Thanks tadol & rockabilly.
I’ve been using the suck-and-see method with an AT4040 setting the gain at around 12 o’clock It seems to work OK and I’m not tech-savvy enough to work out a better way.
rockabilly69 - I could ask Schertler but I might not get a straight answer given this article from Mr S
https://secure.schertler.com/en_IT/t...22&sn=JOPSEOL8
where he seems to be suggesting that “modern” mics have been designed for 24v power for decades. This’d seem to be at odds with what I've seen elsewhere.
http://www.microphone-data.com/media...hantom-10_.pdf
(the AT4040's not
that old)
Anyway, Schertler seems to have addressed all my whinges with the new ROY with OL indicators and 48v/10v selectable on inputs and I’d get one if I had a spare AUD3000!