer 1

If the channel through which you are routing the incoming signal has a Gain knob (I'm not referring to the Volume Fader), then yes.  The Line Level signal is going through a pre amp.