I recently ran 4th row center for two concerts of the same program, from the same seat, same height, but, two different nights (back to back). The pa was left alone (not broken down) between the different nights. The music was acoustic, with light PA support.
One with the 4022's > V3 @2496 > 722
the other as 4022's > 722 @ 2496
The 4022's > 722 has a layer of mud over it that the 44022's > V3> 722 does not have.
The 722 is adequate as a stand alone machine, but, really not what tweaks my nipples without a quality mic pre in front of it.
Moke,
is there any way you could publish two short snippets from same part of the two concerts for the rest of us to hear? I am willing to be convinced, but I have heard no evidence so far. And my 722 sounds good in my ears, no mud in the bass as you describe it, so I am quite surprised about the description.
If possible I would really like to hear the material, if only 10 seconds or so from each, preferrably without any postprocessing.
Or if anyone else could provide some other examples, preferrably the non-processed version direct from the machine.
Or if you cannot do that, could you at least tell at what peak level the material is. My clear suspicion is that the AD in the 722 does not take nicely to overload. It is also confirmed that some software versions of the high-pass filters did not take well to overload and could sound real bad when hit with too strong signals. I cannot say I like the sound of the limiter either, and that kicks in at about -6dB so you should stay well below that with the 722 to make good recordings - that is blinking yellow lights and never any red and then get the level up in postprocessing. The recording would be peaks at -10dB or less. That is the way I run the machine and for me it sounds quite good.
Gunnar