I cannot believe this is not all over the place. It was one of my first thoughts when I got my firsts audio interface and I started using plugins 15 years ago or so, and it has been driving me crazy for so many years. You can read countless articles and watch tons of videos and no body talks about it. So glad I finally found actual technical info about it.
Anyway, I have a Clarret 4Pre USB and I am using Amplitube 5 max + Tonex max. I don't know what would be the optimum level to hit IK Multimedia products.
After doing the calibration I ended with the preamp gain level I have been using for some time in the instrument input of my interface for single coil guitars, it is a relief to know that I could dialed on my own following my instincts. But I have a problem, if use a humbucker at that level my interface starts clipping on peaks. The input indicator goes from average green with single coil, to average orange with humbucker, and peaks end in read with humbuckers. I have measure how many dbs I have to go down to avoid clipping and I am adding the gain later in my DAW, this way I can totally see how using humbuckers hits hardder amplitube. Is anyone having a similar problem? I would prefer to not have to touch my input level knob in my interface ever after calibration, I am considering configuring two inputs one for single and one for humbuckers.
Anyway, I have a Clarret 4Pre USB and I am using Amplitube 5 max + Tonex max. I don't know what would be the optimum level to hit IK Multimedia products.
After doing the calibration I ended with the preamp gain level I have been using for some time in the instrument input of my interface for single coil guitars, it is a relief to know that I could dialed on my own following my instincts. But I have a problem, if use a humbucker at that level my interface starts clipping on peaks. The input indicator goes from average green with single coil, to average orange with humbucker, and peaks end in read with humbuckers. I have measure how many dbs I have to go down to avoid clipping and I am adding the gain later in my DAW, this way I can totally see how using humbuckers hits hardder amplitube. Is anyone having a similar problem? I would prefer to not have to touch my input level knob in my interface ever after calibration, I am considering configuring two inputs one for single and one for humbuckers.