Do you run hi or low on the back of your LA4A?

Vintageidiot · 14th January 2012

I am asking to find out how others are running theirs, specifically in vocal tracking......thanks.

Vintageidiot · 17th January 2012

I currently run lo so I guess I should keep it there......

mexicola · 21st January 2012

Whatever sounds best to you. There's no "right" way to use that switch.
It's just an input pad that takes a single resistor in and out of circuit.

According to the manual, "high" is for typical +4 dBm levels and "low" is for quieter -20dBm levels. It doesn't change any actual operation of the compressor. But features like this can and should be used to taste. Running a higher signal level into it with it set to "low" will drive the audio path harder and likely give you a more aggressive sound. It just depends on what works for the sound you're going for.

Vintageidiot · 21st January 2012

Thanks Mexicola, I don't have my manual...rtfm.

Vintageidiot · 31st January 2012

Big difference, never going to rely on a lamp to tell me if something is distorting again, ears only......

Vintageidiot · 31st January 2012

I made due with compressors before but this gives me an option.

Vintageidiot · 5th February 2012

+4 is too hot coming out of my Neves and API's, so back to -10, even at 25/30.
spent hours recording and no matter what, the signal was too hot at +4.

14th January 2012	#1
Vintageidiot Gear maniac Joined: Sep 2010 Location: Sausalito, Ca. Posts: 233 Thread Starter	Do you run hi or low on the back of your LA4A? I am asking to find out how others are running theirs, specifically in vocal tracking......thanks.

21st January 2012	#3
mexicola Lives for gear Joined: May 2009 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 914	Whatever sounds best to you. There's no "right" way to use that switch. It's just an input pad that takes a single resistor in and out of circuit. According to the manual, "high" is for typical +4 dBm levels and "low" is for quieter -20dBm levels. It doesn't change any actual operation of the compressor. But features like this can and should be used to taste. Running a higher signal level into it with it set to "low" will drive the audio path harder and likely give you a more aggressive sound. It just depends on what works for the sound you're going for. __________________ There's nothing rock and roll about 1's and 0's. Recording engineers are not yes-men. www.regularjohnrecording.com

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17th January 2012	#2
Vintageidiot Gear maniac Joined: Sep 2010 Location: Sausalito, Ca. Posts: 233 Thread Starter	I currently run lo so I guess I should keep it there......

31st January 2012	#5
Vintageidiot Gear maniac Joined: Sep 2010 Location: Sausalito, Ca. Posts: 233 Thread Starter	Big difference, never going to rely on a lamp to tell me if something is distorting again, ears only......

5th February 2012	#7
Vintageidiot Gear maniac Joined: Sep 2010 Location: Sausalito, Ca. Posts: 233 Thread Starter	+4 is too hot coming out of my Neves and API's, so back to -10, even at 25/30. spent hours recording and no matter what, the signal was too hot at +4.