Hello and apologies if my question is rather naive.
My setup is Guitar / Line 6 Helix / AudioBox iTwo / Studio One (Windows). iTwo setup:
Input Source set to line level Input gain control set fully anti-clockwise Monitoring on headphones Monitor mix set fully anti-clockwise (i.e. direct) Main output knob set fully anti-clockwise (i.e. zero) I'm new to home recording and I was recently experimenting with setting levels. I found that even with the iTwo channel's Input Gain control set to its lowest level, it's possible for me to set the Helix output to sufficiently high a level as to cause distortion in the iTwo. Under these conditions I am still able to clearly hear the distortion even though the channel's Input Signal Indicator is only flickering green. It's not a huge deal to me since I can just reduce the helix output and there's still enough signal into Studio One to keep the input level where I need it to be. I'm just interested if anyone can explain what's happening? The manual has this to say: Power User Tip: Never run your input levels higher than the channel Given the above, I kinda expected that with the input gain set to its lowest level I wouldn't be able to produce distortion in the iTwo. Is it likely that I'm just overloading the iTwo's preamp, even with the input gain set fully clockwise? TIA - as I say, I'm just interested |
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