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    How to setup Enttech DMX Pro Mk2 on Mac

    Edited to add more information.
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    How to setup Enttech DMX Pro Mk2 on Mac

    Can’t wait (i.e., impatient) for tech support to open tomorrow — hoping you guys might be helpful.Just got an Enttech DMX Pro Mk2 (USB) for my MacBook Air (2011).Problem is it continues to blink white, which apparently means idle and ready, and I am not able to get any Qlab commands to be...
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    How to use laptop for sound

    Hi! I am actually not using any adapter. Ha! What’s wrong with the HOSA?
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    How to use laptop for sound

    Thanks! I do worry too about the USB cord being an extra connection point. But if it's been working great for you for 15 years, sounds good! So the Peavey protects from phantom power?
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    How to use laptop for sound

    The one I linked to above is cool b/c it has RCA, 1/4", and XLR outputs. Do you know of a USB audio interface that is similar? And is "USB audio interface" what I search for when looking to purchase / research?A concern I do have about a USB output is that aren't USB ports more prone to water...
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    How to use laptop for sound

    Thanks! Would this work? Radial Engineering ProAV2 Stereo Direct Box https://www.amazon.com/dp/B001ESK5NO/?tag=controlbooth-20
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    How to use laptop for sound

    Pardon my ignorance:What’s the difference between... DI LTI DAC pre-amp and External sound card?Thank you!!!
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    How to use laptop for sound

    @RonHebbard Sorry I didn’t word my reply very well. I don’t really understand balanced vs unbalanced AND what a better solution would have been when I don’t think this board had any more 1/4” inputs I could have used.So, I guess I’m saying:Would this item here have solved the problem...
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    How to use laptop for sound

    @RonHebbard Pardon my ignorance, but, what does this mean in terms of what I should have done? Should I have a mono headphone to a stereo XLR? Would that have fixed this? Why does a single headphone to single XLR cable exist? I have yet to ever see two headphone jacks on a device.
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    How to use laptop for sound

    I ran sound from MacBook Air’s headphone jack (to XLR into mixer) at a high school theater and it sounded awful.What do I need between the computer and the mixer? Am I looking for an “external sound card”? “Pre-amp”? “DAC”? And if so, what specs do I need to meet to do well in a medium-sized...
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    New Mac OS X Mavericks - Implications?

    Hi, all -- just saw this:Apple - OS*X Mavericks - Do even more with new apps and new features.OS X Mavericks takes full advantage of every display connected to your Mac, giving you even more flexibility to work the way you want. There’s no longer a primary or secondary display — now each has...
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