Setting gain for inputs

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  • 2023/10/08 at 6:30 am #115484
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    Juha Hartikainen
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    I did first recording (multitrack – to sd card) with CQ20b on Friday.

    I was a little bit worried to not to distord recorded wav-files.

    Tried to check info from user manual, but failed to find any.

    Just to be on safe side, I kept levels below 0dB. This meant that some close mics had to be adjusted to have Gain setting as low as something like 1 or 2.

    Recorded wav files ended up being very quiet, so I had to boost them something like 20dB in DAW.

    I suppose I should aim for something else than just “under 0dB”? In gain page, there is PK mark nearby level meter. It does not say any specific number, but I believe it is between +12 and +16dB. Is that actually maximum level for SD card recording?

    2023/10/12 at 8:49 pm #115645
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    I used the gain assistant for instruments and in addition set auto-gain for vox mics and that was a good thing – people get more exuberant when performing versus a sound check. 🙂 But those two features made setting gain a breeze.

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