So far I have bought a -20 dB Attenuator Cable because I was told that soundboards can run hot.
i regularly run board patches with the JB3 and have never used an attenuator, if the soundguy is cool enough to let you patch in the first place he probably is cool enough to let you take a look at what levels your feed is set at and adjust accordingly on the board.....
I just spent 300$ for a njb3
man, you should of bought one of mine for $150
I didn't want to get there and find that I needed an attenuator so I got it just in case. This weill be my first time taping off a board and with a njb3 so I have been really trying to read up on how to it right. I have been trying to tape off various things like my stereo and such trying to get the db right. Can the soundboard guy set what db the board puts out to your recorder? I figured I could tape the opening band and see how it turned out on some headphones and if it sounds good then leave it alone, if it doesn't sound good I will try and adjust it again for the second band, that way I have two chances to get it right.