the fact is that if you've set the inner (digital) knob too high, the brickwalling/peak distortion is going to still be there. The wav flatlines, even though the flatline is at about -20db. When I brought down the inner (digital) knob, it was after the first set and the last two sets of the night are perfect.
OK wait, if you had the inner (digital) knob set at 12:00, there should have been no digital gain added. From the manual:
Turn the Input level knob [LEVEL] (inner) to the center position. This position is 0 dB.
Are you saying you had to turn the inner knob down below 12:00, thus subtracting gain digitally, to keep from brickwalling?
I'll be running my first SBD patch with this box Friday, and would love to get it right the first time
Yes, I had to turn the inner knob down two clicks to 10 o'clock. I assume that this is a "hot" board feed, but again it was my first time with this deck. I've had feeds from this board before (maybe 10 times) but that was using the UA-5, which has very low gain to begin with. Obviously, YMMV.
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Ok, let me just clarify this a bit. When I say "inner", the knob is the much shorter knob that is adjusted with "clicks" or interval settings. The "outer" knob is the longer one with the smooth adjustment.
The longer "outer" knob could be called inside because it is thinner and longer, but technically further inside of the pot.
Have I now confused everyone?