peeves, at the very least, only need to add 6 mic preamps. I'll give you a hint... use a mixer's inserts, but insert the PL only up to the first 'click' so that you access the send without interrupting signal flow through the mixer. The insert is usually pre-fade and pre-EQ so you are, in effect, just tapping from the mic pre. Here's another hint: if you hate the Behri's preamps, someone is selling a Soundcraft in the classifieds. Mackies usually have good quiet preamps; other understated mixers are Ramsa.