S1 Pro Microphone vs Guitar Volume: Difference between revisions

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If you connect a microphone or a guitar to a ToneMatch (or other) mixer, turn the output volume down, connect it to the S1 Pro through a 1/4 inch input, you can get the same behavior as connecting a microphone to the XLR input - very little response until you turn up the volume. The point at which you hear sound will be directly related to the output volume on the mixer. That point is may not be 12:00 o'clock. It will depend on the output of the mixer.

==== Suggestions ====

If you've got the microphone channel volume all the way up, you may be able to get a bit more by turning up the bass and treble.

When the channel LED light goes solid red, you have reached the maximum volume available for the channel. Adding a mixer between the microphone and the S1 Pro will not give you a louder, cleaner signal if it is already solid red. All you'll get is distortion.

If you have a microphone with relatively low sensitivity (e.g., Shure SM58), consider getting a microphone with a higher sensitivity. See [[Dynamic Microphones]] for a list.

Make sure you have the ToneMatch Preset switch set to MIC for the microphone and GUITAR for the guitar.

If you've maxed out your options with the microphone channel, try turning down the guitar to get a better mix.

====Impedance Matching Transformer ====

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 If you connect a microphone or a guitar to a ToneMatch (or other) mixer, turn the output volume down, connect it to the S1 Pro through a 1/4 inch input, you can get the same behavior as connecting a microphone to the XLR input - very little response until you turn up the volume. The point at which you hear sound will be directly related to the output volume on the mixer. That point is may not be 12:00 o'clock. It will depend on the output of the mixer.
+==== Suggestions ====
+If you've got the microphone channel volume all the way up, you may be able to get a bit more by turning up the bass and treble.
+When the channel LED light goes solid red, you have reached the maximum volume available for the channel.  Adding a mixer between the microphone and the S1 Pro will not give you a louder, cleaner signal if it is already solid red. All you'll get is distortion.
+If you have a microphone with relatively low sensitivity (e.g., Shure SM58), consider getting a microphone with a higher sensitivity. See [[Dynamic Microphones]] for a list.
+Make sure you have the ToneMatch Preset switch set to MIC for the microphone and GUITAR for the guitar.
+If you've maxed out your options with the microphone channel, try turning down the guitar to get a better mix.
 ====Impedance Matching Transformer ====