clipping problems

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I was trying to mic up my amp to record some guitar but I ran into a problem I could not figure out how to fix. My recording was clipping like crazy but I have no idea why. The input meter was not reading at clipping levels, when I recorded and heard it was still clipping, I opened up the channel menu and lowered the input level very low so it wasn't even close to clipping. Yet when I tried to track the guitar, it was clipping like crazy again. I have the mic knob on my interface turned down all the way and I have the mixer knob halfway between input and playback. Why is it still clipping?

I'm using Cubase LE4 with a Presonus Audiobox interface.

Thanks!
 
mcl116 said:
I was trying to mic up my amp to record some guitar but I ran into a problem I could not figure out how to fix. My recording was clipping like crazy but I have no idea why. The input meter was not reading at clipping levels, when I recorded and heard it was still clipping, I opened up the channel menu and lowered the input level very low so it wasn't even close to clipping. Yet when I tried to track the guitar, it was clipping like crazy again. I have the mic knob on my interface turned down all the way and I have the mixer knob halfway between input and playback. Why is it still clipping?

I'm using Cubase LE4 with a Presonus Audiobox interface.

Thanks!
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Turning down the fader on the input channel doesn't do you any good. That fader happens in the digital domain, which is after the preamp and after the converters. If you are clipping the preamp or the converters, you are just turning down a clipped signal.

The MXL 991 is a small diaphragm condenser mic, not a dynamic. That mic is pretty loud, you are probably just overpowering it with the volume of the guitar. You can get a pad that inserts between the mic and the preamp that will help.
 
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