alvinthedrummer
New member
Hi,
I'm pretty new to the scene and desperately need some help.
I am planning to record some live vocals, drums and guitars. I will be lining mics into dbx mini-preamps and then from the preapms to my soundcard. I'm using cubase sx in my computer to capture the recordings. Now here are my questions:
1)How do I determine the right levels to set on the preamps and also in cubase sx? Some say to set the levels in cubase to max and then play around with the preamp, but I've also heard of some saying to set the preamp to max (just so it doesn't clip) and then play around in cubase....i'm pretty confused here...which is the best way?
2)I've got a 20db pad button, and a phase button on my preamp, what are they used for? Could someone please give me some examples of use for these?
Thanks in advance!
I'm pretty new to the scene and desperately need some help.
I am planning to record some live vocals, drums and guitars. I will be lining mics into dbx mini-preamps and then from the preapms to my soundcard. I'm using cubase sx in my computer to capture the recordings. Now here are my questions:
1)How do I determine the right levels to set on the preamps and also in cubase sx? Some say to set the levels in cubase to max and then play around with the preamp, but I've also heard of some saying to set the preamp to max (just so it doesn't clip) and then play around in cubase....i'm pretty confused here...which is the best way?
2)I've got a 20db pad button, and a phase button on my preamp, what are they used for? Could someone please give me some examples of use for these?
Thanks in advance!