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Originally Posted by djivano  Still I'm not sure if my 2626 is okay then...
Here's the story:
Normally when I connected the outs of my Emu Virtuoso 2000 into the line-ins of my Firewire 1814 I got hot levels and I would turn the volume down on the sound module to not get any (red) clips and/or distortion. When I connect to my new 2626 and open the M-audio control panel, the meter's max. readout is approx. -18dB.
Is this normal or is this malfunction?
What seemed to be wrong with your unit then by it being man-handled by the carrier?
thx, djivano |
djvano-
The levels going into the 1814 would appear hotter because it has unbalanced -10dBV line level inputs. The ProFire 2626 has +4dBm balanced inputs, and can therefore accept a much hotter signal. If you use an unbalanced 1/4" guitar-type cable into the 2626's balanced line inputs, I believe there's an additional 3db drop.... (anyone who wants to clarify or challange that, please feel free to chime in). All in all, you'd get a level similar to what you're describing. If it doesn't sound distorted you're probably A-OK. If you need more gain, go through one of the mic-preamps.
Our box was thrashed by the shipping co, so the 2626 wouldn't power on occasion. The other unit has *never* done this. Both units read all levels identically.
Hope this helps!