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Input Gain Staging (Calibration)

Symptoms this guide addresses

  • Recordings too quiet
  • Distortion/Clipping
  • Red clipping LED lighting
  1. Open PatchMix DSP and create a mixer strip for the input.
  2. Add a 'Trim Pot Insert' to the input strip if needed.
  3. Play/Sing maximum volume into the microphone/input.
  4. Adjust the 'Trim' knob in software or the physical Gain knob on the AudioDock.
  5. Ensure the signal peaks near 0dBFS on the meter but the red clipping LED does not illuminate.

Source: 1820 — v2-1820-1212-en (manual)