Still on my learning quest....
How many folks out there do an actual
analog input alignment? For the all-in-one boxes (e.g. v3, ua5) I guess this would not be necessary, but for those running pre>ADC,
who is actually doing this? If I understand this right, the analog input levels need to be aligned using a 1 kHz sinewave fed from a +'X' dB balanced source.
A couple of questions:
- How necessary is this procedure?
- I don't have a digital peak meter. Is there another way to calibrate this?
- What are the possible ramifications of NOT aligning my analog outpu?
In my case, I'm running
v3 > ad2K+, and hopefully looking to upgrade to
v3 > mytek 192. The Mytek has trim pots that are adjustable in 10-turn increments, running from
mute to +4dB. According to the Mytek technical specs, +4dB = -6dbFS, which is pretty sensitive. Regardless, the trim pots allow for the manual alignment, but does anyone know how this would be done with the
AD2K+?
I remember a couple years ago (seriously) there was a thread about calibrating ADCs to a pre. I don't recall if it was the same thing, but I'm assuming it was probably close.
Thanks in advance for the dialog.
Mike