Recording with Mooer Preamp pedal and Mooer Radar - possible Headroom issues

[BlueTrident]

Hi all,

I’ve been setting up my Mooer Preamp 012 US Gold with my Mooer Radar and it’s sounding absolutely brutal. I bought them for the fact that it would help with recording good amp sounds on a budget without overloading my laptop with VSTs.

However when I have been recording a few takes it seems like there is not much, if any, headroom on them.

I was wondering if anyone else had any similar experiences and if they had any suggestions. Would it be better if I powered the preamp at 12V instead of 9V? Would I be better turning the Gain completely down and max the volume?

Thanks guys.

 

[Descent]

Too much preamp gain? Or somehow you're overloading the Radar gain stages?

 

[BlueTrident]

Too much preamp gain? Or somehow you're overloading the Radar gain stages?

Maybe but if I’m recording I never push the gain past 12 o’clock. I’ll give that a try though, thank you!

 

[Descent]

Try the distortion pedal straight in first and once you get the right level for that, try to match with the other pedal (the IR) in the chain.

 

[newamerikangospel]

This may be an issue with your input on the laptop. It looks like you are running this with an 1/8th inch cable. Are you connecting to a mic inout or a line level input?

 

[BlueTrident]

This may be an issue with your input on the laptop. It looks like you are running this with an 1/8th inch cable. Are you connecting to a mic inout or a line level input?

It’s connected via my M-Audio M-Track 2 which is connected to my laptop via USB. I know it’s not the best but it’s what I got ‍

 

[newamerikangospel]

Post a clip

 

[Bentaycanada]

Check your input levels on the audio interface. I recorded with a Mooer 012 (also 001, 002, 005, 009), and they was excellent. Never had an issue.