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Subject: Help me, why does it distort?
Original Message 1/12 19-Jan-01 @ 10:00 PM - Help me, why does it distort?
I have a Yamaha P80, E5000, MU80 and they go through a mixer MAM SLE 82. (I know it's not that good but that shouldn't matter in this case.)
Okey, when I set all the volumes on the mixer I can get an equal volume all over exept for the P80 which distorts at the same level as the others. Not even close.
I have to put the P80's level to 50% compared to the rest to make the distortion go away. All the volume controllers on each "instrument" is set to the max. I adjust everything from the mixer.
Do I have to turn dowm all the other ones 50% to make all the instrument equal?
Please help this really annoys me.
/John
Message 2/12 20-Jan-01 @ 08:33 PM - RE: Help me, why does it distort?
Peacveout,
Peter
Message 3/12 21-Jan-01 @ 03:54 AM - RE: Help me, why does it distort?
but you have it right having everything turned up at the source, then adjust the gain.
it COULD be the outputs of the piece, or maybe the input on the mixer? does the same piece distort if you switch inputs on the mixer?
what are your gain settings at?
does it distort with flat or no EQ?
Message 4/12 21-Jan-01 @ 06:32 PM - RE: Help me, why does it distort?
6 on everything except for the P80 which is set to 3 to keep it from distorting.
And if I turn everything else down I will get more noise in my recordings on those instruments!
So, do I have to do that or what?
Message 5/12 21-Jan-01 @ 06:52 PM - RE: Help me, why does it distort?
I still dont get it though..when you say they are set to "6" are you talking about gain?
gain is gonna be different for every sound. you want that as hot as possible, too, less noise, then adjust the actual level with the fader
my advice would be to work on getting another mixer with some EQ? but...its ok to have different gain settings for different gear, and even for different sounds coming from the same piece
Message 6/12 22-Jan-01 @ 12:05 PM - RE: Help me, why does it distort?
Message 7/12 23-Jan-01 @ 12:35 AM - RE: Help me, why does it distort?
I know the problem is solved if I turn down the gains on the other instruments but that feels like a loss of good signals.
Does my argue make sense?
/John
Message 8/12 23-Jan-01 @ 01:26 AM - RE: Help me, why does it distort?
Message 9/12 24-Jan-01 @ 10:34 AM - RE: Help me, why does it distort?
Message 10/12 06-Feb-01 @ 09:31 PM - RE: Help me, why does it distort?
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