Sound Performance Lab 2273 User Manual

Exercise caution when setting levels to avoid clipping. Drums 
are notorious for fast, powerful transients that can easily add 
10 dB to the average level. In addition, few drummers (or any 
musicians, for that matter) are so disciplined that they don‘t 
play louder during a take or concert than they do during sound 
check. Experiment to see whether or not you like the sound of 
the tube stage and in what proportion. It‘s definitely a good idea 
to use peak limiting to protect converters and/or other equip-
ment and prevent unwanted distortion (see ”Limiter”, page 20). 
In FET mode, the limiter may be more audible than you‘d like it 
to be when used on drums.

Here pretty much the same applies as for snare drum. The peak 
limiter may tend to accentuate the attack or „click“ of the bass 
drum, which can lead to undesirable sound variations with less 
disciplined drummers.

Level setting is not quite as critical with toms. Moderate use of 
the FET limiter will provide pleasant yet effective leveling.

Using the tube stage on overheads can give the entire drum set 
extra punch and presence—don‘t worry if the 18 dB LED illumi-
nates brightly in this case. Higher tube gain levels will increase 
the punch and loudness effect. The FET limiter is an additional 
creative tool on overheads.