Recommendations for Input Gain settings
How to set the Input Gain?
Please note - below is just our recommendation. You can set it up
differently, if you wish.
Play your stringed instrument as hard as you can - for example
some power chords on lower (bass) strings. Now observe what
signal is coming into your DAW. We recommend that you should
aim for -6 dB. It means that when you hit strings hard, the input
meter in your DAW will sometimes peak at -6 dB. If you are getting
too close to clipping (0 dB), turn down the gain knob of your audio
interface. If you are hitting strings hard and cannot reach -6 dB,
then turn the gain knob up on your audio interface.
1-2 for single-coil pickups
2-4 for low/mid-gain humbuckers
5-6 for high-gain humbuckers
Feel free to try other values if the recommended ones do not work
for you.
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