Topic: not enough volume with mics > battery box > iRiver

[symfan]

A question comes to mind regarding the levels of preset on the pre-amp.

I have Core cards and pre-amp Church 9000. I can control the output from the pre-amp. Should I max it out and control the recording level with my iRiver (H340, rockbox))? Or would it be better to set it about half and then raise the level on the iRiver?

My understanding is that the CA-9000 gain is cleaner than the iRiver gain. So you should aim at adding 0 gain on the iRiver. Crank up the gain on the pre, but just enough for your levels to max out without any iRiver gain. If you work this together with the Safety clip, you're golden.

Thanks for your quick reply Sunjan! Sounds like really good advice. I'll go for this option. It'll be a killer recording, I'm sure. 

Marcel