So I have a CA-9200 preamp for use with my CA-14s, and I have a couple of questions about it.
Yesterday, a venue wouldn't let me bring my bag in, so I had to leave it in the car, and I forgot to bring the output cable for the 9200 back in with me, so I had to try a recording without it. I used the mic input on my M-10, the show was medium loud, and I had a good recording location directly in line to a stack. I was able to get the levels I wanted with the M-10 at 3, and the results were quite nice.
So question 1, is the CA-9200 only needed for quieter shows when using this recorder and mic, or is there some benefit to using the 9200 other than to boost volume? At the club in question, not having to have the extra piece of equipment is very useful.
Question 2, the 9200 has a volume knob and a gain control with 6 settings. When using the 9200, how should I aim to have the different volume and gain controls set on the 9200 vis a vis the M-10, assuming that I'm connected via the line input?
Thanks!