"mark" wrote in message
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I notice some audio interfaces have either XLR and 1/4" TRS balanced
inputs,
or both. The MOTU 896HD has mainly XLR while the MOTU 828mkII has mainly
TRS. My question is, can Mics be plugged into balanced TRS inputs?
XLR-TRS
cables?

Say I had a 828MKii and wanted to record 3 mics, it only has 2 XLR inputs



It depends if they are mic inputs or not. It takes three wires for a
balanced low impedance mic connection so either XLR or TRS connectors will
work fine ( sometimes TRS connectors get used instead of XLR because of
panel space and/or budget restrictions )

The important thing you need to figure out is if the connections are
balanced MIC or balance LINE connections. If they are line connections a
mic by itself probably wont be usable without an external mic pre.

If they are balanced mic inputs then a simple XLR to TRS converter cable
will work fine.

Best of luck!

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John L Rice