On Fri, 2006-05-12 at 21:27 +1000, D. Sen wrote: > Just wondering if I am doing things right. Trying to record a 94 dB SPL > sinusoid using a B&K microphone connected into the analogue input of an > RME multiface card, I see levels at about -37 dB. This is when the > hdspmixer is set such the recording level is the most sensitive. > > Is this about right? This means that I can potentially record very high > levels but I am worried about missing out the lower levels. So you don't have a microphone preamp? The line inputs of your multiface are meant for line level inputs. A microphone produces very low output compared to line level, that is why microphone pre-amplifiers are used. If you don't have one, you need one. Trust me. :) -- Sampo Savolainen <v2@xxxxxx>
