BlueTubeDP Help: Setting gain/tube drive correctly

[InHouse1]

I got a friend comin up to record some vocals this weekend, and I need help fast!

I've got a Studio Projects TB1 mic hooked to the Presonus BlueTubeDP preamp, run through the MAudio Delta 44/p4 pc.

I just can't seem to get ideal recording levels. Can someone with a BDP help me out here on where exactly to bracket both levels at or near? Something close to what works for you would help. I'm recording hip hop vocals in a booth environment, so, I just need a decent outcome, not perfection.

Thank you in advance.

[satanAnarchy]

I came a little late, sorry
anyway, is that a good preamp the Presonus Blue?

[Wesley DeVore]

Set your gain to just below clipping when your source is at its loudest and your drive to taste. Unfortunately, it's not an exact science, more of a personal preference+singer+microphone+room=right on kind of thing :)

[Bino_5150]

swap the tube out for a better one, and your pre will be a beast... the pre is great; the factory tube is crap...

I have a new tube on the way right now... check my thread and we shall see how it turns out.