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Originally Posted by Skye  I feel a little misunderstood. Let me break down the question (which has already been mostly answered).
Scenario #1: Solo each channel individually and set the gain so it averages around 0db with frequent peaks to +6db. The channels you need loud have their faders at unity, and the channels you need quiet have faders lower than unity.
Scenario #2: Solo each channel individually and set the gain for the loud channels as in the first scenario, but set the gain appropriately lower on the channels you need quieter so that their faders can be close to unity. Of course if the volume needs adjusting during the performance, the gain is left where it is and the faders are used to compensate.
Essentially, do you have all preamps standardized with differences in fader levels, or all faders standardized with differences in preamp levels. And off the same question, do the faders indicate which channels are quieter in the mix than others? Or do you have to solo and look at the metering to tell which channels are quieter in the mix?
And lastly, would a preference for scenario one or two change if you were using a mixer costing $250, $2,500, $25,000, or $250,000? (I mix on consoles in the first two price marks, but I'm curious about the others in theory.)
Hopefully the "OP" is now a little better understood. :-D |
sorry dude, people are crazy in forums!
so, i would set the level to peak at 0. that's just me. i have used everything from midas to little yamaha 10 ch mixers. on digital boards like the pm5d or m7 you should gain a little lower even. they tend to start sounding gritty in the high end, or so i've heard from other engineers.
i have used my little yamaha for my own personal shows with different p.a. systems, and it does the job, but i gain as low as possible with it to keep the noise down. its only a little hiss, faint really, but it gets louder when the pres go up. its really clean when i do it that way.
your allen and heath should have better pres than that, so i'm sure you can peak at zero. if monitors are done from the same board then you may have to factor that in and gain lower.
as far as gain on loud or quiet things, look at it more like close mic'ed or at a distance. say, overheads are at a distance. maybe you dont need to set the peak for that at zero. maybe just enough to hear what you want in the p.a.. you should just try it out when you can.
hope that helps! hope i don't get my head taken off again!