questions about manley mic preamp plugin

[corgizzang]

i am trying some presets for vocal tracking...

and i am confused.

Many vocal presets for tracking provide so low gain. many of them has very low output level.

why is that?

if i use those presets, vocal is recorded so low level.

why did many different engineers make that presets with low output level? any reasons?

and also,... what will be the solution?

1) use manley mic preamp on insert

2) use manley mic preamp on usison + use compressor on the insert to get extra gain and compression

3) just crank up the output.

well, i know all of them can work, but i'm really curious about the reason why presets are made with super low output level...so wondering the intention of the preset makers.

 

[Eric Dahlberg]

Are you comparing against other Unison preamps or against the Apollo preamps with no Unison preamps loaded? The reason I ask is because all Unison preamps have lower output than the Apollo preamps with no Unison preamps loaded.

 

[klasaine]

Raise the volume.
*Presets are (and should only ever be) a starting point.

 

[CaptKirk66]

Twist those knobs.

 

[corgizzang]

Are you comparing against other Unison preamps or against the Apollo preamps with no Unison preamps loaded? The reason I ask is because all Unison preamps have lower output than the Apollo preamps with no Unison preamps loaded.

against the Apollo preamps with no Unison preamps loaded

 

[Eric Dahlberg]

against the Apollo preamps with no Unison preamps loaded

Yes, then that explains it. All Unison preamps are lower volume than the Apollo preamps with no Unison preamps loaded.

 

[UniversalAudio]

but i'm really curious about the reason why presets are made with super low output level...so wondering the intention of the preset makers.

Because there is no way to know how loud the source is. Are you recording a whispery vocalist? Or a screamer? We can't possibly know, so of course it's safe to keep it low so as to NOT blow things up when you load it.