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<blockquote data-quote="Alan Hamilton" data-source="post: 80669" data-attributes="member: 1799">Re: Gain matching question between differnt ampsMeasure wedge on existing amp with dB meter. Bring GX7 input all the way down and apply the same signal as you just sent to the existing mon amp. You could do this from console or just move the XLR I/O. Bring up GX7 input sensitivity until it closely matches the reading you had on the existing amp. Close enough. Do show.Or honestly what I&#039;d do... I&#039;d send a song (CD/MP3/Noise) thru the existing amp and wedge. Get a quick reference level by ear. Swap over the same signal to the new amp. Increase input gain on the amp until they sound close and roll with it for the gig. That should keep your mix out masters the same as normal, and your channel strip will mostly be dictated on what the artist wants anyway. And you&#039;ll now have the amp close enough in the ballpark that your channel strip will look and react reasonably normal to you as far as between what is asked for, what you hear, and where the knob is positioned compared to where you&#039;d expect it to be.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Alan Hamilton, post: 80669, member: 1799"] Re: Gain matching question between differnt amps Measure wedge on existing amp with dB meter. Bring GX7 input all the way down and apply the same signal as you just sent to the existing mon amp. You could do this from console or just move the XLR I/O. Bring up GX7 input sensitivity until it closely matches the reading you had on the existing amp. Close enough. Do show. Or honestly what I'd do... I'd send a song (CD/MP3/Noise) thru the existing amp and wedge. Get a quick reference level by ear. Swap over the same signal to the new amp. Increase input gain on the amp until they sound close and roll with it for the gig. That should keep your mix out masters the same as normal, and your channel strip will mostly be dictated on what the artist wants anyway. And you'll now have the amp close enough in the ballpark that your channel strip will look and react reasonably normal to you as far as between what is asked for, what you hear, and where the knob is positioned compared to where you'd expect it to be. [/QUOTE]

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