[Tom Garneau]

John L Rice wrote:

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We've got some nice pres here (Millenia, Symetrix, Great River, Manley)
but consistently run into problems of too much gain when tracking kit.
E.g. with the Millenia on its lowest settings a 451 on the bottom of
the snare clips our A/D convertor.

I'm considering two options, neither of which I know much about and
would appreciate any advice as to the merits of either:

1. Using an inline pad on the mic cable - Shure A15AS or Audio Technica
8202. Do these degrade the signal? Do they pass phantom power ok?

In addition to the other fine advice you already received you might be
interested in a couple devices A-Designs makes :

The ATTY (rhymes with "Patty") is a low-cost, no-noise, compact device
designed for audio level control. It features dual audio INs and OUTs, a
level control knob, and a mute button.
http://www.adesignsaudio.com/atty.htm


The ATTY2'D (pronounced "Attitude"), is the big brother of the successful
ATTY passive audio line level controller. It offers fully independent
control over two stereo pairs and two mono signals
http://www.adesignsaudio.com/atty2d.htm

Best of luck!

What's Retail Price?

thanks,

tom