Re: Zoom H2 Gain Structure

["Curt Olson" flipov411]

Philip Tyler wrote:

> I am curious, what's the 20dB pad between the MixPre XLR line output  
> and the H2 line-in?

It's a simple resistor network that a broadcast engineer made up for  
me many years ago. The engineers among us would be able to describe it  
much better than I can. Here's one article I found about the subject:

http://www.uneeda-audio.com/pads/

Rob reports that he's using the "Tape Out" feed from his MP-2 directly  
into the H2 Line In and then adjusting his preamp gain as needed.  
That's actually a simpler solution than mine. The main reason I'm  
doing it the way I am is that with a 20db pad between the XLR Line  
Outs of my MixPre and the Line In of the H2, a "0" VU reading on the  
MixPre shows -18dbfs on the H2. That means I can tuck the H2 into my  
gear bag and simply monitor the easy-to-read LED meters on the MixPre.

Curt Olson