Help : Passive pickup make my converter clip

[ArnaudM]

Everything or almost is in the title. I received my new guitar. Killer tone. BUT, when I began to record the dry signal (connected to the instrument input of my interface, with the minimum trim), I figured out it bloody clipped, especially when the biggest string is involved. As it uses to happen very often when you play metal, I'm searching for a solution.

When I connect the guitar to the line input of the soundcard, the signal is still a bit hot : - 12 dB peak. Pretty high.

Someone told me changing the volume knob and putting a less resistive one could be a solution (500 kOhm replaced by a 250 KOhms). Will it truly work ? Will it change the tone texture ? I tried to search for infos on google but it's a fucking jungle and I got a hangover this morning. I know my sneapster dudes know.

Have a nice sunday.

 

[KHE]

let me guess, focusrite interface?

 

[RedDog]

Please clarify Interface, DI box or other method, DAW, and input method before anyone can help you.

 

[ArnaudM]

I use it :

I plug one side of the jack cable in my guitar, the other side in the combo input of the Echo frontboard (Univ. In 1).

My Guitar is a Monson Morningstar. The pickup is a GFS humbucker, probably a SH6 clone.

My DAW is Samplitude X pro.

Thanks for your help.

AM

 

[RichS]

Check the input, is it set to +4 or -10?

 

[ArnaudM]

+ 4 clips (less, but clips anyway).
- 10 also clips (hellish).

AM

 

[ArnaudM]

OK man, fixed.

I don't know why, but when I pushed the -10, then the +4 again, the imput level seemed more reasonnable. Then, I just had to lower the pickup position and everything got normal.

Software bug it seems.

Thanx.

 

[RichS]

Glad it all worked out!

 

[ArnaudM]

Me too, indeed. :Smokedev: