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10-20-2011, 02:46 PM
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I have a Markbass Combo Head II, same as LMIII.
It has a volume control for the line-out. Any guess on a good starting point for sending to the PA. I'll be using this feature for the first time this weekend. Any help/advise would be appreciated.
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10-20-2011, 02:50 PM
| | | | Setting it at noon will give you a similar, moderately hot line level signal to the board as the fixed output of the older LMII. Any board can easily handle that sort of signal. I would recommend switching the DI to pre EQ also, to send a pure, buffered signal to the board.
I do this with my F500, and have never had a complaint from a sound person. |
10-20-2011, 02:53 PM
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10-20-2011, 02:56 PM
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Originally Posted by pj-mike  Thanks KJung | Have a good gig. It is a first rate DI! |
10-20-2011, 05:41 PM
| | |  lol i just ask similar question on MarkBass facebook page 
and the result was/is that the most people use it set on 12 o clock but some guys says 10 or 10:30 ..
so i will set it at 12 tomorow on first gig with my new LM Rocker  and i will see what mr.soundman will say.. |
10-20-2011, 10:49 PM
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Originally Posted by sm3rk lol i just ask similar question on MarkBass facebook page
and the result was/is that the most people use it set on 12 o clock but some guys says 10 or 10:30 .. | I ran an LMII for a long time before getting my LMIII. The signal readout at the board with the same settings says that the second line marking or about 10:00 o'clock is where the LMIII's output is equal to the fixed LMII's output at their respective DI's.
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10-21-2011, 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by sm3rk lol i just ask similar question on MarkBass facebook page
and the result was/is that the most people use it set on 12 o clock but some guys says 10 or 10:30 ..
so i will set it at 12 tomorow on first gig with my new LM Rocker and i will see what mr.soundman will say.. | It really doesn't matter, since any board (other than the super cheap stuff) has an input pad that can literally handle any signal that any DI is capable of putting out. Noon is a nice 'medium' setting for that DI. 10 will work fine also! A sound person I work with said the 'signal was what he was used to' when I switched from the F1 to the F500 and set the F500's DI out at noon. However, it surely might be a little hotter. Zero issue though.
The more important thing is to set it at Pre EQ, so the EQ you use to make your stage rig sound good does not produce a signal that is hard to work with through the PA, and so that changes you night make through the night on stage don't mess with the overall mix out front.
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10-21-2011, 08:25 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cayce, SC | | | I have an additional question about the DI and line control knob. When I purchased my LMIII I assumed that having a line level control meant that that was the only way to affect the line level. But, upon my first use of it the other night I was dismayed to find that my gain and master also still affect the line volume. That means that any adjustment I do onstage still affects what goes to the board. I was hoping that would not be the case. Also, I set my line level knob at noon, just guessing. But, when I turned the level knob one way or the other I didn't notice much difference in the mains. I also had the eq set to "post," so I will try it set at "pre" next time.
Anyway, I'm confused. Anyone have any comments on this?
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10-21-2011, 02:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Russell L I have an additional question about the DI and line control knob. When I purchased my LMIII I assumed that having a line level control meant that that was the only way to affect the line level. But, upon my first use of it the other night I was dismayed to find that my gain and master also still affect the line volume. That means that any adjustment I do onstage still affects what goes to the board. I was hoping that would not be the case. Also, I set my line level knob at noon, just guessing. But, when I turned the level knob one way or the other I didn't notice much difference in the mains. I also had the eq set to "post," so I will try it set at "pre" next time.
Anyway, I'm confused. Anyone have any comments on this? | Yes and No,
The Input gain on any amp will affect your line out as this is the first stage and controls how much input you're feeding the whole system. This is why you should never use the Input gain for volume adjustments. That's what the Master is for. Your EQ settings may also affect the overall level if your DI is set to Post.
Regardless of setting your DI to Pre or Post, your master volume does not affect your DI out. This was a mistaken perception for some reason.
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10-21-2011, 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by PhatBasstard Yes and No,
The Input gain on any amp will affect your line out as this is the first stage and controls how much input you're feeding the whole system. This is why you should never use the Input gain for volume adjustments. That's what the Master is for. Your EQ settings may also affect the overall level if your DI is set to Post.
Regardless of setting your DI to Pre or Post, your master volume does not affect your DI out. This was a mistaken perception for some reason. | Well, thanks for that. Yeah, I was thinking that my master shouldn't affect the line level. I'll check it again next time. Maybe I AM mistaken. And of course, my gain stays at the same place all the time, somewhere around 1:30 or 2:00 for that amp. I understand that it WOULD affect the line.
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10-21-2011, 04:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Russell L Well, thanks for that. Yeah, I was thinking that my master shouldn't affect the line level. I'll check it again next time. Maybe I AM mistaken. And of course, my gain stays at the same place all the time, somewhere around 1:30 or 2:00 for that amp. I understand that it WOULD affect the line. | No problem. Your last post made it unclear just how much of this you understood.
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11-01-2011, 07:24 PM
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Originally Posted by KJung
The more important thing is to set it at Pre EQ, so the EQ you use to make your stage rig sound good does not produce a signal that is hard to work with through the PA...
| btw do you know if is the tube-comp or tube-drive on MarkBass heads before the pre/post switch??
I think in case of drive it should be.. because if you want overdriven bass sound, the signal for mix should be also overdriven ...
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