fatso's gettin' hit hard

TML · 21st August 2003, 05:50 AM

Seems the fatso is getting to much signal in the front end. When I back the input down I don't get enough compression. When I gain it the crunch lights go off too soon...not the warmth but the saturations leds. Any ideas. My chain was a Lawson to a 1073 to the fatso...singer was belting...had a 12 db pad on the mic and the pre was at 30db. Anyone have this problem?
Tim

nasty · 21st August 2003, 06:44 AM

I noticed the same thing when I was trying to use it on the 2 bus.I was going for 3-4 db but it was getting too dirty with the saturation.It says something in the manual about inserting a level device in the insert and raising the gain to lower the threshold and distortion but I don't know what to use to do this without affecting the sound quality.Does anybody know if a mic pre would be suitable?I wish there was a way to lower the threshold built in.

21st August 2003, 01:03 PM

"It says something in the manual about inserting a level device in the insert and raising the gain to lower the threshold and distortion"

What he said...

I belive to get very acurate control between warmth & the compression action you need to get into this technique...

Look into it!

(I dont do it myself I just like to use the warmth function)

Screws · 21st August 2003, 04:33 PM

You could use an RNC in the insert to lower the threshold, or if you email Dave Derr at Empirical Labs. He might be able to tell you how to adjust it internally, as I think there's a screw pot for this.

dderr77961@aol.com

faeflora · 21st August 2003, 07:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by nasty
I noticed the same thing when I was trying to use it on the 2 bus.I was going for 3-4 db but it was getting too dirty with the saturation.It says something in the manual about inserting a level device in the insert and raising the gain to lower the threshold and distortion but I don't know what to use to do this without affecting the sound quality.Does anybody know if a mic pre would be suitable?I wish there was a way to lower the threshold built in.

A mic pre should work just fine.

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21st August 2003, 05:50 AM	#1
TML Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 891	fatso's gettin' hit hard Seems the fatso is getting to much signal in the front end. When I back the input down I don't get enough compression. When I gain it the crunch lights go off too soon...not the warmth but the saturations leds. Any ideas. My chain was a Lawson to a 1073 to the fatso...singer was belting...had a 12 db pad on the mic and the pre was at 30db. Anyone have this problem? Tim

21st August 2003, 04:33 PM	#4
Screws Lives for gear Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Florida Posts: 570	You could use an RNC in the insert to lower the threshold, or if you email Dave Derr at Empirical Labs. He might be able to tell you how to adjust it internally, as I think there's a screw pot for this. dderr77961@aol.com __________________ Steve Cruz Cruzified Music Florida http://www.songramp.com/homepage.php?userid=3788

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21st August 2003, 06:44 AM	#2
nasty Gear nut Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 141	I noticed the same thing when I was trying to use it on the 2 bus.I was going for 3-4 db but it was getting too dirty with the saturation.It says something in the manual about inserting a level device in the insert and raising the gain to lower the threshold and distortion but I don't know what to use to do this without affecting the sound quality.Does anybody know if a mic pre would be suitable?I wish there was a way to lower the threshold built in.

21st August 2003, 01:03 PM	#3
Jules Guest Posts: n/a	"It says something in the manual about inserting a level device in the insert and raising the gain to lower the threshold and distortion" What he said... I belive to get very acurate control between warmth & the compression action you need to get into this technique... Look into it! (I dont do it myself I just like to use the warmth function)