Captor 8 output levels

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Hello Two Notes fanatics,

I'm a Captor 8/WoS user and have a question regarding to get best possible signal out of my studio monitors using Reaper (DAW) and the Wall of Sound plugin.

The Captor 8 has a output level, my Motu M4 has an input gain level and The wall of sound plugin has also an input/output level. I'm trying to figure out how to set all these parameters to have a full consistent sound out of my Yamaha HS80 studio monitors. Do I have it low on the captor,high on my interface and final adjust it in WoS? Or do I have to put all on lets say 12 o clock and adjusting levels frome there or something else? Hopefully you can help me out with this. Thanks in advance !
 
always best (IMHO) to get the source signal as rich as possible (but not saturating the levels) - so, amp-to-captor-captor-levels maxed (but not ceiling red). From there, keep MOTU at noon and muck around with WoS - try to maintain as rich a signal as possibly "from the source" as opposed to a conservative 50% green LED source signal that only needs levels-upped during the mix-in/mix-down process.
 
Ventura said:
always best (IMHO) to get the source signal as rich as possible (but not saturating the levels) - so, amp-to-captor-captor-levels maxed (but not ceiling red). From there, keep MOTU at noon and muck around with WoS - try to maintain as rich a signal as possibly "from the source" as opposed to a conservative 50% green LED source signal that only needs levels-upped during the mix-in/mix-down process.
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Thanks Ventura for making it more clear to me. Keeping the Motu at noon and playing with the output level of the Captor at noon or 1 o clock gives me the best results and optimal headroom. Thanks
 
bahady30 said:
Thanks Ventura for making it more clear to me. Keeping the Motu at noon and playing with the output level of the Captor at noon or 1 o clock gives me the best results and optimal headroom. Thanks
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Hot from the source
Headroom from the I/O

Getting all the rich nuances and overtones from a peaking source - once captured - you can roll down the levels, up the headroom, but you’ll have nailed that full tone and feel

Glad it’s working for ya 🤘
Mo
 
Good morning Guys,

We couldn't have said it better ourselves @Ventura ! Thanks so much for everyone's input here! Gain staging is vital in terms of getting your optimal signal and sound and it's fantastic to see our user community supporting everyone in this endeavour!
 
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