How to Use an Audio Mixer Board Tutorial Mixing

Hi there, I own a Schecter guitar with HIGH output (I would call it that in lag of better words), and a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2. The audio interface has a "production disease" which causes the line in ch. to peak red even if the level knob is close to untouched. Therefore I bought a DI box to tame my guitar output signal, and it worked very well (actually Focusrite themselves suggested that admitting the 2i2 sucked), so I did that. Anyway, the input signal is still close to "yellow" (should be more green-like) in my DAW (Reaper), and close to clipping. Is there any way in Reaper to adjust the input signal/recording signal to those -4 or 10 db. You talk about. Maybe accomplished with software on the track input fx chain? Kind regards Kraftonia (mind my english, I'm danish)

I didn't know the lower levels in the older consumer equipment was to save on production costs. what a shock! :) Thanks for the vid.

hey thank's for this it's rare to find someone talking about this i need to know how to set my presonus vsl 22 output level to 4 dbu and just after that i need to calibrate my monitors with a -20 DBFS pink noise TO have 74 db spl slow response c weighted is this really what i need to do? or should i go hit my head against the wall?

I have an Emotiva PT-100. My JBL LSR305s have a switch for -10dBV or +4dBu. the only specs I can find for the Emotiva is 4 VRMS. I don't know which switch to use and would love some advice.

I have a Mac Mini with line level in, but it doesn't state if the 1/8 input is -10 or +4....would you happen to know?

Great Video! :) subed

What happens if I connect a guitar or a bass directly into a pedal that was made and designed for vocals?
For example, there is a device called Boss VE-2 which. It is a mic effect processor and also an audio interface.
Because of the audio interface function that device has, I want to use it to connect a bass through the XLR input (prepared for micrphones).
It is important to say that it has a knob that changes the gain. In essence, the mic preamp.
I now know that the instrument level is a little bit higher that the mic level but, what if I turn the mic preamp down?
Will my idea work?
Will it be okay to connect a bass into the Boss VE-2 mic effect processor into the XLR input?
(All this using a TS to XLR cable)

I've just bought JBL lsr305 monitors. -10 is the default level on the monitors.
I've connected it directly to sound blaster Z internal sound card with a trs 3.5 to 2 1/4 cable.
I just can't figure out which of the options on the monitor is the correct one.
the -10 sounds super punchy and loud and the +4 sounds more natural I think.
Is there a way to be sure which is the correct setting?

Hello. Please could you tell me why with my RME - Babyface Pro audio interface using the TotalMix FX software, if I set -10 dBV my guitar input sounds louder than +4 dBu? Thank you in advance.

-12dbfs --> 0.775 vrms --> 0db in my opinion...

I think this is why my Tascam 16x8 is less noisy than my Tascam 2x2(it doesn’t have the switch and I’m assuming it’s on -10). Thanks so much.

Tôi cũng có nút, dbu-10 dbv+4 . nhưng đã bị hư, bây giờ muốn tiềm mua lại nhưng không biết tên gọi là gì ?

These are not "nominal" signal levels, they are the external reference level that corresponds to 0VU on a VU meter. Now there are digital meters it can correspond to anything between -20dBFS and -10dBFS. Signals may be much higher than these levels, professional equipments can handle up to +28dBu. Check the maximum input level on the equipment specifications. The maximum level is determined by the power supply voltages, consumer equipment usually has lower voltage power rails like single 12V instead of +/-18V, computer consumer audio interfaces may work on +/-5V.