> I used it yesterday with the gain on the recorder set to "hi" and the le=
vel set to 40. Would it be better to set the gain to "mid"?
> thanks for the help.
Tom,
What does it sound like switched each way once you have adjusted the final=
levels to be the same?
As a general rule, it is better to get the input signal level as high as
practical as early in the chain as possible provided that nothing overloads=
.
That way the amplifier hiss is more masked.
With all digital recorders, there is a built in limiter to avoid overload.=
(on tape this was done by the tape itself) On a sound editor you can see
this on the waveform.
Much music has gone through a limiter anyway, a sound we have got used to,=
but with birdsong, this is not optimised. The problem is with the recovery=
period immediately after any limiter action, which leaves a "hole" after a=
sharp peak.
Identify this peak point and adjust your levels so the recording peaks well=
below that. You can pull up a digital recording 20dB or more without a
problem, so aim high(ish) on the input chain and low on the recording.
David Brinicombe
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