A device that reduces the level of the signal and is placed just before a microphone preamplifier to prevent overload of the preamplifier.

I went into my attic and pulled out a couple of my first mic purchases and I was wondering what my recording Guru's Think of the possibilities> I was also wondering...(I Feel so retarded for asking this)What the hell does the word pad mean on my mixing board and in these microphone reviews I keep reading?

Does anybody know where I can purchase some mic attenuator pads. I can't find them anywhere.

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I was wondering if there's a good resourse anyone might know of to make these myself. ProCo sells some, but I'm sure it's just a few XLR connectors with resistors inside that I could make myself for far cheaper. I just need to know what I need and how to wire/solder it up.

I am ordering a pair of Kel HM-1's for my project studio. These mic's have to pad or HPF. I will be running these into my PreSonus Firepod which has mic preamp's, but no pad.

How effective are in line pads vs an integrated mic pad, and when should I use them?

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Hello all,
This may be basic common knowledge, but I'm still working on getting some of that, so perhap you guys can point me in the right direction on this one...

I just picked this pre up and it seems everything I run through it is distorted.There are no input or output adjustments on it, so I guess I'm stuck with one level, but do I need a pad after the mic, before the pre?
If so, which one is transparent enough(model numbers please).
Also, has anyone else used this pre before?
Any applications where it excels?