I recently got a soundboard pull (the Fiddleworms from Muscle Shoals) and the engineer was very gracious. It helped that I knew him, but he had a 1/4 out and I had an adapted. He plugged in and I did my thing and stayed out of his way. It was a mono pull, but all instruments and vocals were crisp and clear in his mix. It sounds wonderful and when people complement me, I tell them it was the sound man. All I did was plug in and set the levels.
I did feel like I wasn't really taping in a way. I could have set up mics in a safe place dfc, but I wanted to try the soundboard pull since I don't get many around here. Not enough bands using boards in the bars and other times I just want to play with my mics and location.
But yeah, having the right cables/adapters is a must. I'm still amassing a collection.
MSTaper