7upPartridge
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I love this forum so very much. You have saved me and my 388 more times than I could count. Bless this place.
I record and mix exclusively on my 388, but with a host of outboard gear. This means I am mainly using the line inputs which I understand to be -10dbv (right?). And then I’m assuming most of my line level gear is +4. Usually this works out fine, but I do have to be cautious of the low input headroom. How are other folks dealing with this? Do you pad your line level signals down to -10?
And as a follow-up question, I also mix to a Tascam 32 stereo deck, which I also believe is -10(?). The main outs of my 388 go to my patchbay, then are typically routed through more outboard gear, and then to the 32. Am I mixing up -10 and +4 signals here as well?
Overall, this system works out fine for me, but I am curious what other folks are doing and if I can further optimize by matching signal levels.
Thanks a million in advance!
I record and mix exclusively on my 388, but with a host of outboard gear. This means I am mainly using the line inputs which I understand to be -10dbv (right?). And then I’m assuming most of my line level gear is +4. Usually this works out fine, but I do have to be cautious of the low input headroom. How are other folks dealing with this? Do you pad your line level signals down to -10?
And as a follow-up question, I also mix to a Tascam 32 stereo deck, which I also believe is -10(?). The main outs of my 388 go to my patchbay, then are typically routed through more outboard gear, and then to the 32. Am I mixing up -10 and +4 signals here as well?
Overall, this system works out fine for me, but I am curious what other folks are doing and if I can further optimize by matching signal levels.
Thanks a million in advance!