henryrobinett
Fractal Fanatic
I've mentioned this before since way long ago - back when I had an Ultra and since that was the flagship model. I record most exclusively at 96k. I'm not going to argue about that. I record at 96k as well as most of my clients. I get files and projects at 96k most of the time. This makes reamping with the Fractal boxes an issue. I don't know if there's hiss when doing it 48k/USB. I've never done it that way. So I'm hoping that there's is something I'm doing wrong, like improper gain staging. It's possible but I've tried a variety of methods. I've experienced hiss with an Ultra, II, IIXL, IIXL+ and the III.
I always record three tracks into my DAW: two stereo with effects and one dry for reamping. I record the DI with zero gain at either -10 or +4. I figure guitar is -10 so I should stick with that? Playing back to reamp I also using zero gain. It plays back as is. +4 or -10. It doesn't seem to make a difference mixing them, like recording at +4 and playing it at -10. There is ALWAYS some low level hiss. I cam try and hide it by using a series of low pass filters but that effects the tone, of course. It makes me only reamp as a last resort, which is very unfortunate since I'm starting to record a lot for some albums.
Tips?
I always record three tracks into my DAW: two stereo with effects and one dry for reamping. I record the DI with zero gain at either -10 or +4. I figure guitar is -10 so I should stick with that? Playing back to reamp I also using zero gain. It plays back as is. +4 or -10. It doesn't seem to make a difference mixing them, like recording at +4 and playing it at -10. There is ALWAYS some low level hiss. I cam try and hide it by using a series of low pass filters but that effects the tone, of course. It makes me only reamp as a last resort, which is very unfortunate since I'm starting to record a lot for some albums.
Tips?