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18th March 2006
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| Gear maniac  Join Date: Mar 2006
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Thread Starter | Leveling/Metering Hi! I am new here and have a question I've been dying to know the answer to... Why is it when I record into Pro Tools my mic pre and a/d and slamming (with some overs) but the meter level in Pro Tools in perfect and the sound is fine (not distorted)? Am I doing something wrong or is this simply because of the available headroom in the pre and a/d? Thanks a pantload  Ethan |
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18th March 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: So-Cal
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| could be that , and the filter in the AD converters are doing their job well , without noticeable artifacts , and you could be incoming calibrated to a different level... Many variables !
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Thread Starter | Quote:
ah yes... there is where I bet my answer lies (or is it lyes?)... but I digress So how do I properly calibrate my pres>a/d>PT>d/a, so that all of this looks nice and pretty as it should? Thanks man! Ethan | |
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18th March 2006
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| Lives for gear  Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Chicago (Schaumburg / Hoffman Est.) IL
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 | If you're "slamming" your A-D, you're way, WAY into the headroom of the preamp (and everything after it) - A 0dBVU signal (where your preamp is designed to run) will register somewhere around -18 or -16dBFS at your converters (and therefore, in the DAW).
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