Hello, I posted something about this in a different thread, but wanted to ask a bit more about the Instrument Level parameter and how it related to the DI signal being recorded through USB for reamping.
I tried recording both processed and DI signal on my DAW (Studio One 4) and was able to do it successfully but I noticed that the DI wave forms that were recorded got chopped off on the top and bottom (kind of like compression or limiting). I believe this was at 50% instrument level.
I do have active Seymour Duncan Blackouts in my guitars so they are pretty hot pickups. Noticed that as I adjusted the instrument level parameter, this hard limiting I was seeing in the DI signal in the DAW changed a bit. I tried different values and here's a table of my findings.
Instrument Level % ----- DI dB limit in DAW when playing hard
100% ----- -21.2 dB
75% ----- -14.6 dB
50% ----- -12.1 dB
25% ----- -9.53 dB
15% ----- -7.54 dB
10% ----- -6.28 dB
5% ----- -5.51 dB
3.5% ----- -6.53 dB
So does the Axe FX 3 have a hard limiter for the DI signal when the instrument level is too hot? I understand that the pickups themselves are probably clipping as well, but wanted to get clarification on this. Also, what instrument level (or DI db level) is recommended for best recording results?
Thanks!
I tried recording both processed and DI signal on my DAW (Studio One 4) and was able to do it successfully but I noticed that the DI wave forms that were recorded got chopped off on the top and bottom (kind of like compression or limiting). I believe this was at 50% instrument level.
I do have active Seymour Duncan Blackouts in my guitars so they are pretty hot pickups. Noticed that as I adjusted the instrument level parameter, this hard limiting I was seeing in the DI signal in the DAW changed a bit. I tried different values and here's a table of my findings.
Instrument Level % ----- DI dB limit in DAW when playing hard
100% ----- -21.2 dB
75% ----- -14.6 dB
50% ----- -12.1 dB
25% ----- -9.53 dB
15% ----- -7.54 dB
10% ----- -6.28 dB
5% ----- -5.51 dB
3.5% ----- -6.53 dB
So does the Axe FX 3 have a hard limiter for the DI signal when the instrument level is too hot? I understand that the pickups themselves are probably clipping as well, but wanted to get clarification on this. Also, what instrument level (or DI db level) is recommended for best recording results?
Thanks!