OK, seeking more info since the first time I run this at a show will be for Panic at RR and they won't have an opener.
I'll be running 4ch into the DR2d and need to get a sense of where my levels should be, esp on the line input. Don't think I can re-create concert volumes at home to test.
It seems that most people are setting the line at 100, but that seems counter-intuitive since that is max gain (or seemingly minimum attenuation, but I'm not sure if I've seen for sure whether the DR2d applies attenuation only or if it applies gain on the line inputs).
At any rate, here's the detailed set up:
Line in -- my line in path will be Milabs>Lunatec V3> -15db attenuator cable > DR2d.
I'll be running Milabs> V3 (digi) > Sony D50 for my main 2ch rig, and will be shooting for peaks at -6dbFS, though I have an old habit with V3's from my DAT days of running hot, so who knows, peaks may be at -1dbFS or even 0.
At 0dbFS and using unbalanced outs, the V3 puts out 19dbu, or 16.8dbV. The DR2d can take a +6dbV signal, so to not overload the DR2d with the worst case signal from the V3, I needed -11db attenuator cables, but I only had the parts on hand for -15db, so that is what got built.
So where should I be setting the DR2d for line levels? I should be sending it something potentially approaching its max signal of +6dbV so it doesn't seem that I should be setting the gain at 100, though that seems to be the common practice.
If folks want to mess with helping me with initial mic in settings: I'll be running Charter Oak m900 omnis > Littlebox pre > DR2d.
The DR2d takes a max mic input of -16dbV, which I'd easily go over unless I built another set of attenuator cables, which I did, this time -16db cables. Even with those, I figure I'd hit the overload point with 10-20db of gain from my littlebox.
So assuming I'll come pretty close to the brickwall point of -16dbV on the mic inputs, where do I want to set my levels on the DR2d mic inputs? Low gain mic setting of course.