Anybody got any suggestions on this one?? Plugged 4 drum mics into the 414 to lay drum tracks, panned them so that I have two tracks left over. If I have the master fader at 7, the individual tracks are really low, like around 2 or 3 on all four. If I put the levels on the individual tracks around 7, then the master is really low, like around 2 or 3. Which way should I go? Not using any trim whatsoever.
Next one: Hook the mics up, get the stuff panned, get a so-so mix, play a little, adjust the levels so that they are barely peaking at +1, then record. Go back and listen to the track, the kick track (which was hitting on more than +1) is now pegging the meter at +6, what the hell is going on? Are the meters on the 414 that freaking slow? So if I drop the levels on the kick track to really low, the recorded stuff still comes out high, but not pegging the meter. Lost on this one. Then I get some clicking on those same tracks. Sometimes, not all the time.
any ideas????
Next one: Hook the mics up, get the stuff panned, get a so-so mix, play a little, adjust the levels so that they are barely peaking at +1, then record. Go back and listen to the track, the kick track (which was hitting on more than +1) is now pegging the meter at +6, what the hell is going on? Are the meters on the 414 that freaking slow? So if I drop the levels on the kick track to really low, the recorded stuff still comes out high, but not pegging the meter. Lost on this one. Then I get some clicking on those same tracks. Sometimes, not all the time.
any ideas????