guilhordas Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 I use the mixer in the center, someone can tell me why the 1/4 out is louder than the XLR Out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 The 1/4" outputs can be set to Line or Amp; this will affect the output level. There's also the difference between balanced and unbalanced outputs, though I'm not sure exactly what that translates to in terms of output levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guilhordas Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 I use direct to mixer, so I should set in line right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guilhordas Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 but what I found odd was that I always thought that balanced out (XLR) were higher, but the pod is different, the 1/4 is much loud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silverhead Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 Yes - set 1/4" to Line for direct to mixer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guilhordas Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 but is better than xlr? or is there any difference in quality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guilhordas Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 one more question, I will go make some records on professional studio, you think is better to record via usb or xlr? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfsmith0 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I've made these measurements and recorded the results here. The net result is: All measurements were made at 1kHz with Master Volume = max, S/PDIF gain = 0dB, and Input2 = Variax (although this didn't make any difference because I had Inputs 1 & 2 panned hard Left/Right). Guitar input pad = -5.2dB compared to normal. 1/4" (line) output has 6.1dB more signal than 1/4" (amp). Aux & Guitar (normal) have the same gain structure (except Guitar has the tuner and programmable input impedance). Guitar (normal) input to 1/4"(amp) output has 4.9dB of loss with no FX, no Amp, and Mixer = 0dB. Compared to 1/4" (amp) output, the XLR output is 9.4dB less while the phone output is 15.4dB more. Compared to the Aux/Guitar(normal) input, Mic (min gain) has 6.2dB less gain while Mic (max gain) has 38dB more gain. Aux/Guitar(normal) input clips at 0dBFS (measured at S/PDIF) with 8.3Vpp Mic (min gain) input clips at -1.1dBFS (measured at S/PDIF) with 14Vpp Mic (max gain) input clips at -1.1dBFS (measured at S/PDIF) with 91mVpp CD/MP3 input clips at various levels near 20Vpp, depending on which output is used (XLR, 1/4", or Phones) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mincer Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 No matter where the mixer is, the xlr outputs either the right or left, not both. The 1/4 " output sums the left and right sides. So if you are using 1 XLR, you only get half the signal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guilhordas Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 i see, so it seems is better to use 2 cables xlr or 1 1/4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jandrio Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 unbalanced audio should not be run more than about 10 feet. balanced audio can be run both short and long distances. more dtls here: http://soundinfo.wikidot.com/ballanced-vs-unballanced-audio Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smrybacki Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 See, I thought this was just me. Now at least I understand why. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brue58ski Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 The XLR outputs are designed to run at mic level, which is significantly lower than line or instrument level which is what the 1/4" outputs are designed to do. You can definitely get a higher than mic level out of the XLR's, but that is what they are designed to do. This is according to Line 6. (I asked whether they were designed that way a long time ago) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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