Using the pad on my mixer/

[psongman]

Hi! I was getting some extra noises from my Nady SCM900 into my Tascam TMD 1000 digital mixer...so I went into EQ area and set the pad to -6 and now it sounds fantastic, records well and less noise all around. Can someone please offer a simple explanation for this occurrence? I want to know why this needed to be done as I am trying to figure a few of these phenomena out. IAT, Psongman

 

[vulcanofga]

The signal to the input of your mixer was too hot.There is an input gain knob on your mixer that should be at line or mic level,it is usually better to have it all the way down if you have a good line level or pre-amped signal in your chain so it does not overdrive the input.I would suggest making sure your signal is at its strongest from the source and trim back the input all the way before you use your pad.The pad can sometimes introduce some noise even when cutting.

Monty,

 

[Aren]

I think I'm experiencing the same phenomana with my Nady CM-90. I don't have a pad on my Behringer mixer, and the onl way to record without any annoying noise is to set the gain all the way down, but then the input level is really low. Is there any way to solve this problem, or could it be just a screwed up mic, as I thought in the first place?


Oren

 

[psongman]

Well all, thanks for the replies and inquiries. When I first got the mic and hooked it up, it picked up so much compared to my Shures and AT's but now I see it is very sensitive, so I think the pad cancels out some of the unwanted noise, though some think it will add a bit, but from my usage it does the trick. I believe this is just another dip and rise in the learning curve of digital recording. I have learned so much in the past months, like recording dry and adding all the effects etc. after, much easier and efficient. Keep up the input, if there are those using padded walls, please reply, haah! Psongman