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In Reply to: RE: What Peak Levels do you get recording? posted by oldmkvi on April 09, 2014 at 08:29:41
because the Korg digital recorder that I use is connected to a tape output on the preamp.
I do watch the peak level on the recorder. With certain combinations of cartridges and phono stages I've had to cut the recording level by up to -3.5 dB.
With my current setup I can leave the recording level at the factory default of 0 dB cut for both channels.
I like having it this way. On playback I don't bother with any changes or compensation to the original recording. If it's too soft, I turn it up - too loud and I turn it down.
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I used to have a Korg M1 or 2, and now a Sony D100.
On each, when making a Line Level Tape Out recording, I have to set the Level manually,
in order to get it just right, same on my Zoom H4N.
I've never heard of a Default recording level, do you mean it's turned all the way up on the Knob? Or is an Auto Level thing, my Zoom has that, never use it, always manual.
A high signal could blow out the Recorder pre Amp, I would think.
Anyway, thanks!
Ah, I see where you're going with this. OK, I remember doing the same thing when I had a B77 - where I wanted the recording to be as loud as possible without going into the red.
With the Korg, from trial and error, and with the cartridge and phono stage that I now have I experimented with different gain settings on the RCA input so that a very loud passage would keep the signal below the peak, as recommended.
With that being done, and realizing that an album that has a lower output signal level will result in the recorder seeing the same thing, I don't often bother adjusting the gain setting. I'm OK with it being a bit lower - I simply turn it up a bit on playback.
And yes, I agree that I would also never use auto level. The Korg doesn't have it, so it's not an option. For that same reason I don't use Replay Gain either.
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