Gutbucket for dual mode recording do you have to be plugged into to the line and mic in to adjust the levels on each separately?? I think I'm going to run the DR-2D tomorrow, but haven't had time to figure out how to run it in dual mode. I'm sure it is in the thread, but would you mind giving me a list of steps to starting dual mode recording?? I planning on running Aud into the line in and SBD mic in. You have been really helpful. Thanks in advance.
You can't set the line levels while recording, only the mic levels. You can toggle between monitoring the levels on the mic and line inputs, but the line input level must be set before recording.
From memory: press and hold the "Dual" button to bring up the dual recording menu. You will have the option of something like dual, mix, and line (I'm probably garbling that horribly). The dual function (if that is what it is called) allows you to record the mic input on one 2ch set, and then lets you record the 2nd 2ch set of channels at 6db to 12db lower than the mic input. So when you select this option, you need to choose a range of 6db to 12db for the lower recorded channels.
Anyway, you want to set the Dual option to "line". That will change the lower menu option to then dial in the level for the line signal from 0 to 100. Given the possibilities with overload already discussed, I'd just set that to 100.
Then when recording, you can set the levels on the mic input (or set them once and use your external preamp to set levels, if you use an external preamp). Line levels can be monitored like I said, but you'll need to raise or lower them if needed using the external source (soundboard or external mic preamp).
Edit: You can toggle between which input, line or mics, is monitored on the DR2d's levels by pressing the "Dual" button (press once, don't press and hold).
