RB> DH> Most PA boards should have a line-level out for each channel - this 

  >The band is working in a small venue and primarily acoustic.  The PA 
they're
  >renting is likely a low end powered mixer.  I just want to use the mics 
(Whi
  >I'll probably supply) and avoid their PA altogether.
Ahhh...  OK - although does this band play such gigs frequently?  They
might be well off getting a small Makie, about 100 watts of clean power
and some small PA cabs...  The Makie is an incredible value for the $$$
and I have found that the quality of most small powered mixers is not
enough for recording ( noise is the main thing )
YOu could get nicely set up for under 1 K-buck and be able to do
semi-audiophile recordings to boot!
RB> DH> The thing to do is to contact the sound person first and see what 
ind
  > DH> of board they plan to use and let them know what you want to do.
  > DH> Usually they are more than willing to help.
  > I've worked with this group before and as much as I'd rather just 
concentra
  >on the recording, they are likely to expect me to work double duty.
And expect you to do the loadout at the end of the gig - been there done
that!  
RB>Thank you for all your help:)
Good luck on the recording!  TTYL - Dave
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