Sound Performance Lab Gain Station 8 2383 - Manual (Page 19)

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The advent of digital recording and the fact that more and more
material remains in the digital domain from start to finish have
raised demands on preamplifiers. The GainStation 8 is predes-
tined to act as a premium recording front end, ensuring that
signals of all kinds are preamplified with the highest quality,
whether as an alternative to existing console preamps or as a
stand-alone solution between source and A/D converter.
The quality of your recordings has a major influence on the
subsequent mixing process – good recordings require less
processing in later stages. Improved transparence and intelligi-
bility can be achieved with less equalization and compression
if the signals are recorded optimally, often allowing individual
signals to be mixed at lower levels without compromising their
presence.
The GainStation 8 can also effectively improve live recordings
and mixes. Particularly in live situations, microphone signals
must often travel extremely long distances to reach the FOH or
mobile console, resulting in high cable capacities, which can
degrade and color the sound. In this application, we recommend
placing the GainStation 8 on stage. This allows for short cable
runs to the preamps, whereas the GainStation‘s gain structure
and fast output stages can easily drive the longer runs that
ensue.
The following section, while not attempting to represent a
complete guide or answer all questions, provides several oper-
ational tips for various instruments.
Application examples