I'm still confused are you saying the trim control is just a pad? Or is it an adjustable trim? By pad it seems like the are 2 settings. Let's say 0db and -12 db. I want to know if I have full control over the gain. Why if I need to take down the gain a little. Can I lower it some or is the only way to lower it is by selecting -12db.

I guess I'm just confused about the whole gain thing with the 1/4 inputs.

At this point I am assuming it is like an old behringer powered mixer I had with no gain controls. It had a -10 db switch if inputs were clipping. I hated this because gains were not always optimal. The way to raise or lower a mic was with the volume control. If gains are not optimal then signal quality and signal noise can be affected. If something was clipping on the behringer in -10 db mode, and the signal had no volume control such as a mic, then I was stuck with a clipping signal.

Hi,

Just a quick question about this ... so in principle, can I physically connect a kick drum on an XLR lead to one of the 1-12 inputs, but route it somehow internally to one of the line inputs, and conversely route a source physically connected to say jack 13 to one of the 1-12 channel inputs?

Thanks.