DI-Reamp question

[madbutcher]

So I am recording my DI tracks for my bands new album. Using Les Paul studio>countryman>Mbox Even with the mic pre set at the lowest level I still get a peak or two in really heavy parts in a few songs. I was tracking it while just going through amp sims and can't hear them peak, but when I listened to the plain DI track I hear em. Will this be a big issue in re-amping since the amp sim doesn't crap out on them?

 

[CatharsisStudios]

can you turn the country man down?

 

[madbutcher]

not that I know of....

 

[Trevoire520]

Is it the countryman thats peaking? Or the Mbox? Have you got the pad switch engaged on the Mbox?

 

[Charles J]

+1. I was actually using a similar setup today. Hit the pad up and you're golden.

Average -12 and peaks at -6 is what I shoot for, to maintain proper gain-staging later down the line =D

 

[madbutcher]

Does Mbox 1 have a pad? I thought only 2 did, maybe I am blind. I think it is the countryman that is clipping it out though, no peak lights even flicker on the mbox.

 

[ahjteam]

Umm, Countryman has a -46dB pad with the switch in Speaker-mode, should be enough?

http://www.countryman.com/download/Type 85 DI Box datasheet.pdf

 

[madbutcher]

I'll try that. I thought it said only to use that when it is connected to a speaker output so I didn't bother. but if it's just a pad there's my solution. Thanks.