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Anyone out there come across this? During setup using auto trim the input flashes "too hot". Now, I think I understand why this is but really not sure why it would happen as the I/P should accept this type of connection. I have the output (Redbox DI assume it's active) from a Hughes and Kettner tubemeister 18 amp connected direct to input (10) and ended up setting the trim manually (to +8db) I should have probably gone lower than this as the recorded signal once imported back into the Reason was well into the clipping region. I guess my questions are: 1. Does input "too hot" mean that the auto trim wants to apply a negative dB? 2. What does the auto system do in this case? leave the value at some pre determine level 3. is 0 dB trim valid? Jason

I've got 0.008 - 0.038 on my JTV-69 but have always played with light gauge strings. Yes you have to be careful and not strain your finger placement if you don't quite hit the sweet spot before the fret they bend easily. Did notice an individual string volume increase on the low E for some reason, still trying to get to the bottom of it. Probably the bridge height

Yep you've run into this before

Thanks both for the insights, I'll just keep messing with the string height first to get the mechanics and mags right then Workbench to get the modelling right and hope I never need to factory reset.

Up until last week I've always had problems getting levels and volume from the POD at consistently the same level so that you can switch from high gain models to clean without tweaking the amp settings, mixer setting and master output all the time. Set it in the house for a gig, then find at the gig sound check you need to adjust, then when people soak up all the sound have to adjust again. Also the sound tone has been alright but never really performed like some of the tones you here when you play some professional samples on-line. I'd always put his down to signals levels (mic, inst, line etc) and the combination of the stack, direct, combo and power and the amp. To some extent this is true but I've got a pretty good amp Blackstar HT20 and have never quiet got the tones out of it via the POD that I do when going the guitar to amp route. I'd tried 4 cable method to stop pre-amp stacking, HD direct to the fx return loop to go to the power amp side etc and all sorts of other combinations including DI's and monitors to try and work out the differences. I accept that there will be a little different but some of my tones were pretty crap sounding and I couldn't seem to work out why. I realised last week that everything you do with settings above is all about the carrier levels not the musical signal wave where the tone is. The lights came on and I had the tools to do something about it also. So hooked the POD HD direct to Reason and used that as the HD ASIO interface rather than the Balance. Fired up the BIG meter set to VU and Peak with the hold level marked and switched in a couple of patches. Levels very messy and all over the place transient clipping, VU hitting red + dB's, it's digital so if you do that it's never going to sound great. Left POD HD output to stack and little black switch to amp and started systematically on the POD HD using the Amp drive and volume plus the Mixer output to get the VU to about -16dB and checking that the peak didn't take too far an excursion. The other thing that instantly jumped out at me was left/right panning and the routing, I'd normally just run one chain panned to the middle. However keep the signal path 1 left and signal path 2 right you get a VU and Peak at the same level, pan either one and they'll deviate, obvious when you see it but not intuitive as the sneaky channel 2 chain can have an impact with nothing on it really. With my amp Levels great, Volume great, Master now is a volume signal master regardless of the amp patch's and effects. - Happy days, just have to try it with another amp at the next practice to see if it is now really plug and play. Maybe should have posted this to the knowledge base but thought I share as it's solved one of my headaches. Jason

Recently dropped the gauge of the stings down to extra slinky 8's. After the usual tremolo adjustment noticed that the low E string volume was way, way louder than the rest. Initially thought that this may be due to the individual volume (dB) adjustment on the string modelling, nope. It's also happening using the straight pick-ups so guess it's combination of the slacker string, proximity to the pick-ups and a bridge height. Does this sound about right? Anyone got any other ideas, I hate messing with the bridge action height because I seem to spend ages getting the intonation right again Jason