"Serge Auckland" wrote


Keith, this last one looks clipped in several places. I'd guess your
300B amp hasn't enough power even with Lowthers. How do they sound with
something a bit more powerful, even staying with valves?


I can't go down that road again, Serge - I've heard that track far too
many times lately!

I think the clipping is in the recording proces, I can certainly play
that plenty loud over the system without any distortion!! My problem is
that everything *still* has to be on the floor or it clips in Sound
Forge!!
Sounds like the analogue input of your sound card is too sensitive.


I don't have a sound card as such, I a, using the motherboard sound.


WHat
input are you using, mic or line?


Line via the Tape Out on a little Pioneer ss amp.



If line, are you using an external mic
amplifier? Can the gain of that device be turned down?


It is - down to probably 10% of the 'knob's travel'...!!


What happens if
you use the card's mic input and the mic plugged straight in?


Haven't done that, I could/will try it later..



There should be a way of recording without all the controls at the bottom
of their travel.


You would have thought so, but it's always been the case!! (On this computer
and the one before it!!) It is only curable by splicing a 'pot in a box'
into the loop, but I robbed that for the Alps pot and haven't got round to
replacing it yet!! :-)