On Tue, August 13, 2013 12:52 pm, Rusty Perez wrote: > Thanks Len and all, > Another totally basic question. > First, I'll try going in to one of the "line" inputs on the card. > > But, am I correct, should the card mixer input level then be set to 0 > DB to illiminate the work of another amplifier, and take advantage of > the work done by the tube pac? Every pre has a best setting. Sometimes they are designed for that setting and have a detent or are at 0, other times you just find out by trying. I have a cheap one with 0, 10, 20 and 30db gain settings where the 30 db setting is quieter that the 20db setting... Your 1010 should be better than that. Something to watch out for though... just because your pre likes a line level of +4 or +8 doesn't mean the card can handle it, some start clipping at around -10, even with the input level turned down. If there is a gain or buffer stage before the level control, that can clip even with what looks like a low level inside the computer. That's what ears are for. No matter how good the equipment is, in the end you have to listen to it and try settings till it sounds best. Mudita24 or envy24control has lots of meters to help you set your 1010 up. They give a pretty good idea of what your card can handle. The original envy24control can be found in alsa-tools-gui and the updated version mudita24 has it's own package. -- Len Ovens www.OvenWerks.net _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
