Connecting mac to mixing console

ok first let's just say im a little over my head here lol. but i asked how to hook mic to my mac. question answered about impedence problems so answer is to use usb, firewire, or mixing console and it just so happens i have a beringer 32x8 mixing console however when i place the cable to the line in on my mac and the male connector in any channel on my board i get nothing, nunca, nada. when i place the same cable in the headphone jack on my mac i can hear everything i have recorded but can't get any levels to record. I figured I needed to change audio in and out to line in and out however i went to system preferences and my pull down tab says built in audio and no other choices. someone help please and save me from my own recording self destruction

The audio input (which is line not mic level and so is suitable for what you want) is a 3.5mm stereo jack. It's possible to wire these up, but it's a fiddly process and there are plenty of adaptor leads connecting photo (RCA jack) connectors to stereo 3.5mm which will save you a lot of time.
If you really want to wire it up it's left to tip, right to ring and earth to sleeve.

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Hi there I have a question I have bought a mixing console

Hi there I have a question I have bought a mixing console
From Yamaha
It’s the MG 166cx USB
I have connected it to my Mac book pro
And I am getting very little sound coming back from it into the mixing board
I have already messed around with a lot of volumes
And it keeps coming in into the mixing board very low
All I am using to listen to is the head set that is plugged in to the mic jack on the mixing board I think I am going to eliminate this mixing board or something because I am already getting fed up with it any comments?

You might get better answers by posting our question on the MacBook forum as your question seems to have nothing to do with iPods.
You might also see if the manufacturer has a support forum.
Best of luck.

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http://www.presonus.com/products/StudioLive-16.0.2
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MacBook has no firewire connection, but has Thunderbolt to Firewire adapter.
Before buying MacBook I checked if there is any issues connecting MacBook and Presonus and found none.
http://www.presonus.com/news/press_releases/PreSonus-FireWire-Interfaces-Compati ble-with-Apple-Thunderbolt-Adapter
Also I checked Presonus forum and everyone said that there is no problems.
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But then channel names just got lost in Virtual StudioLive time after time.
Then I send some music from my MacBook through the mixer and I found that there is two pauses to the connection before the channel names get erased from computer.
I also turned Virtual StudioLive off and these pauses still occured.
Have anyone smarter than me any ideas how to sort this problem?
Maybe the thunderbolt firewire adapter is not working propperly?
Maybe it is a hardware problem in MacBook?
Maybe it is a problem that my MacBook pro has Thunderbolt 2.0?

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I normally use audio interfaces such as apogee's duet so that I don't have to manually control anything and can get straight to recording vocals adjusting gb's presets as i go along to find a sound i like. Well my apogee had a manufacturers melt down and is off for repairs so i'm left replacing it with a yamaha mg102c mixing console i've never used before. Having never actually set up a mixer to work on my macbook I toyed around with it and set it up problem is I have to control the highs mids and lows from the mixer which powers my mic and the sound i'm getting is less than desirable..very flat and lifeless even when the artist is recording vocals with a great deal of emotion being put forth. So i really need your help in maintaining my sanity.
I'm using the headphone line out to the input on the mixer and the line in to bridge the mixer back into the macbook. should i be recording vocals on stereo 1/2 (line input) with monitor on? The 2tr on the mixer is pressed to monitor because i'm getting troubling sounds when its set to stereo. also should i be or should i not be using the compressor on the mixer?
Any help would help, or if you have the mixer sharing your set up would be great.

I'm using the headphone line out to the input on the mixer and the line in to bridge the mixer back into the macbook.
Why are you sending the Mac's sound back to the mixer?
should i be recording vocals on stereo 1/2 (line input) with monitor on?
Since a mic is generally a mono source, you should record mono (unless you added some fancy stereo effect at the mixing console already).

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I also found http://www.papercut.com/products/ng/manual/ch-mac-printing-10-8-9.html#ch-mac-pr inting-10-8-9-sharing-printers.
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The documents about setting up DNS-SD and IPP connections must have assumed USB connected printers on a Mac. The odd thing is that I was able to share a network printer from the Mac mini when the client Mac was on the same subnet. Is PH13940 wrong?
I am Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer 1999 and Apple Certified Technical Coordinator 2013.

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There seem to be several ways to connect my laptop (MacBook Pro) to my mixer (Yamaha MG166CXUSB) but I don't know which one would be best for just playing into my IEM's.
Using the Search function I've read several suggestions for connecting the two including Headphone to RCA and USB to USB.
I'm using a Roland TD-12 with electronic toms and kick pad to trigger sounds on my laptop (Superior Drummer 2.0 VST's) along with an acoustic snare and cymbals that are mic'ed and connected directly to the mixer.
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and....
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Insert Pg16/#5
Line Input Pg16/#4
Thanks
Mike
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That's embarrassing.
it happens more often then you'd expect, don't worry about it.
Does it matter that I'm using the computer's line in rather than a USB/Firewire?
you could debate this for hours, really. a good quality firewire interface could, in theory, get you a better recording, but my stand is that your technique and skill as an engineer will affect the quality of your recordings far more.
in particular, if you're just starting out, you've got a lot to master (recording, mixing and perhaps mastering if you're willing to go that far). concentrate on that. if it sounds good to your ears, then you're fine.
look at it this way, apple has sold, what, over a billion songs via iTunes? most people are quite happy with those, and they are far from high quality. as long as your ears are satisfied, you're gold. if you're not, we can certainly offer suggestions for a FW or USB interface.
(the only other reason would be if you wanted to record more than two tracks at a time, for that you'd want a FW interface for sure)

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