If its something like an AT 2020, its still time to go shopping... How far is she from the mic? ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Howerton To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 3:35 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: mackie onyx 1220i question But charles this is a condenser mic. But you are saying this is normal? THat makes me feel a little better then.... It's an audio technica condenser mic. ----- Original Message ----- From: Charles Marston To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 6:30 AM Subject: [ddots-l] Re: mackie onyx 1220i question I think this is usual when using a dynamic mic. However, with regards to the jump from negative 14 to negative 3, that may be normal depending on the kind of song you are recording. You may use a compresser afterwards to even out the dynamics on the track. From: Brian Howerton Sent: Wednesday, December 08, 2010 1:28 AM To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] mackie onyx 1220i question Hello all, Yesterday I was recording a client with my new mackie onyx1220I and I was finding that I was having to run the tain knob really hot in order to get good meter readings. It was like one minute she would be at -14 or -21 and then she would jump to a louder portion of a song and it would jump sometimes to like -3 or -2. Am I doing something wrong? I mean is it normal to have to run the gain knob all the way almost to it's max? COuld use some help please... Thanks, Brian