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Gear / Technical Help => Ask The Tapers => Topic started by: pfife on April 09, 2004, 10:51:10 AM
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OK, so I checked the archives, and wasn't really able to find a for sure answer, so I am going to ask...
I hooked my mics up in the following manner:
SP binuaral mics -> SP battery box (via miniplug) -> female miniplug to 2 XLR Male adapter -> AD-20 -> NJB3 via optical.
I taped a really quiet show, and it worked well... but for loud shows, constant peaking/overload.
I assume I need an attenuator cable somewhere, and I am guessing it would be between the battery box and the AD-20? if this is the case, would this one work?
http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/category.cgi?category=270&item=SP-ATEN-1&type=store
thanks in advance!
~Andrew
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that's a common problem with the AD-20
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I've only had the AD20 clip on me once, and that was due to having the levels punched.
I run CSB>battboxw/rolloff>AD20>DR7
Keep the gains on the AD20 very, very minimal, maybe a 1/4 of the way up. Since then I have yet to encounter a clipping problem with the AD20.
Are you using the SP box with the roll off or not?
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I've only had the AD20 clip on me once, and that was due to having the levels punched.
I run CSB>battboxw/rolloff>AD20>DR7
Keep the gains on the AD20 very, very minimal, maybe a 1/4 of the way up. Since then I have yet to encounter a clipping problem with the AD20.
Are you using the SP box with the roll off or not?
Nope... the battery box is only power... no roll-off, and no level control. The dudes at SP told me that if I had the bb with level control, I would just be able to turn that down, but alas, don't have that...
I purchased the attenuator cable above (only $7) and I think I am going to mess around with that, and set it at a decent level, and then wrap some tape around it so it is consistent, and control the levels solely on the AD-20.
thanks for your responses!
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Well since you don't have the roll off that is probably what is causing the clipping. I always have the roll-off in use, so that is probably why I don't get clipping with the AD20.
I hope your attenuator solves the problem!