I want to do a soundboard patch this weekend at a local bar just to see how it sounds. I was planning on just using an RCA --> stereo mini-plug cord for the board, along with my iRiver H120. To give you an idea of the volume in this place, I recorded a band last weekend with AT831's>SP-SPS-8 (69hz b.r.o.)>H120 at +2.0 db gain and boosted it by 10.0 db on Adobe Audition 2.0 for the right volume. I've heard about attenuator cables, so I went to my local Radio Shack today and all they had were 60db and 90db attenuator cables (I was expecting lower). At least they were only $5, which seemed nice.
With all that being said, should I use an attenuator cable this weekend? I noticed that the H120's gain range was -64 db to 48 db, and being that I got a very soft recording at +2.0 db, I figured I would be fine. I can understand that I would need one of these for an amphitheater, arena, or large theater board, so should I get the 60db or 90db cord?
Also, should I use my b.r.o. on a soundboard recording? Thanks in advance!