• Registered: 2011-01-25
  • Posts: 1

Topic: Best way to set input gain or output levels for various instruments?

As a new owner, I'm trying to get the G-Natural to work with several guitars I own, which have widely different output signals (from extremely hot to very quiet). I use various guitars live, and cannot switch the Instrument Gain setting on stage every time I change guitars.

Please correct me if I'm wrong:
- Input gain is a universal setting, so there is NO WAY OF STORING PATCHES WITH DIFFERENT INPUT GAIN SETTINGS for different instruments.
-  Output levels can be saved in patches, but the max. setting is O db, so I can only DECREASE the level of a louder instrument (and save the patch) so that the much quieter instrument can stay at O db.

Is this right? Is there some elegant way of either storing input gain or adjusting output levels to accommodate different instruments?

Martin D-35 with AK-15+ piezo/mic pickup, Lowden Jumbo, Brunner folding "Outdoor Guitar" (custom), Spirit Folio FX, Mackie SRM 450 + Mackie Subwoofer
  • Registered: 2011-08-24
  • Posts: 6

Re: Best way to set input gain or output levels for various instruments?

I am looking for an answer to the same question, for my banjo and mandolin outputs.

  • Registered: 2011-08-24
  • Posts: 6

Re: Best way to set input gain or output levels for various instruments?

Hunting through the other posts, I have found one that says that the Output Level is stored with the patch. All the others I think are global. I have tried it out and found it works fine. So you can set up one or more patches for each instrument and change the output level on each and store them. I use one for my mandolin with the left output ( i only use one) set to 0db and one set for my banjo with the left output set to about -6db and that evens out the volume. I use the same guitar lead, so just plug in the required instrument and select the appropriate patch.

Hope that helps.

  • From: 1743 Lyman Pl NE, Washington,
  • Registered: 2012-01-12
  • Posts: 1

Re: Best way to set input gain or output levels for various instruments?

Husky Dog wrote:

I am looking for an answer to the same question, for my banjo and mandolin outputs.

Did you get your question's answer? Or you has sill query in it.

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