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Hi all,

I have a D&R Dayner Mixing-Console with 36 Channel In-Line, 1 Effect
return and 2 Patchbay-Modules (the console does have three additional
Patchbay-Modules, but i don't use them at the moment).

The console is configured as followed:

32 x Tape send to Motu 1224 (4 pieces)
32 x Tape return from Motu 1224 (4 pieces)
24 x Line-in for syntesizers, samplers, etc
16 x Mic in

But with this configuration I experience some hookup problems:

#1: Level differences (in German: pegelunterschiede) between Dayner
and Motu
1224:
Everything is linked symmectrical. But I do have huge differences in
the
different levels. The "Tape out" is the ouput too low (ca. -4 db).
The
hot is linked to the hot, with the Dyner it is linked to the "Ring".

On the "Tape return", the levels are way too high. Here the "Hot" is
linked to the "Tip" from the Dayner and the "Cold" is linked to the
"Ground".

As a result there is "only" a difference of +4db, but it is still too
much. But does anybody know if the connection and configuration of
the
system is correct?

#2: Set "Line-in" symmectric
I've read in the manual of the Dayner, that it is possible somehow to
make the "Line-in" work symmetric.
I've already asked D&R for help, but unfortuantely, nobody knows how
to

do it.
Does anyone of you have experience with this configuration?

Reason: I do have some "Soundmachines" that are too quiet at the
moment,
which means I need to turn the gain-pot to high. And I guess
that
if I could make the "Line-in" work symmectrial, I would not need to
push the gain at the 3 o"clock position.

Or does anybody see another possbility?

#3: Is it possible to connect symmetrical sources to the patchbay?

Greetings Sascha

P.S. Please excuse the very basic questions, but I do not have a lot
of

experience with pro analog consoles! (shame on me)