I want to digitize some of my old reel-to-reel tapes to be burned to CD's and I am wondering where to set levels for the best digitizing. The tape machine has a level control that affects the line output and the computer's sound card has a level setting applet for the line in jacks. Is it better to set the PC's level at max and use the tape machine's level, providing of course that I don't cause clipping or other distortion?
Wayne Parham Messages: 18787 Registered: January 2001
Illuminati (33rd Degree)
Best thing is to set the output level as high as possible that won't overdrive the input. Check peak levels for clipping and then back down just a tiny bit to make sure.
The reason you want the output drive as high as possible is this makes the signal to noise ratio as high as possible.
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