Recording vocals through mixer into new macbook help please!!!

Ok I have a condenser mic plugged into a eurorack for phantom power, new to mac so I see the settings need to be different than what I ran on window xp.
I'm not sure what mic level I need to use in garage band and what levels should I set my high, mediums, and lows on the mixer. I've spent at 9 hours or so messing with it. I'm frustrated with the hissing noise as well, and cant find the noise reducers or the hard limiting features. Also am wondering if there are any tutorial videos for garaband out there.

How s the mixer connected to the MBP? I assume some sort of 1/4" to 1/8" jack, or are you using a USB or firewire interface like an iMic?
In GB preferences make sure you have the proper input and output drivers set. If you're doing vocals with the mic, I'd recommend to increase thi mids to get a warm response, increase the mid freququency a bit for higher voices. Roll off the bass until it sounds bright and not muddled. The highs can be taken down a bit too if you're getting hissing noises. Maybe turn the trim on your mixer down. I have a behringer UB1202 and it can be very sensitive.
As for videos, I found these sites:
http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modPage.asp?ID=106
http://comtechlab.iupui.edu/tutorialsfolder/garageband.html

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