Vocals: turn DriveBus master output level and drive level all the way down to get initial levels
TouchPatch: Pre-Dyn-DriveBus
Preamp:
Gain around 12:00, so orange LEDS just start lighting at loudest voice
Pad 0, polarity +, 48V on for condenser off for dynamic or ribbon mics
HPF on 60Hz, output tube
If you hear distortion even though the meter is not lighting red, turn on the pad switch
Dynamics:
Classic mode
Gain +2
Threshold 4, so 1-3 lights on meter light
attack and release 4
DriveBus:
tube mode, output 5, turn up drive to get record level
(Variations: for rap, hip-hop, hard rock and metal set compressor to Tight mode, turn DriveBus output down and Drive up until you get the amount of drive you like, all the way to distortion)