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Gear / Technical Help => Ask The Tapers => Topic started by: giapetus on September 05, 2016, 10:59:48 AM
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Hi to you all!
I hope this is the right section...
Last September 1st I taped the Eagles Of Death Metal by my pcm m-10 recorder and my new Church Audio gear...
I use:
Ca14 card mics - Ugly2 preamp setting +15db - Sony PCM M-10 recorder -
Connections:
Ca14 card---->input---Ugly2---output>--->line in---PCM M-10
In the afternoon I tried my gear for the first time and channel right didn' work, after some tests I understood the problem was the cable (in a connector the right channel contact touched with the ground).
During the tests looking for the failure I turned with a screwdriver the two trimmers of the Ugly2 preamp, now they are in max position.
I'm a newbie and I don't know the right setting... How must I setting the Ugly2? how are they must adjust? I keep them to maximum... is it correct?
How can I adjust at the right recording level before start? I noticed the volume on M-10 recorder didn't adjust the level... is it right?
I put the mics on the hat and I stayed in front of stage 10-15 meters from it My EODM recording was a bit distorted, on my m10 the 2 green leds were turned on and the 2 red leds flashed anytime, but if tried to adjust the level by the volume didn't change.
Many thanks in advance for your kind replies...
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How must I setting the Ugly2? how are they must adjust? I keep them to maximum... is it correct?
>>> Maybe this thread can help: http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=175608.0
I noticed the volume on M-10 recorder didn't adjust the level... is it right?
>>> Perhaps the Rec level switch was set to 'Auto'?
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Thank you Olsson for the link.
Probably for to adjust the rec level of the "line in" I must adjust the Ugly2 gain...
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Look on the back of the PCM-M10 to make sure the Record Level switch is on Manual. You'll notice that when you switch the display changes so that you can tell at a glance.
If you have a loud concert the preamp should be very low, or even at zero, so it is sending power to the mic but is not adding volume. Adding 15+db to a LOUD show is probably what caused the overload.
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I have an M10, a 9200 pre and I usually set the preamp level @ 15+ for a normal "loud" show and the level all the way up. The M10 is at 3.5-4.5 on the recording level. The volume level has nothing to do with the recording.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kuj8K6jY_n8
This was recorded and was WAY loud, at those levels...(3.5 probably on the M10)
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The volume level has nothing to do with the recording.
To clarify this, in case it's not obvious: The little silver wheel on the right side of the M10 controls the recording levels (gain). The volume buttons on the left side only control the volume of playback.