Topic: at851/at853 mics and WAV form question

[rsimms3]

Mezzanine, 3rd row, dead center.  I have tried a little, but it is just so overloaded and muddy at times.

[jefflester]

"I had the gain on the battery box around 50%.  I had the AD20 set to 0."

"I am going SP-CMC-4 > battery box > AD20 > JB3."

What battery box? A "battery box" typically doesn't have gain, so how can you be around 50%?

[rsimms3]

SP-SPSB-2 Battery Box with bass roll off and level controls.

[lordbelial]

"I had the gain on the battery box around 50%.  I had the AD20 set to 0."

"I am going SP-CMC-4 > battery box > AD20 > JB3."

What battery box? A "battery box" typically doesn't have gain, so how can you be around 50%?

mmm... As far as I know Battery boxes with level controls acts as attenuators for the mic signal to the line input.

[jeromejello]

"I had the gain on the battery box around 50%.  I had the AD20 set to 0."

"I am going SP-CMC-4 > battery box > AD20 > JB3."

What battery box? A "battery box" typically doesn't have gain, so how can you be around 50%?

mmm... As far as I know Battery boxes with level controls acts as attenuators for the mic signal to the line input.

that sounds about right... it appears that one mice is getting about 3dB less than the other one.  that could mean that the mics are about 3bd apart, or i am leaning to the attenuator dial/pot is a little screwy or not as calibrated as one would hope.  i would probably question using the level control function... might need a tune up...
also since the ad20 provides about +17 gain, i have never seen a rig set up to attenuate the signal before it gets hit with gain... normally the other way around.

[lordbelial]

"I had the gain on the battery box around 50%.  I had the AD20 set to 0."

"I am going SP-CMC-4 > battery box > AD20 > JB3."

What battery box? A "battery box" typically doesn't have gain, so how can you be around 50%?

mmm... As far as I know Battery boxes with level controls acts as attenuators for the mic signal to the line input.

that sounds about right... it appears that one mice is getting about 3dB less than the other one.  that could mean that the mics are about 3bd apart, or i am leaning to the attenuator dial/pot is a little screwy or not as calibrated as one would hope.  i would probably question using the level control function... might need a tune up...
also since the ad20 provides about +17 gain, i have never seen a rig set up to attenuate the signal before it gets hit with gain... normally the other way around.

The sliders in the battery box are designed for those MD wich lack of the hi and low sensitivity switch in the mic-input OR for those MD units that lack of the record level control while recording.