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SI Expression inputs mic/line conflicting info
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<blockquote data-quote="Sean Muckian" data-source="post: 124093" data-attributes="member: 7575"><p>Re: SI Expression inputs mic/line conflicting info</p><p></p><p>Thanks for in input! I am just using the word unity to represent the 0 mark on that particular channel. This may be incorrect as I am not a pro audio engineer. Please excuse my ignorance. Basically what I am trying to figure out is how to use the mic inputs as line inputs and have the visual meters read "accurately". As I have mentioned in previous posts if I solo each channel and dial the gain so that each level is peaking on yellow or just below 0 then the mics sound good where as the lines are way too loud. I assume that this is because each of the inputs have a mic preamp applied to them so a line signal is getting boosted. I could be wrong. However I just found some 1/4" adapters so that I could plug my line into the line inputs and that seems to have the effect I would expect. The line meters match the mics, so now both mic and line are reaching yellow and they seem to have the same volume. This is the effect I am looking for but I was hoping to use the mic inputs because I would have a lot more connections to work with.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sean Muckian, post: 124093, member: 7575"] Re: SI Expression inputs mic/line conflicting info Thanks for in input! I am just using the word unity to represent the 0 mark on that particular channel. This may be incorrect as I am not a pro audio engineer. Please excuse my ignorance. Basically what I am trying to figure out is how to use the mic inputs as line inputs and have the visual meters read "accurately". As I have mentioned in previous posts if I solo each channel and dial the gain so that each level is peaking on yellow or just below 0 then the mics sound good where as the lines are way too loud. I assume that this is because each of the inputs have a mic preamp applied to them so a line signal is getting boosted. I could be wrong. However I just found some 1/4" adapters so that I could plug my line into the line inputs and that seems to have the effect I would expect. The line meters match the mics, so now both mic and line are reaching yellow and they seem to have the same volume. This is the effect I am looking for but I was hoping to use the mic inputs because I would have a lot more connections to work with. [/QUOTE]
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