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Xlr to 1/4" mic work with the audiobox?

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Will a mic with a xlr to 1/4" cable(1/4 would plug into the audiobox not the mic) work properly with the audiobox? After reading the quote below from the owners manual it seems that I would need a xlr input? Can the settings be changed so the 1/4 input is recognized as a mic or is a xlr cable needed?

"Instrument Inputs. The ¼-inch TS connectors on channels 1 and 2 are for use with instruments (guitar, bass, etc.). When an instrument is plugged into the instrument input, the mic preamp is bypassed, and the AudioBox USB becomes an instrument preamplifier"
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by darrenporter1 on Sun Feb 03, 2019 9:31 pm
you need an xlr cable. Like it says, the mic preamp is bypassed if you plug in a 1/4" cable.

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by nickmadaffari on Sun Jul 21, 2019 4:07 pm
It will work, but your mic signal will be very low, maybe even inaudible. Definitely get a balanced XLR cable so you can connect to the XLR mic input.

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