Using a Macbook for Recording

I don't wanna pump too much power into my Macbook. I blew a sound card or something on a Toshiba. Is it ok to pump a full soundboard into my macbook through the monster 1/4" to 1/8" adapter? what would the power limits be?

I have not used my mixer on a Macbook yet, but I have used it on a PC. It is a 24x4 powered mixer with XLR outputs. I use a XLR to line transformer to hook it to the computer. To clear something up said above, line level IS a strong signal, it is enough to drive speakers, thats why on mixers you have the "pad" (-20 db) button, to cut down the line-in signal so it won't hurt the board.
If your board has a level slider and a gain knob, you are going to set the gain a little lower then you normally would, if you don't have the gain control, just run the master output (or AUX, whatever is going to the computer) lower. My mixer does not have amplified outputs, if yours does, use the un-amplified outputs. Recording on a computer can be a little tough, as the problem presented here is to not blow out the sound card, but you also want a good sound. It is going to take a little time getting the board com configured correctly, but it should work really good once its done.
What you do not want is the software level control to be doing much, I suggest setting it at half way for all the software ("5" out of 10) os & recording software, use the mixer for all the volume control. Just start low, and work up till you get a good sound that is not over powering the computer hardware.

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