Hello.. everytime I send a line from my Kemper main out to PA or front of house the sound guys always tells me my signal is too hot. Is there a setting I need to verify?..
Thanks
Hello.. everytime I send a line from my Kemper main out to PA or front of house the sound guys always tells me my signal is too hot. Is there a setting I need to verify?..
Thanks
Check the Main Out -12dB pad option in the output menu (page 1)
Just to add, I tend to reduce it down a bit more, circa -18Db.
as lightbox wrote-try the -12 dB option first. It will attenuate the signal level after the DA conversion unlike the volume parameter which controls the level in the digital domain.
as lightbox wrote-try the -12 dB option first. It will attenuate the signal level after the DA conversion unlike the volume parameter which controls the level in the digital domain.
Ahhh, I assumed it was effectively the same ( the output level)
both functions will attenuate the signal but at different points in the signal flow.
both functions will attenuate the signal but at different points in the signal flow.
Ive learnt something else! Thanks for the clarification
both functions will attenuate the signal but at different points in the signal flow.
Does the -12 dB option lower the signal from whatever you have your master volume set at or is it just a flat -12db that does not fluctuate as you roll the master volume up and down?
Interesting. I've been keeping the output at -20db sometimes more. Will try the -12db option.
Does the -12 dB option lower the signal from whatever you have your master volume set at or is it just a flat -12db that does not fluctuate as you roll the master volume up and down?
the -12dB option attenuates the signal for the main outputs after the DA conversion which means also past any digitally adjustable volume stages like the output volume.
A lot depends on the desk at FOH too. In many rehearsal studios where I've plugged straight into the in-house desk nothing will take the signal low enough to be workable. This happens when the desk has a mic preamp on the XLR inputs that can't be bypassed. In these cases plugging in to the line input using the TS connection is the best solution. So live venues may have desks with similar input limitations.
A lot depends on the desk at FOH too. In many rehearsal studios where I've plugged straight into the in-house desk nothing will take the signal low enough to be workable. This happens when the desk has a mic preamp on the XLR inputs that can't be bypassed. In these cases plugging in to the line input using the TS connection is the best solution. So live venues may have desks with similar input limitations.
Yes! I've encountered this a few times where the FOH preamps cannot be bypassed. Thanks for the tip. I didn't know to use the TS into line input.