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arlo

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I recently purchased the vs08. I am fairly new to home recording. I'm finding that I really have to turn up my trim to get my levels up. I have the headphones turned way up and my track and master faders are pushed up to 0. It seems strange to me that I have to turn up this far. Do I need a preamp? I just read about a Presonus Blue Tube preamp that looks good. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks
 
It's difficult to say what your problem is. What are you recording and how? Guitar? Vox? Keyboard? What kind of mic?

A preamp will definitely help your sound, no question about that. But you should be able to get decent levels without one.

micmac
 
vfo8 reply to Mic Mac

I tried recording my guitar amp with the line out, I tried it mic'd with a Shure 57. I also tried just recording my voice through a 58. It just doesn't seem to pick up the signal that well.
 
From what you describe i can't see what could be wrong so i plugged in an SM58 to see what happened.

1. SM58 --XLR cable to VF08 BAL input.
2. Trim at between 2-3 o'clock.
3. Track fader at 0.
4. Master fader at 0.
5. Headphone volume at 2 o'clock.

Level just touches the upper line on the display. Any further on the trim and the level goes overboard. I need to be extremely close to the mic to get any levels worth speaking of.

When i track guitar with the VF i use a rack unit to line the guitar. Works, no problem. I also record with a SM57 from time to time, but not on the VF, and the sound is usually pretty loud out of the amp, plus the main mic is placed close to the speaker cone.

I did read a post about someone having problems with the BAL-inputs on his VF08, and he had to have them changed. I don't know what his problem was though.

If you still can't get your levels up, and if you're still thinking about getting a preamp, a good idea could be to bring your VF down to the store and test the preamps with it.

Good luck,

micmac
 
Thanks for your help micmac. It seems that everything is ok. I just wasn't sure that I needed to turn up that far. I have been recording all morning. This page has been very helpful. I will visit it often. :)
 
I just noticed that Fostex has started an "online support" section. They don't have any info on my D series recorder, but the VF series has some FAQ info. We should encourage Fostex to do more of this.
Chuck
 
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