hey,
i have been recording from vinyls to an r2r machine and I noticed that whenever i switch from monitoring the source and tape I see a pretty big difference in the levels as indicated by the vu meter. For example. while monitoring the tape with levels centered around 0 when i switch to the source it is centered around maybe +2. I can also hear a difference. Monitoring the source produces richer bass than the tape reproduction does.
Is this normal
Does it have to do with
a) the machine i am using (not a top of the line machine but it suits me fine. freq response is 30- 22,000 khz at 7 1/2ips)
b) the tape i am using (sony pr-150)
c) the VU meters
d) the heads
please don't say c or d
i have been recording from vinyls to an r2r machine and I noticed that whenever i switch from monitoring the source and tape I see a pretty big difference in the levels as indicated by the vu meter. For example. while monitoring the tape with levels centered around 0 when i switch to the source it is centered around maybe +2. I can also hear a difference. Monitoring the source produces richer bass than the tape reproduction does.
Is this normal
Does it have to do with
a) the machine i am using (not a top of the line machine but it suits me fine. freq response is 30- 22,000 khz at 7 1/2ips)
b) the tape i am using (sony pr-150)
c) the VU meters
d) the heads
please don't say c or d