V2>702 settings

[markrsmith]

Anyone know where to set the sd702 for unity when running my V2 in to it?

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Anyone know where to set the sd702 for unity when running my V2 in to it?

you have two realistic choices, 0 and -6, and many people pick either (the V2 outputs overload at +27dbu, or 1dbu greater than the max in of the 7 series units). I personally never worried about achieving "unity gain" when I had one and an external preamp, it was "what do I need to set so that it clips [on the SD] just before it overloads [on the preamp]" so that I would know to keep it under that overload point on the preamp gain.

[it-goes-to-eleven]

I set it at eleven and my tapes are heaven.

[markrsmith]

Thanks guys!

so dial the 702 all the way down and use the V2 for gain.

[F.O.Bean]

I always ran my v2/v3 at +20db and used the 722 for the rest of the gain!

[markrsmith]

Thanks Bean, that makes sense...I'll try that.

[F.O.Bean]

Thanks Bean, that makes sense...I'll try that.

No problem!

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unless you have to (cause of a fixed gain preamp like the oade boxes), it doesn't make any sense to adjust your recorder when your preamp has a perfectly good knob and the entire point of it is gain and preferred coloration. Especially when you consider that the preamp could overload and force you to dicker with that in a pinch where as if you adjusted the preamp to start with, you already know it's calibrated to your recorder so you won't ever have to adjust the 702...

[H₂O]

I always ran my v2/v3 at +20db and used the 722 for the rest of the gain!

I ran the V2/V3 with the gain at +20 and trimmed the rest (all on the V2/V3)

[F.O.Bean]

i did that too richard

[markrsmith]

I ran the V2/V3 with the gain at +20 and trimmed the rest (all on the V2/V3)
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Where did you set the 702?, all the way down and adjust the V2/3 ?

[F.O.Bean]

Just run the v2 at +20db and adjust  and fine tune on the 702