re: GAIN STRUCTURE

[Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com>]

froshsizzle wrote:
"It's possible all levels match just fine, but also possible that some 
instrument-level input is connected to a lineout level."

Will someone please explain the difference between instrument level,   
lineout level and mic level
and why it is important that these levels match each other (viz a vis,  
noise in your signal chain)?

I'm never quite understood this.

Which one is +4?    Which one is -10?

Which of these creates less noise and why?

Thanks..................


still perplexed,    Rick