Issue With Bricasti Level

[bmg]

According to the manual, you feed a signal into the unit, set the input level -6dB, then set the output level to -16dB.
This should leave the volume control at 12 o'clock, thereafter.

When I use this method, the knob has to be at 4 or 5 o'clock to get the same level.

Has anyone had a similar issue setting up this unit?

 

[ecc83]

How do you know you are inputting -6dB? And I assume you mean -6dBu and not -6dBV or -6dBm!
Pedantic old fart you might consider me but "GIGO"! Technical level notation is important.

Dave.

 

[bmg]

Front panel LED's show this.
I'm now thinking this set-up does not require the knob to have the same level at the 12 o'clock position, but allow for gain from the unit to not cause overloading of the signal.

 

[LazerBeakShiek]

The unit is just doing a balancing act then? what is causing the loss of gain, you know. Was it always like that? I don't know any 'Brick' owners. It sounds suspicious. That much recovery being necessary.

My buddy Davy, he only buys Schecter Research and Blackstar. So he is basically lost. I aint got one. Ronnie sure doesnt.