How do you guys calibrate/configure your mixer for recording and for playing live? Is there a difference?
When I'm recording at home I set the gains to the lowest level and use my amp to raise the volume to the desired level. I figured this would (close to) eliminate distortion which occurs when gains are too high. Am I doing it right in theory?
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: On a plane probably...
no
Need a decent signal/noise ratio
Best way is via unity gain, which is finding the optimum gain settings at every stage of the signal path.
Low gains and high output is just adding a shiedload of noise into your signal
Jul-25-2004 11:24
dJohn
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: May 2002
Location: 619
care to explain, Freak? I would like to know as well, but more importantly, I don't understand the terminology your using, as seeing that it would be helpful for me as well, not to mention other TAs who don't understand what your saying.
Thanks
Jul-25-2004 11:40
Freak
Insert witty comment here
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: On a plane probably...
ooh didnt realise i could do that now
sorted
Yes you have it
The amp will amplify the entire signal and noise combined
If only a small percentage of that signal is music then after amplification its even worse.
I would explain it better- but i have one f*cker of a headache, so i wont
Jul-25-2004 18:59
djlemeir
n00b hater
Registered: Dec 2002
Location: M-DOT
freak makes sense
Jul-25-2004 19:15
DJ FireWire
Senior tranceaddict
Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Canada
All volumes/gains on all your throughput mixing/amplifying devices should be at unity (0db).
Here are two diagrams, the first one is wrong, the second one is correct. EX-1 and EX-2 are just some random devices (such as an effects processor or a sound board). The dashes represent the level in volume/gain:
Last edited by DJ FireWire on Jul-25-2004 at 23:09
Jul-25-2004 23:00
auujay
The Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Cleveland
quote:
Originally posted by DJ FireWire
All volumes/gains on all your throughput mixing/amplifying devices should be at unity (0db).
Here are two diagrams, the first one is wrong, the second one is correct. EX-1 and EX-2 are just some random devices (such as an effects processor or a sound board). The dashes represent the level in volume/gain:
