Hi Guys,.. My mom wanted to I rip her some old acetates, Im using Soundforge, and an old Numark mixer, However the Mixer has 2 Out: AMP and REC. I have recorded a track to prove with bouth Outs, bouth are ok, but in the REC Mode the sound volume is a bit Low, and in AMP mode the volume is more clear and High, but I dont know if this is a bad or good thing... Well.. what do u recomend me to use: REC or AMP, or should I use AMP since is the one i liked more?.. Recording in AMP has some desventages??

Many thanks.

As far as i know the Rec output is just a signal out at a set volume where as the Amp output is dependant on your gains so you can control the volume of the recording. I could be wrong though.

I'd just use which ever sounded better.

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Originally posted by fzrr As far as i know the Rec output is just a signal out at a set volume where as the Amp output is dependant on your gains so you can control the volume of the recording. I could be wrong though. I'd just use which ever sounded better.

Right, but the mixer can have an additional "aux out level" that can control the rec out, while the amp out is controlled by your master level. It doesnt have to be aux out level,,, maybe named differently, but different than your master level... it should have it.

usually to record you would go with the REC out as it is supposed to be set at nominal levels of recording (reference level +4 or 0 dB, in simple terms, same volume level as commercial CDs)...BUT since you said it's an old mixer and it sounds softer then the AMP out, I see nothing wrong with recording from that. I don't believe sound quality suffers.

fyi, the only reason mixers have a REC out is so the recording is not affected by master/monitor volume levels.

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Thanks Guys for all the Help.

IT's better to use REC out since it's not amplified.

Has nothing to do with amplified or not. It's just that the volume is at nominal levels on the REC out, and the Master/amp/"whatever other name they have for it" out is controlled by the master fader. You'll find out that the master out, when opened fully, will be at the same level as the rec out (unless you have an active mixer, ie has a built in amplifier, usually smaller pa mixers).

So why use the rec out preferably? Because then you only need to set the recording levels on your recording device once for optimum performance. Let's say you are recording with your master out blasting out full power. Suddenly your mother barges in and shouts at you to lower the volume of your d*mn super duper speaker system. If you lower the master out, the recording levels won't be affected. If you were using the master out, you'll have to adjust the levels of your recording device again.

PS : standard levels are +4 dBu for pro equipment, -10 dBV (not 0 dB) for consumer equipment. You shouldn't worry for that technical aspect, just don't clip at recording. I was just correcting binkun

On my mixer the gain does the same for REC and MAIN out.

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Originally posted by Dj Thy PS : standard levels are +4 dBu for pro equipment, -10 dBV (not 0 dB) for consumer equipment. You shouldn't worry for that technical aspect, just don't clip at recording. I was just correcting binkun

hehe thanks. i should brush up on that stuff

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Originally posted by DJ-Kuza On my mixer the gain does the same for REC and MAIN out.

You mean the channel gains? That's normal, every function on your mixer stays the same, except the rec out is independent from the master fader. The rec out signal is not routed through the master fader in other words. The output of the mixbus is routed directly to the output posts.

Unless you have a significantly better mixer than me (Vestax PCV 275), I'd recommend you bypass the mixer completely. I find my vinyl rips sound way better if I go straight from the turntable into the phono plug on my amp and then to my soundcard. If I go through the mixer, the sound quality degrades noticebly.