2manygadgets
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Hi Folks,
Looking for some advice... want to do more recording at home, I really want consistency between different recording sessions. I have a four year old and he loves my gear. I'm afraid to leave my SM57 out because I fear he would mess with it. Even though I don't expect he would break it, I'm guessing he might accidentally move it or otherwise affect the consistency aspect of leaving a mic in front of my cab.
I've have been considering a number of options including the Radial JDX or the JDX Reactor (500 series module). Anyway, part of me wants to get a load box/attenuator as well. I've been thinking about getting the Rivera Rockcrusher Recording which looks to be really great from all of the reviews. My main question is since it's rated for up to a 120 watts max, should I be concerned about using it with the Triple Rec?
My guess is that I generally won't have it completely maxed out I should be OK using it as either a load box or attenuator but I want to be sure. I would "think" I'd have to have my master up really high. Not sure if the Mesa's get to full wattage at noon or if the volume pot really needs to turned all the way over to get up to the full 150 watts. I know that when I've played out, I get great saturation at having the master on about 9 (as measured if you're looking at a clock) and having the channel volume at noon.
I realize the other option is to take out two tubes (I've followed a couple threads on here and seen that it's possible to pull out either tube 1 & 6, 2 & 5, or 3 & 4 and I never use tube rectification so I don't care about removing a rectifier tube) but it also seems like when you do that there's no clear direction on what OHM's jack you should use.
So, again, anyone know if I shouldn't be worried about 120 vs. 150 as long as I'm not turning the master up really high? Or somebody have a definitive answer from Mesa on what OHM's jack should be used if I do this?
Thanks in advance.
Looking for some advice... want to do more recording at home, I really want consistency between different recording sessions. I have a four year old and he loves my gear. I'm afraid to leave my SM57 out because I fear he would mess with it. Even though I don't expect he would break it, I'm guessing he might accidentally move it or otherwise affect the consistency aspect of leaving a mic in front of my cab.
I've have been considering a number of options including the Radial JDX or the JDX Reactor (500 series module). Anyway, part of me wants to get a load box/attenuator as well. I've been thinking about getting the Rivera Rockcrusher Recording which looks to be really great from all of the reviews. My main question is since it's rated for up to a 120 watts max, should I be concerned about using it with the Triple Rec?
My guess is that I generally won't have it completely maxed out I should be OK using it as either a load box or attenuator but I want to be sure. I would "think" I'd have to have my master up really high. Not sure if the Mesa's get to full wattage at noon or if the volume pot really needs to turned all the way over to get up to the full 150 watts. I know that when I've played out, I get great saturation at having the master on about 9 (as measured if you're looking at a clock) and having the channel volume at noon.
I realize the other option is to take out two tubes (I've followed a couple threads on here and seen that it's possible to pull out either tube 1 & 6, 2 & 5, or 3 & 4 and I never use tube rectification so I don't care about removing a rectifier tube) but it also seems like when you do that there's no clear direction on what OHM's jack you should use.
So, again, anyone know if I shouldn't be worried about 120 vs. 150 as long as I'm not turning the master up really high? Or somebody have a definitive answer from Mesa on what OHM's jack should be used if I do this?
Thanks in advance.
