Members DarkCide Posted July 29, 2006 Members Share Posted July 29, 2006 I'm going to use the RNP to record some high gain guitar tones. I read the manual but would like to know exactly how to you adjust your gain settings for recording? There are 3 LED's for each channel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seaneldon Posted July 29, 2006 Members Share Posted July 29, 2006 i don't really understand what you're doing. are you planning on replacing a guitar amp with the RNP's direct input, thinking that making the gain higher will produce guitar amp type distortion? cause you'd be wrong. are you asking how much gain you should have for a mic recording an amp? depends on the mic, the amp, how close the mic is to the amp, how loud the amp is, etc. the LEDs are a decent reference for how much signal you have coming in. i'd try to keep it in the green area, sometimes hitting yellow, and never hitting red. either way...you seem very confused. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarkCide Posted July 29, 2006 Author Members Share Posted July 29, 2006 I'll be using an SM57 going into the RNP for micing a guitar cab. I guess I should have asked how I should use the LED's as a reference when I adjust the gain on the RNP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seaneldon Posted July 29, 2006 Members Share Posted July 29, 2006 the LEDs are just how much signal the preamp is getting. don't let it clip, as it will produce very awful distortion (not like guitar amp distortion.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members modul8 Posted July 29, 2006 Members Share Posted July 29, 2006 What Sean said. Keep it in the green. Occasional peaks in the yellow are okay. Red is indeed unpleasant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarkCide Posted July 29, 2006 Author Members Share Posted July 29, 2006 Some Mic Pre's has input level adjustment. The fact the pre has only output gain, is that considered a disadvantage? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members seaneldon Posted July 29, 2006 Members Share Posted July 29, 2006 huh? i assure you the "GAIN" knob on the RNP is input gain. as far as i know, there are no mic pres that have adjustable output volume and no input gain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarkCide Posted July 29, 2006 Author Members Share Posted July 29, 2006 Oops! For some reason I thought it was output gain. I believe the ART DPS II has both input and output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members modul8 Posted July 30, 2006 Members Share Posted July 30, 2006 That is probably more common on "character" pres where you might drive a transformer or tube at the input stage to add harmonics and an ouput control to tame the level going to tape/disk. The RNP is easy. Just turn the gain knob until you get a good signal and go with it. It is a good idea to check signals that are likely to be the loudest you will play just to make sure you have plenty of headroom to keep you out of the red. Keep the majority of the signal in the green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TimmyP Posted July 30, 2006 Members Share Posted July 30, 2006 Try another mic on a second track, so you can see which best fits the tune. Live, I find that the Senny E609S and the Audix D4 make a great combination. Might work well in the studio as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarkCide Posted July 30, 2006 Author Members Share Posted July 30, 2006 I also have an SM48 mic which is mostly for vocals. But I'll see how it sounds with the RNP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted July 30, 2006 Share Posted July 30, 2006 The RNP is super easy to dial in if you just watch your DAW or tape deck meters along with the RNP LED's. Keep the RNP's LED's out of the red, and make sure you have enough level going to your recorder. Done. The only real disadvantage some may find with level setting on the RNP (which Mark openly points out on his website as well as in the RNP manual) is the fact that the gain is adjusted in 6 dB increments. I don't find that to be a major issue at all, because I'm not trying to slam my levels as hot as I can get them without peaking... and additionally, because the RNP has insert points for each channel, you can easily insert a variable gain device (such as a FMR RNC or RNLA) into the signal path and fine tune the gain and levels with that. So if you absolutely have to have finer control over the amount of gain than you get with the RNP's gain controls, there's an easy work around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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