Topic: 702, 722 and 744 question about line in

[braweave]

So.. On the 702/722/744 can you plug something into the microphone input and run it as line in (with the phantom off)

basically I have an Nbox (which powers my mics already) so i basically would just want to plug into the recorder via the microphone inputs as a line in.

Can this be done???  in reading the manual it sounds like it can be done, but I would hate to buy one of these just to find out that it is not the case.

Thanks!

[dennisrtyler]

yes the xlrs are mic/line jacks

[braweave]

yes the xlrs are mic/line jacks

as I am reading a little more it says this:
Line-Level Gain Control
When in line-level position, the gain for inputs 1 and 2 is controlled by the front panel recessed potentiometers or by a menu sensitivity setting. When set for front panel control in the user menu, LineInput1:Gain and LineInput2:Gain controls in the user menu are lined out and not accessible.

what does that mean? I am reading this to say that you cannot use the gain knobs on the front to control line in. is this correct?

[dennisrtyler]

no you absolutely can add or take away gain with the front knobs when running line-in

eta: that just means that if you have chosen to change gain with the knobs, that the menu-driven gain changing is not an option. its either one or the other, not both at the same time

[johnw]

nbox>722 works great. i have used this setup both line in and mic in (with phantom off) and never noticed a problem.