Topic: MixPre>m1, need advice

[jacallery]

Hey a buddy of mine rund schoeps >Mixpre>m1 and hads had problems with this setup.
He says all his tapes are turning out crappy.  basically does anyone know how the gain should
be set on the mixpre?  I think he has been running it at about 9o'clock.
Since he's using the m1 as the a/d, shouldn't his gain on the m1 be
high (7-9 on the knob)  or low (2-4)?
 I've never used the sound devices or my m1 as an a/d so i'm no help.   

thanks
callery

[Sean Gallemore]

run the preamp low and the a/d high(er)

Why are his tapes turning out crappy?

[jacallery]

I'm not sure.  I haven't even heard his tapes yet (I can probably assess the cause a little better
after I hear what he is talking about)  I just thought I'd ask here first. 
I told him the same thing about pre-low, a/d -high. thanks

callery

[Sean Gallemore]

I'm not sure.  I haven't even heard his tapes yet (I can probably assess the cause a little better
after I hear what he is talking about)  I just thought I'd ask here first. 
I told him the same thing about pre-low, a/d -high. thanks

callery

as long as the mixpre isn't clipping (bright ass green blinking lights hitting the end of the meter) then there shouldn't be a problem between the pre and the recorder.

What kind of mics?  If it's a distortion type problem, any chance the SPLs are too high for the mics?