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Battery box vs. preamp for M10
lsd2525:
Hoping someone can point me in the right direction. Last night, I used (successfully, for the first time) a Church UBB (AT853>UBB>Line in M10). I had to crank the M10 gain to 10 (wide open) just to get -20 to -12 levels.
I'm going to try this thing out this weekend - https://www.soundprofessionals.com/instructions/SP-PREAMP-5.html
So, it has three gain settings, something like 0, 29 and 50). Am I correct the the best way to use a preamp like this is to set the gain on the M10 to 3 and then use the gain knob on the pre to get it to the desired levels?
Any help appreciated.
lsd2525:
The preamp instructions say "Set the recording level to the maximum setting in the ‘manual recording’ mode (some recorders are always in manual mode). The recording level should be at maximum for the best overall dynamic range and lowest signal to noise ratio."
Is that correct? That seem counter-intuitive to me
nulldogmas:
What mics did you use with the UBB and the M10? I've found that with lowish-sensitivity mics (say, CA-14 cards) in that scenario, it's often better to use the mic in at a low gain setting than to go line in. (And the mic in is very clean on the M10, so long as you're using an external power source and not plug-in power.)
Not that this answers your actual question, but you know, FYI...
lsd2525:
Sorry, AT853's. I ran line in at a loud show with the UBB and it brickwalled like hell.
Just trying to figure out if it's normal to have a recorder's gain set to max and then control the levels with the pre
heathen:
This might be helpful: http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=152494.0
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