Gain on my sm57

[Elmo89m]

i have two sm57's which i use for vocals and distorted amp micing....on my preamp what should i set my gain to.

 

[cellardweller]

........11

 

[MadAudio]

Elmo89m - turn it up until you get a good signal to whatever you're recording to. There is no one-size-fits-all position. What kind of pre are you using, anyway? What are you recording onto? This kind of detail always helps when asking this kind of question.

Cellardwellar - LOL! Nigel Tufnel would be proud of you!

 

[cellardweller]

Sorry elmo, I thought this was a forgotten thread and... well
...I couldn't help myself...



What mad said, you probably should post more info....

 

[Elmo89m]

sm audio pr8 into sblab soundcard (soon to be a delta or maya 1010) and then into sonar 2 xl

 

[reshp1]

If you are recording to 24bit, having a signal that's grazing the 0db "clip" line probably isn't necessary. I usually set my gain by playing the loudest note I plan on recording and tweaking the gain so that it's peaking at about -6db on the meter.