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Title: which is "better"? (gain adjustment)
Post by: willndmb on April 14, 2014, 03:15:23 PM

local venue has been running louder then usual the last few outings and my gain was dialed in (peaks at -10) but now its borderline clipping
I have 2 options really…
1 - lower the gain on my tiny box from mid to low.
AND
on my dr-60d from mid to low (2 sets of mice, 1 preamp each)
2 - keep my tinybox where it is and attenuate on the m10 by lowing the side know from 4 down as far as 1
the dr-60d has an automatic -6db options that you can use when recording 2 channels so for now I can do that

so the question is, which is a "better" option for the tinybox > m10 - lower the preamp gain or on the recorder?
tia

Title: Re: which is "better"? (gain adjustment)
Post by: rodeen on April 14, 2014, 05:12:21 PM

Lower the levels on your Tinybox if the increased volume is causing it to peak.  If you overload your Tinybox, attenuating on the M10 will only lower a clipped signal.  If you have headroom on the Tinybox, drop your M10 levels so it doesn't cause clipping.