Your focusrite is notorious for being a cunt with direct inputs.WhiskeyJack wrote: ↑Sat Sep 02, 2017 8:32 pm Ok so next problem iam facing now swtiching to this kind of set up is how much signal tone am i going to lose doing things this way?
My focusrite has two input setting with the 1/4 inch jack. I have a line level and an instrument level. Based on what i have seen here this afternoon the line selector may have a bit of a pad on it? And the instrument selector is pretty hot. Even with my preamp turned as low as it will go i am clipping.
I have more control over the signal if i leave it set to line level and adjust the preamp as needed. But am i sacrificing any meat and potatoes of the signal doing it this way?
If you're clipping at instrument level, then just use line level. Ideally you'd bring into the DAW exactly whatever the pickup puts out, but your situation is not ideal. Most sims are designed sort of like a real amp in that they'll react to the hotness of the signal coming in. Push a sim harder, and it'll overdrive harder like a real amp - in most cases. You can also tailor the input gain going into the sim, so it really doesn't matter. Just don't clip going into the interface and you'll be fine. You can tweak the signal hotter or lower later before it hits the actual sim amp head.
I don't know what kind of pickups you're using, but I think if you set your interface gain to peak the meters at like -6 or so in the DAW with a good hard strum, you'll be in good shape.