Hi there,
I'm a self taught voice over guy who has been through plenty of microphones from the AT2035 to the Sennheiser MKH 416 and even the BPHS1 but I've landed on the SM7B. I've also been through my fair share of audio interfaces and I've recently invested in the RME Baby Face Pro, however I have a question regarding hitting a ceiling (not sure on technical terms) at -6db.
Why is it that on some interfaces, I can peak the microphone all the way up to 0db but on other interfaces the same microphone peaks at -6db?
I'm not really using a lot of that head room but I just find it odd that I can't use it and wondered if there's an obvious explanation.
Like I mentioned, I'm been doing VO for 3/4 years being self taught but with that, there's obvious gaps (simple as they may be) in my knowledge.
Thanks for reading.
p.s Just to clarify, I use windows, I have updated drivers, and I have spent time trying to understand this. I don't want to come across as a lazy forum question post.
I'm a self taught voice over guy who has been through plenty of microphones from the AT2035 to the Sennheiser MKH 416 and even the BPHS1 but I've landed on the SM7B. I've also been through my fair share of audio interfaces and I've recently invested in the RME Baby Face Pro, however I have a question regarding hitting a ceiling (not sure on technical terms) at -6db.
Why is it that on some interfaces, I can peak the microphone all the way up to 0db but on other interfaces the same microphone peaks at -6db?
I'm not really using a lot of that head room but I just find it odd that I can't use it and wondered if there's an obvious explanation.
Like I mentioned, I'm been doing VO for 3/4 years being self taught but with that, there's obvious gaps (simple as they may be) in my knowledge.
Thanks for reading.
p.s Just to clarify, I use windows, I have updated drivers, and I have spent time trying to understand this. I don't want to come across as a lazy forum question post.