Should I use -10dBV, +4dBU or low gain for synths? Or a ** box?
Hi Guys,
I've recently purchased an RME UFX audio interface which I'm running with Logic, and I'm not quite clear which setting I should be using for synths that are coming in through the line inputs of the RME.
The options are -10dBV, +4dBU or low gain. I know that there is a preferable setting, however I'm not clear on what it is (or what the different uses for these settings would be).
I recently read in Sound on Sound that even if an interface has line level inputs, it's always a lot better to run synths and keyboards through a ** box. Is this actually what I should be doing? Or do the above setting options mean that I don't need to worry about a **?
I'd love any advice on this from someone who is clearer on it than I am!
Cheers and thanks,
Mike
I've recently purchased an RME UFX audio interface which I'm running with Logic, and I'm not quite clear which setting I should be using for synths that are coming in through the line inputs of the RME.
The options are -10dBV, +4dBU or low gain. I know that there is a preferable setting, however I'm not clear on what it is (or what the different uses for these settings would be).
I recently read in Sound on Sound that even if an interface has line level inputs, it's always a lot better to run synths and keyboards through a ** box. Is this actually what I should be doing? Or do the above setting options mean that I don't need to worry about a **?
I'd love any advice on this from someone who is clearer on it than I am!
Cheers and thanks,
Mike
Mac Pro 2.66GHz quad-core Nehalem + Logic Pro 9.1, Mac OS X (10.6.5), (RME FireFace UFX + Kurzweil PC3x + Korg Triton Extreme + Roland TD12 V-Drums)
