Topic: [MiniMe] limiter/compressor saturate?

[lordzoster]

Hi all
i'm experiencing this on my minime: when limiter (SL) or compressor (SLC) acts, the sound gets saturated.
I never made changes to the internal Push-It gain nor to other SL/SLC parameters.
I'm recording with one Rode K2, half-way gain, when voice cross -6dBFS it gets vary warm, more than it is supposed to do with a SLC curve 2.
If necessary, i'll post some audio samples.
Any idea?
tia

[OOK]

I have a minime and I wouldn't use the (SLC2), your adding compression, ie increrasing your volume and damping your dynamics.  I would just use the (SL).  Its a nice soft limit.  If your going to add compression I would do it in postproduction.  Its easier to add and undo at that point.

[lordzoster]

i agree w/you about SLC, but SL too seems to add slight but udible harmonic distortion,starting when signal reaches the -2dB (the factory pre-defined threshold) and lasting until it decrease under -6dB, that is the nominal operating range of the limiter circuit according to the tech specs.

[Brian Skalinder]

Why use an in-line compressor at all?  In what situation are you recording that requires use of an in-line compressor?

[OOK]

Why use an in-line compressor at all?  In what situation are you recording that requires use of an in-line compressor?



Yep, my point exactly.

[lordzoster]

i'm talking for the SL behaviour, that is a Limiter.

i agree w/you about SLC, but SL too seems to add slight but udible harmonic distortion,starting when signal reaches the -2dB (the factory pre-defined threshold) and lasting until it decrease under -6dB, that is the nominal operating range of the limiter circuit according to the tech specs.

Apart from that, the compressor shows the same behaviour but i usually don't use it while recording.

[OOK]

i agree w/you about SLC, but SL too seems to add slight but udible harmonic distortion,starting when signal reaches the -2dB (the factory pre-defined threshold) and lasting until it decrease under -6dB, that is the nominal operating range of the limiter circuit according to the tech specs.


I haven't noticed the distortion.

But being 36yrs old and around loud music for the better part of my life might have something to do with that.  LOL!  hence I invested in some ear plugs about two years ago.

[grider]

well if you have not made the revision C modification (I think its called), which you can do yourself with the Instruction manual by changing the jumpers inside the unit, you will need to do that right off, before you can record any live music of any type; I ran my old MiniMe right out of the factory and without the mod and the recording was all screwed up; I then did the revision, and the problem was solved

[lordzoster]

Revision C?
this is the first time i hear of... Could you point me to any resource about? TIA, very precious