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Home recording newbie.
I want to record some songs with vocals and guitar so today I bought a
M-audio Delta 44 and a M-audio Audiobuddy. My setup is as follows: Electric Guitar - Audiobuddy - Delta 44 (input) - PC - Delta 44 (output) - Speakers. When I tried to record some sound from the guitar, the signal coming through on the Monitor Mixer (M-Audio Delta console) was very quiet (about -36Db rather than -3Db) even though the audiobuddy preamp gain control was set to the maximum value. Has anyone got any ideas? Should I need to plug my guitar into an amp before it reaches the audiobuddy? Thanks in advance. |
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Make sure the Delta 44 is set for -10db sensitivity instead of +4.
Fran |
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"ourkid" wrote in message
oups.com... I want to record some songs with vocals and guitar so today I bought a M-audio Delta 44 and a M-audio Audiobuddy. My setup is as follows: Electric Guitar - Audiobuddy - Delta 44 (input) - PC - Delta 44 (output) - Speakers. When I tried to record some sound from the guitar, the signal coming through on the Monitor Mixer (M-Audio Delta console) was very quiet (about -36Db rather than -3Db) even though the audiobuddy preamp gain control was set to the maximum value. Has anyone got any ideas? Should I need to plug my guitar into an amp before it reaches the audiobuddy? Thanks in advance. Was this an electric guitar, an acoustic guitar with a magnetic soundhole pickup, or an acoustic guitar with a piezo pickup? I'm going to guess it was the latter, and if so, the culprit was probably the impedance of the AudioBuddy's instrument input. It's 100k, which is low even for magnetic pickups and WAY low for piezos, which need to see at least 1Meg and preferably higher than that. If you're using a piezo pickup, yes, you need to use a preamp (Fishman makes nice ones) or an amp with a DI output jack. Oh, and as another poster mentioned, make sure your Delta is set for -10dBV input sensitivity. Peace, Paul |
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Cheers for the advice Fran / Paul.
I'm using an electric guitar and have the audiobuddy sensitivity set to -10Db. Any more ideas? |
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