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<blockquote data-quote="Ivan Beaver" data-source="post: 129716" data-attributes="member: 30">Re: inuke 6000 clippingIt is NOT a gain structure problem!It DOES NOT MATTER what is happening in front of the power amp.&nbsp; If the amp is going into clip-he is simply asking to much out of it.&nbsp; You can do all the &quot;readjusting&quot; you want-but short of simply turning it down SOMEWHERE in the chain-the problem is NOT going to go away.&quot;Gain structure&quot; is something that gets thrown around all the time (like many other audio terms <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f641.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :("&nbsp; data-smilie="3"data-shortname=":(" />&nbsp; )-and most people do not have a clue what it actually means.The only advantage to setting properly gain structure (short of over driving a stage) is to increase the dynamic range of a system.MOST people think this means making it louder. It is ACTUALLY THE OPPOSITE-It is all about making the QUIETER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!There is NO adjustment you can make that will get more level/wattage out of a system.&nbsp; That is set by the amplifier size and the speaker system.What you CAN do is to lower the noise floor and make it quieter.&nbsp; THAT is the whole process behind &quot;proper gain structure&quot;.For most people in the &quot;PA biz&quot; the noise floor is something they are simply not concerned with-so in most cases &quot;going through the steps&quot; doesn&#039;t do anything for them.HOWEVER the experience gained from it can be QUITE helpful for people what want to learn and know more about a sound system-some limitations etc.&nbsp; If all you want to do is &quot;get loud&quot; then don&#039;t bother-there is nothing to be gained from it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ivan Beaver, post: 129716, member: 30"] Re: inuke 6000 clipping It is NOT a gain structure problem! It DOES NOT MATTER what is happening in front of the power amp. If the amp is going into clip-he is simply asking to much out of it. You can do all the "readjusting" you want-but short of simply turning it down SOMEWHERE in the chain-the problem is NOT going to go away. "Gain structure" is something that gets thrown around all the time (like many other audio terms :( )-and most people do not have a clue what it actually means. The only advantage to setting properly gain structure (short of over driving a stage) is to increase the dynamic range of a system. MOST people think this means making it louder. It is ACTUALLY THE OPPOSITE-It is all about making the QUIETER!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is NO adjustment you can make that will get more level/wattage out of a system. That is set by the amplifier size and the speaker system. What you CAN do is to lower the noise floor and make it quieter. THAT is the whole process behind "proper gain structure". For most people in the "PA biz" the noise floor is something they are simply not concerned with-so in most cases "going through the steps" doesn't do anything for them. HOWEVER the experience gained from it can be QUITE helpful for people what want to learn and know more about a sound system-some limitations etc. If all you want to do is "get loud" then don't bother-there is nothing to be gained from it. [/QUOTE]

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