0 db...-10db & low cut

[BigPapaFly]

0 db or 10db & low cut

What do I want to use and when?

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[Gidge]

i dont know what the general consensus will say but heres my answers.....

i use a 10db pad on my Marshall MXLv67 going into my Delta DMP2 preamp because without it, the signal is so hot that i cant turn the preamp up into the "sweet spot".....

low cut , i do not use at all...if the source you are recording is picking up content in that low area that you dont need, it would be the time to use it........

 

[Shazukura]

I think most mic-pre low-cut filters are set at 70Hz. So, if you use it, any audio signal under 70Hz is literally cut-out from the signal.

-Shaz

 

[Mark H.]

...with an 8dB to 12db per octave roll-off, this is a good thing, since otherwise you're wasting your headroom recording air-conditioning noise, furnaces, trucks going by and other low-frequency sounds that we tend to "tune out" of our hearing.

When testing the Behringer ECM8000 omnis, for instance, I was surprised at how much background noise they picked up when I didn't use a low-cut filter, noise that I hadn't realized was there.

Mark H.

 

[alanhyatt]

Mark is correct 70 to 80 hz is the standard for the roll off. It can help control some room noise and isolate any vibrations from low frequency rumble when recording bass stuff, especially if you do it at home and the floor resonates.

The pad is a personal thing. I don't really like them, but many do. Most mic pre-amps have pad switches as well, but I would rather have a padless pre with a wider gain stage.

Alan Hyatt
PMI Audio Group