If you want to use an external pre-amp, you would first patch into the pre-amp. The next step would be to decide as to whether or not you would like to utilize an additional channel on the SSL console for the tracking signal (Option 2), or if you'd like to go directly to the DAW (Option 1). In both cases, you'd still need a channel on the SSL console for monitoring. ![[External Preamp Options.excalidraw.svg]]