CLos
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OK, so I FINALLY got monitors. M-AUDIO 5a deluxe... and I can't believe it. I should have done this a year ago. But one thing. what sould I have the vol. on the monitors set at 1/2 ...3/4... I have no idea! HELP!
Massive Master
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elbandito
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Yep. Monitors make all the difference, f'real.
As for your volume, set your monitors at 0. Neither loud, nor soft. Or if there isn't a 0 point, put them at like 50-80%, depending on what your interface is and how much juice you can push out. I use a Tascam US1800 and I have the volume of my monitors at 0 (they can go from -30db to +6db) and use the volume of the interface to make it louder or softer from there.
As for your volume, set your monitors at 0. Neither loud, nor soft. Or if there isn't a 0 point, put them at like 50-80%, depending on what your interface is and how much juice you can push out. I use a Tascam US1800 and I have the volume of my monitors at 0 (they can go from -30db to +6db) and use the volume of the interface to make it louder or softer from there.
CLos
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another thing. I have a tascam DP01, since they are powered should they be hooked up directly, or through the amp?
Steenamaroo
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What amp is this?
Active or powered speakers expect a line level output from your interface.
Active or powered speakers expect a line level output from your interface.
CLos
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for now I'm useing an old school Marantz.
Massive Master
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You're going to blow them up if you hook them up to an amplifier... They're active speakers.
CLos
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I haven't. cause thats what i thought. so they should just run straight from the tascam then, right.
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Massive Master
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If that's what you're using as a controller, yes.
aaronmcoleman
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I've found with the old 5" maudios I had, 50% was about right. Much higher and they started to get noisy.