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Recording from Yamaha EMX640 400W mixer amplifier: volume control?
Is it typically possible to control the volume coming out of Rec Out on
a mixer-amplifier, or is this usually Line-Out volume that cannot be controlled? Specifically, if I record from Rec Out of a Yamaha EMX640 400W mixer amplifier, is there a way to control the volume level coming out of the amplifier and going into the recording device (a digital recorder)? I cannot find a knob to do this. I am going from Rec Out into Line In of the digital recorder. The default "Input Volume" level of this recorder is 16--on a scale of 1 (low) to 20 (high). I have tried recording all the way down to 7 and I still get great distortion. The sound wave in Amadeus is sometimes almost solid black. Help appreciated for this situation, which I know is not really "rec.audio.pro." T-L |
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Recording from Yamaha EMX640 400W mixer amplifier: volume control?
Trent-Lion wrote:
Is it typically possible to control the volume coming out of Rec Out on a mixer-amplifier, or is this usually Line-Out volume that cannot be controlled? Specifically, if I record from Rec Out of a Yamaha EMX640 400W mixer amplifier, is there a way to control the volume level coming out of the amplifier and going into the recording device (a digital recorder)? I cannot find a knob to do this. So, you need an attenuator. I am going from Rec Out into Line In of the digital recorder. The default "Input Volume" level of this recorder is 16--on a scale of 1 (low) to 20 (high). I have tried recording all the way down to 7 and I still get great distortion. The sound wave in Amadeus is sometimes almost solid black. So, you don't need a variable one, but you might want an adjustable one. Shure makes a handy adjustable pad that will drop 15, 20, or 25 dB with a switch. It's built into an XLR barrel. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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Recording from Yamaha EMX640 400W mixer amplifier: volume control?
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wrote: Trent-Lion wrote: Is it typically possible to control the volume coming out of Rec Out on a mixer-amplifier, or is this usually Line-Out volume that cannot be controlled? Specifically, if I record from Rec Out of a Yamaha EMX640 400W mixer amplifier, is there a way to control the volume level coming out of the amplifier and going into the recording device (a digital recorder)? I cannot find a knob to do this. So, you need an attenuator. I am going from Rec Out into Line In of the digital recorder. The default "Input Volume" level of this recorder is 16--on a scale of 1 (low) to 20 (high). I have tried recording all the way down to 7 and I still get great distortion. The sound wave in Amadeus is sometimes almost solid black. So, you don't need a variable one, but you might want an adjustable one. Shure makes a handy adjustable pad that will drop 15, 20, or 25 dB with a switch. It's built into an XLR barrel. --scott Thx for advice. The tragedy is that I *have* an attenuator, bought for use with a mixer that did not have Rec Out. I had thought that with Rec Out (which I assumed was line level) no attenuation should be needed. But that seems not to be the case. I am guessing that now I should set my digital recorder input volume to 16 (the default value) and then adjust the attenuator while listening through the digital recorder headphones. If this is not correct, pls advise. I have one more question. This recorder has, under the "Record" settings, an "Output Volume" that can be set. What would the purpose of this setting be for recording? Is it perhaps for the headphones? If so, how would I coordinate this setting with the attenuator to know what volume I am truly getting? Thanks. T-L (Audio Idiot) |
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Recording from Yamaha EMX640 400W mixer amplifier: volume control?
Cherrill Heaton wrote:
Thx for advice. The tragedy is that I *have* an attenuator, bought for use with a mixer that did not have Rec Out. I had thought that with Rec Out (which I assumed was line level) no attenuation should be needed. Well, if the input is clipping, you need an attenuator. Not all "line out" levels are the same. And most of these cheapie recorders don't have a huge available dynamic range... the input stages are running on very low voltages so you don't have the ability to handle a huge range of input levels. But that seems not to be the case. I am guessing that now I should set my digital recorder input volume to 16 (the default value) and then adjust the attenuator while listening through the digital recorder headphones. If this is not correct, pls advise. I don't know, because I have no idea what "16" is. If you have no calibrated metering that corresponds to something in the real world, setting the knobs to 12:00 and adjusting the input level until the metering is good and it doesn't sound distorted seems like a good first step. I have one more question. This recorder has, under the "Record" settings, an "Output Volume" that can be set. What would the purpose of this setting be for recording? Is it perhaps for the headphones? If so, how would I coordinate this setting with the attenuator to know what volume I am truly getting? Thanks. T-L (Audio Idiot) It is probably for a monitor output that allows you to send the output being recorded to some other device. Again, if you don't have real metering and you don't know what your reference levels are, you just have to listen. --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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