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<blockquote data-quote="Jay Barracato" data-source="post: 90285" data-attributes="member: 24">Re: Which preanmps are best ?Gain is gain is gain. If you are clipping the input of the wireless, no setting on the board will fix that, if you are clipping the input of the channel, no setting on the fader will fix that, and so on through the entire system.You came here asking about preamps on consoles, when the apparent problem may be the output of the wireless. How would you feel if someone told you to spend a couple of grand on a new console when that would have no affect on the problem at all?Every model board, even boards of the same model/brand have different needs when setting the input gain. That setting depends on both the mic and the source on the mic.I will say it again, if someone tells you &quot;I always set my gain at _______.&quot; they have giving you no useful information.I have found the soundcraft xlr inputs to be very iffy with line level signals. Have you tried running the mic receiver into one of the TRS line in?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jay Barracato, post: 90285, member: 24"] Re: Which preanmps are best ? Gain is gain is gain. If you are clipping the input of the wireless, no setting on the board will fix that, if you are clipping the input of the channel, no setting on the fader will fix that, and so on through the entire system. You came here asking about preamps on consoles, when the apparent problem may be the output of the wireless. How would you feel if someone told you to spend a couple of grand on a new console when that would have no affect on the problem at all? Every model board, even boards of the same model/brand have different needs when setting the input gain. That setting depends on both the mic and the source on the mic. I will say it again, if someone tells you "I always set my gain at _______." they have giving you no useful information. I have found the soundcraft xlr inputs to be very iffy with line level signals. Have you tried running the mic receiver into one of the TRS line in? [/QUOTE]

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