Ibanez TS-808 User Manual Download Page 4

Recommendations for Input Gain settings

How to set the Input Gain? 

Please note - below is just our recommendation. You can set it up 
differently, if you wish. 

Play your stringed instrument as hard as you can - for example 
some power chords on lower (bass) strings. Now observe what 
signal is coming into your DAW. We recommend that you should 
aim for -6 dB. It means that when you hit strings hard, the input 
meter in your DAW will sometimes peak at -6 dB. If you are getting 
too close to clipping (0 dB), turn down the gain knob of your audio 
interface. If you are hitting strings hard and cannot reach -6 dB, 
then turn the gain knob up on your audio interface. 

Once you find the optimal gain knob position, move on to setting up 
the Input Gain in the T

SC

 808 Core. Here are the 

recommended values: 

1-2 for single-coil pickups 
2-4 for low/mid-gain humbuckers 
5-6 for high-gain humbuckers 

Feel free to try other values if the recommended ones do not work 
for you.

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