Help Please... Antares AVP-1 vocal producer

[DJL]

I've got an Antares AVP-1 vocal producer and when I plug it into the channel insert on my Mackie 32x8 bus mixer... it over-drives the the AVP-1. So my question is... how should I pad the signal down?

PS... I've been using the direct channel out (post fader) to the AVP-1... but, I'd like to use the channel inserts.

I wish the AVP-1 had a -10/+4 switch, but it doesn't.

Can anyone here help me with this problem? Thanks.

 

[Blue Bear Sound]

The AVP-1 is designed to run with a -10dBV gain structure, and the inserts on the Mackie console are +4dBu -- so you are overloading the inputs on the AVP by about 12dB............ the easiest way to make this work is use one of those line-level shifters (EbTech makes a decent one) to drop the signal down to -10, then back up to +4 on the returns.... the only downside is, this *may* introduce some very slight coloration to the sound (you have to try it yourself to see if it's acceptable to you).

 

[DJL]

Thank you for the reply... you wouldn't happen to have a link to where I can get one of those EbTech line-level shifters would you? Thanks again.

 

[DJL]

Never mind... I found it. Thanks again.