What is everyone's favorite setting for input level?
I use several different guitars and it seems that 74% works good even though not all tickle the red.
I/O first page :mrgreenstupid question but where is this input level you are talking about?
What is everyone's favorite setting for input level?
I use several different guitars and it seems that 74% works good even though not all tickle the red.
If you can hear a tone difference between 70 and 40, you have better ears than anyone else on the forum.Maybe its just the effects of volume but anything less than 70, and the amps sound a little flat/less lively
It doesn't matter what preset you use. Input Level is at the input, before the preset even happens.How are you guys testing the input level? Clean preset then guitar on the humbucker/bridge for the loudest possible sound to tickle the red?
There's really no testing to be done. Input Level sets the level of the analog input to the Axe-Fx itself, not the output level. And it doesn't change the volume of your output signal or how hard you hit the amp block; it just helps you get the best signal-to-noise ratio.Thx Rex. So how are you testing then?
I thought that you pick a clean preset, flick your toggle on the guitar to your humbucker pup (which would be your loudest sound)
and play until you tickle the red. Is this wrong?
If you have to turn Input Level all the way down to 0.8 (less than 1%) to get the red LED to back off, you must have an insanely hot signal coming out of your guitar. That's wicked hot, even for active pickups. At settings that extreme, the Input Level knob will have a definite effect on your sound. You might want to look into how you can tame your signal before it leaves your guitar. Something's not right....my pickups are so hot and that's why the input level is set at 0.8.
As I mentioned previously - when I use my strat with conventional (not as hot) pups, I set the input level at 23.5
and that's where the reds begin tickling.
If you have to turn Input Level all the way down to 0.8 (less than 1%) to get the red LED to back off, you must have an insanely hot signal coming out of your guitar. That's wicked hot, even for active pickups. At settings that extreme, the Input Level knob will have a definite effect on your sound. You might want to look into how you can tame your signal before it leaves your guitar. Something's not right.