User Manual
ESI  MAYA44 eX
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5.2 Connection Examples 
Line Inputs 
MAYA44  eX  has  two  stereo  line  inputs  (INPUT 
1/2  and INPUT 3/4)  that  can be  connected to  any 
device with regular unbalanced -10dBv line output 
such  as  the  output  of  a  mixing  console,  a  CD  or 
MD  player,  a  sound  module,  a  keyboard  with 
sound engine, a synthesizer or others. 
Instrument and Microphone Inputs 
MAYA44  eX  has  a  built  in  professional  microphone 
preamp  with  +48V  phantom  power  support.  You  can 
connect a dynamic microphone as well as a condenser 
microphone to  the  top  input. INPUT 1/2  has  to  be 
switched  to  accept  microphone  signals  in  the  Control 
Panel (see  chapter  6  of  this  manual). If  you  use  a 
condenser microphone, you need to enable +48V in the 
Control Panel as well. Please make sure to use a fully 
balanced XLR to TRS microphone cable. 
In addition, MAYA44 eX has a Hi-Z instrument input that can be used for a direct connection to an 
electric guitar. INPUT 3/4 has to be switched to accept guitar signals in Control Panel (see chapter 6 
of this manual). Note that the input signal will be mono only. 
Line and Headphone Outputs 
The MAYA44 eX stereo line outputs (OUTPUT 1/2 and 
OUTPUT 3/4) can be connected to external devices with 
line  input  such  as  multi  track  recorders,  a  HiFi  stereo 
system, active monitoring speakers, a power amplifier or 
analog  mixing  consoles. As the  two  stereo  output  pairs 
are  totally  independent,  they  can  be  connected  to 
different  channel  of  a  mixer  or  to  different  devices 
altogether and different audio signals can be sent out to 
them simultaneously. This is especially nice in situations 
where  you  need  two  independent  stereo  signals,  for 
example in a DJ setup for the main and pre-listen signal. 
In addition, both stereo line outputs can be enabled used 
as headphone outputs. 










