View Single Post
Old 10th November 2005   #7
DigitMus
Lives for gear
 
DigitMus's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2002
Location: SouthWest Florida
Posts: 722

Send a message via AIM to DigitMus
Quote:
Originally Posted by copperx
Should I crank the preamp and set the A/D gain as low as possible? or should I set the A/D gain as high as possible and then set the preamp level so that my DAW peaks at -18dBFS? ...
You should adjust the gain on the preamp to get the sound you want, then adjust the A/D, if you need to, to get within a few dbs of your -18dbfs target.


Just my 2ยข...
Scott
DigitMus is offline   Reply With Quote