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Old 11-19-2006, 10:50 PM   #69
jntar
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Join Date: Jul 2005
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Re: **Amplifier Gain setting tutorial**

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Originally Posted by Knuckles
I see what your saying. However... Every production is diferent. What I meen is that some recordings are louder. Some suck. So take the best productions you have. Play them. Do the setting by hand, and ear. Then you shouldn't have a clipping problem, and be maxed out. According to your music collection, sellection. And taste.

Completly wrong way to look at this. Even though every album/artist/song is different, they cant go over a 0db tone. Therefor no matter what music it will be impossible to clip your amp. Setting by ear provides NO guarantee, its all what you "think you hear", it may not be what you actually hear.
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