{"id":189,"date":"1997-11-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1997-11-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/?p=189"},"modified":"2007-04-27T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2007-04-27T00:00:00","slug":"interfacing-mic-preamp-tascam-da-38","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/interfacing-mic-preamp-tascam-da-38\/","title":{"rendered":"Interfacing a Mic Preamp Into A Tascam DA-38"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>From inSync reader DJ:      &#8220;I&#8217;m wondering how I could interface a fairly decent mic preamp (ART MPA or Aphex model 107) into my Tascam DA-38. The only +4 dBu input on the DA-38 is a D-sub connection. Is there some type of adapter cable available? Or would I have to use the unbalanced -10 dBV inputs on the DA-38?&#8221;   Thanks for the questions, DJ! If your mic preamp has a +4 output, our recommendation is to use the +4 inputs on the DA-38. Several companies manufacture cables that go from D-sub (DB25) connector to your choice of bare wire (for soldering to patch bays), balanced 1\/4&#8243;, or XLR connectors.You will probably be unhappy with the results of running the preamp&#8217;s +4 out straight into the -10 inputs on the multitrack, but you could use a level matching amplifier, like Aphex&#8217; Model 124A or dbx 1024, to connect the +4 outs of the preamp to the -10 ins of the DA-38.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","categories":[],"tags":[34387],"storecat":[],"itemids":[],"manufacturers":[33792],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out the Interfacing a Mic Preamp Into A Tascam DA-38 page at Sweetwater \u2014 the world&#039;s leading music technology and instrument retailer!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sweetwater.com\/sweetcare\/articles\/interfacing-mic-preamp-tascam-da-38\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Interfacing a Mic Preamp Into A Tascam DA-38 - SweetCare\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"From inSync reader DJ: &#8220;I&#8217;m wondering how I could interface a fairly decent mic preamp (ART MPA or Aphex model 107) into my Tascam DA-38. 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