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From: daver@felix.UUCP (Dave Richards)
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Subject: Re: Converting Microphone Level Inputs to Line Level Inputs
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Date: 7 Apr 88 01:25:48 GMT
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In article <10742@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> lui@CS.UCLA.EDU (Stephen Lui) writes:
>I have a Radio Shack Realistic mixer which has 3 microphone inputs that I
>never use. I want to convert these microphone inputs to line level inputs.
>Does this involve inserting a simple resistor in series? How do I
>calculate the value of the resistor? Do mic inputs perform any type of
>equilization similar to phono cartridge inputs?

Radio Shack also sells patch cords that have a built-in resistor to do this
for you.  There's a different one depending on whether the mic input is low
or high impedance.  With the right patch cord and adapters you should be able
to hook everything up.  

Dave