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Focusrite ISA 828 MkII

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ManufacturerFocusrite
TypePreamp
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Connections

ConnectorCarriesDirection
XLR 3-pin femaleAnalog audio, microphone levelinput
XLR 3-pin female48V phantom poweroutput (switchable)
1/4 inch TS (unbalanced)Analog audio, line levelinput
DB25 / D-sub 25-pin (Tascam or AES pinout)Analog audio, line leveloutput

What the Focusrite ISA 828 MkII can feed

Devices whose inputs accept what this one puts out, directly or with the cable noted.

AD/DA Converter 23
Summing Mixer 8
Stagebox / Expander 6
Monitor Controller 5
Audio Interface 5
Hardware Effects 4
Install Processor 2
Digital Mixing Console 2
500-Series Chassis 1
Recorder 1
Recording Console 1

What can feed the Focusrite ISA 828 MkII

Devices whose outputs this one accepts.

Microphone 256
Audio Interface 45
Preamp 26
DI / Reamp 19
Analog Mixer 18
ART MX622, ART MX622BT, ART MX624, ART POWERMIX III, ART USBMIX4, ART USBMIX6, Alesis MultiMix 12R (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Alesis MultiMix 4 USB FX, Ashly LX-308B (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Ashly MX-206 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Ashly MX-406 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), Ashly MX-508, Behringer Xenyx 502S, Crane Song Spider, Hear Technologies Mix Back, Mackie Mix12FX (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Mackie Mix8 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Midas DM16 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Compressor / Limiter 11
Equalizer 10
Headphone Amp / Distribution 10
ART HeadAmp 4, Austrian Audio Full Score one, Lake People G101 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Lake People Phone-Amp G108 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Manley Absolute Headphone Amp (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric DHA V380² (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric HPA V324 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric HPA V550 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Violectric HPA V550 PRO (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), beyerdynamic A 2 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
AD/DA Converter 9
Wireless System 8
Monitor Controller 8
Personal Monitoring 7
Digital Mixing Console 6
Behringer X32 COMPACT, Behringer X32 RACK, Behringer XR12, PreSonus StudioLive 16R (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), PreSonus StudioLive SE 24 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), TASCAM Sonicview 16XP / Sonicview 16dp (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Subwoofer 6
Dynaudio 18S (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), KRK S10.4 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), KRK S12.4 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), KRK S8.4 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), PreSonus Temblor T10 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable), PreSonus Temblor T8 (needs 1/4 inch TRS to XLR male cable)
Recorder 5
JoeCo BandMate, Korg MR-2000S (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Sound Devices MixPre-3 II (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), TASCAM FR-AV2 (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), TASCAM FR-AV4 (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable)
Channel Strip 4
Stagebox / Expander 4
ART P48, ART TPatch, Aviom AN-16/i v.2, Radial Engineering J-Iso (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable)
Cable 4
Power Amplifier 4
Install Processor 3
Studio Technologies Model 209 (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), dbx 223s, dbx 234s
Studio Monitor 3
ADAM Audio D3V (needs 1/4 inch to 3.5 mm cable), KRK Classic 5 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), KRK Classic 8ss Scott Storch Limited Edition (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Hardware Effects 2
Aphex 124B Two Channel Level Interface (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable), Cedar Audio SE 1 (needs 1/4 inch to RCA cable)
Saturation / Character 1
Inline Preamp 1
PA Loudspeaker 1

Check a specific pairing

The lists above are one-step connections. To check a full chain, including adapters, gain and phantom power, ask about a specific pair on the main page.