3. Start to raise the Omni gain control while testing your microphone or guitar.
If you are using an instrument with volume controls, start with it on the
highest setting, then play to test the level. Raise the Omni gain control to
between 9 o’clock and 12 o’clock, or until you see the green signal LED start
to light.
4. Continue to test the mic or instrument, making sure that the clip LED never
stays lit for too long. If the clip LED lights easily with the gain control set to
9 o’clock or less, try pressing the “Pad” switch (this will trim the input signal
by 20dB).
5. Bring up the level meters in the Delta panel Monitor Mixer. The signal level
that you see at the H/W Ins will ultimately be your record levels, as they
should be identical to the level meters in your software. Adjust the Omni
gain controls until the signal nearly reaches the red area. It should never hit
the top of the meter.
NOTE: If you seem to have to turn the Omni gain up past 2 o’clock
and still do not register adequate levels in the Delta Monitor Mixer,
go to the Delta panel Hardware Setting page. Adjust the Variable
Signal Level on your particular input to a lower setting (Consumer
or –10) in order to reduce headroom.
Once you have set the record levels, you may begin to adjust the listening or
monitoring levels for those channels. If you are using the Delta Monitor Mixer,
setting the fader level in the Delta Monitor Mixer page will affect only the
monitoring levels, and will not affect record levels. This is also true of the faders
in your software if you are monitoring through your software. Changing the
monitor level will not affect the record level.
To set record levels for the Omni Line Ins:
Since there are no gain controls for the line inputs, you will need to adjust the
output control on the device that you are recording. If your device runs at a line
level other than +4, set the Variable Signal Level in the Delta panel to
“Consumer” or –10dB. If you are getting low record levels with the device
output level turned up, lower the Variable Signal Level in the Delta panel. Or, if
turning up the output levels introduces noise, lower the output level and then
lower the Variable Signal Level in the Delta panel.
10.4 Record Levels Using the Inserts
“Inserts” give the user an insertion point in a signal flow for adding signal
processing. Each Omni Insert provides an unbalanced output
from
the record
channel, then brings that unbalanced signal
back into
the record channel, via a
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