Dantheman06
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I got problems recording a VERY powerful opera singer. She was almost whispering and a fraction of second later, at full volume, she was rocking the whole building…
I was using the latest edition of Rode NT1 microphone (the black one). The preamp with A/D was an e-mu-1616m PCI. (Product - E-MU 1616M PCIe) . At full volume the opera singer was pushing the preamp into distortion even at low gain. Next time I record her I may use an in-line attenuator like the shure A15AS. If I prefer to use a more robust preamp instead what should I look for while reading the specs? Would a Roland Octa-capture ( https://www.roland.com/global/products/octa-capture/specifications/ ) be more robust and handle my highly dynamic singer better? Here are some of the specs for both systems:
e-mu 1616 m Pci
Gain Range: +60 dB
HI-Z LINE INPUT
Input Impedance:1M ohm
Max Level:+18 dbV (20.2 dBu)
Dynamic Range: (A-weighted, 1kHz, min. gain: 118 dB
SNR: (A-weighted, min. gain): 118 dB
THD+N: (1kHz at-1dBFS): -105 dB (.0006%)
MICROPHONE PREAMP
Input Impedance: 1.5 Kohm
Max Level: +6 dbV (8.2dBu)
EIN: (20Hz-20kHz, 150 ohm, unweighted): -129.5 dBu
Roland Octacapture
inputs 1–6 (XLR type): -56 to -6 dBu
inputs 7–8 (XLR type): -50 to +0 dBu
inputs 1–8 (1/4 inch TRS phone type): -46 to +4 dBu
Head Room 16 dB
Impedance
inputs 1–6 (XLR type): 5 k ohms (balanced)
inputs 7–8 (XLR type): 10 k ohms (balanced)
input 1–8 (1/4 inch TRS phone type): 17 k ohms (balanced)
input 1–2 (1/4 inch TRS phone type, Hi-Z): 740 k ohms (unbalanced)
Residual Noise Level
INPUT 1–2 OUTPUT 1–2: -87 dBu typ.
(GAIN: min., 600 ohms terminated, IHF-A)
* Internal Direct mixer setting
Dynamic Range AD block INPUT 1–8: 104 dB typ. (GAIN: min.)
Thank you for your help,
I was using the latest edition of Rode NT1 microphone (the black one). The preamp with A/D was an e-mu-1616m PCI. (Product - E-MU 1616M PCIe) . At full volume the opera singer was pushing the preamp into distortion even at low gain. Next time I record her I may use an in-line attenuator like the shure A15AS. If I prefer to use a more robust preamp instead what should I look for while reading the specs? Would a Roland Octa-capture ( https://www.roland.com/global/products/octa-capture/specifications/ ) be more robust and handle my highly dynamic singer better? Here are some of the specs for both systems:
e-mu 1616 m Pci
Gain Range: +60 dB
HI-Z LINE INPUT
Input Impedance:1M ohm
Max Level:+18 dbV (20.2 dBu)
Dynamic Range: (A-weighted, 1kHz, min. gain: 118 dB
SNR: (A-weighted, min. gain): 118 dB
THD+N: (1kHz at-1dBFS): -105 dB (.0006%)
MICROPHONE PREAMP
Input Impedance: 1.5 Kohm
Max Level: +6 dbV (8.2dBu)
EIN: (20Hz-20kHz, 150 ohm, unweighted): -129.5 dBu
Roland Octacapture
inputs 1–6 (XLR type): -56 to -6 dBu
inputs 7–8 (XLR type): -50 to +0 dBu
inputs 1–8 (1/4 inch TRS phone type): -46 to +4 dBu
Head Room 16 dB
Impedance
inputs 1–6 (XLR type): 5 k ohms (balanced)
inputs 7–8 (XLR type): 10 k ohms (balanced)
input 1–8 (1/4 inch TRS phone type): 17 k ohms (balanced)
input 1–2 (1/4 inch TRS phone type, Hi-Z): 740 k ohms (unbalanced)
Residual Noise Level
INPUT 1–2 OUTPUT 1–2: -87 dBu typ.
(GAIN: min., 600 ohms terminated, IHF-A)
* Internal Direct mixer setting
Dynamic Range AD block INPUT 1–8: 104 dB typ. (GAIN: min.)
Thank you for your help,