Topic: Preamp Overload

[shroominhumpy]

I have C1000s running into a Mixpad 4. I taped Guster last night and got some pretty wicked distortion. I really just put this rig together and have had very very very little practice with it. I had my preamps running as hot as they could. 50 db of gain. Can you overload the preamps? I think this is what I may have done. I am posting a short sample to give an idea of what I mean. The max SPL on these mics is able 130 db so I do not think it is the mics themselves. Thanks. Any input is appreciated. Thank you all so much for being such a helpful community.

Jason

[super-phat-al]

i always ran the levels as follows:

1st gain:  20db (this is all memory i could be wrong)
2nd gain:  just 0db
3rd gain:  just under 0db

d8 level:  just so it was under 0db's on the level meter

i recommend running phantom power with the mixpad.  Just gives you a better understanding of where your levels are at.

Ill send you some tapes of differenet level settings.

[shroominhumpy]

Did you listen to the clip? Do you think that is what happend... What do you mean by first gain, second gain, third gain? I am assuming this

1st gain=mic trim
2nd gain=channel gain
3rd gain=main level

[super-phat-al]

Did you listen to the clip? Do you think that is what happend... What do you mean by first gain, second gain, third gain? I am assuming this

1st gain=mic trim
2nd gain=channel gain
3rd gain=main level

yes thats correct