Max,
Why are you not using the line input on the LS-10 since the iRig is already
doing the amplification? For line input the sensitivity switch has no effect.
Apologies if I am missing something obvious.
Also, in my limited experience I have found that each device has its own sweet
spot where the s/n is maximised. Often full gain, but sometimes somewhere
between half and three-quarters (on my MZRH1 Minidisc it was a gain setting of
around 18 out of 30). Have you experimented with the iRig to find that sweet
spot?
best wishes,
John
--- In "Max" wrote:
>
> Hi Raimund,
> Once again many thanks for your input here; I'm not sure I fully understand
> it, but it would appear (I think) that using it the way I do (LS-10 Low
> Sense/max gain 10) and only upping the gain to the minimum necessary on the
> iRig, is best possible way to use this? If I've still got this wrong, don't
> be afraid to call me names! It's a pity, as you've already stated, that the
> iRig can't be used just as a phantom power supply; it's so much lighter and
> more convenient than my Art Phantom II.
> Cheers
> Max
>
>
> --- In "Raimund" wrote:
> >
> > > Many thanks for your clarification. Am I also wrong about noise
> > > increasing on the iRig as gain is increased?
> >
> > Hi Max,
> >
> > Yes, that is also wrong: Increasing the gain on a typical preamp usually
> > reduces the input-referenced noise floor (in comparison to the microphone
> > self noise).
> >
> > But you are of course correct that increasing the gain will indeed increase
> > the output-referenced noise level of the preamplifier. For that reason it
> > would be really useful to keep the gain as low as possible in order to
> > minimize the subjective noise floor in a recording. That lower gain would
> > however also reduce the (dBFS) signal level in the recording, which can
> > only be compensated by getting closer to sound source.
> >
> > In other words, it is possible to make excellent recordings using noisy
> > microphones and poor preamplifiers as long as you managed to get close
> > enough to the singing bird or whatever you want to record.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Raimund
> >
>
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