gain stage harsh sound YIKES

There is not a lot to screw when using a mic and a pre-amp ... anyway, some thoughts here, maybe it gets you closer to the solution ...

+ try using another VS-700 IN: try odd one, if used even one before (e.g. #3 instead of #4), the block diagram shows 1,3,5,7 and 2,4,6,8 as separate (not sure what it exactly means, though)
+ are you recording both mics at the same time? could be phase issues when playing back both tracks of same take
+ you probably disengaged the pad switch anyway (so that you don't need more preamp than necessary)
+ is it harsh in the direct monitoring or just in the Sonar playback? you could be recording to a somewhat screwed project / track template ...

Thanks guys
Fly and K, nope only 1 mic at a time and I switched to an even input from odd.
Pad is off mic pad is off and input pre fader is almost off.I hear it in the cans and on the track.

Havent tried Direct mon yet, I put sone verb on the track as I monitor but don't record it.

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