I recorded UM tonight, and the peak light was on pretty consistently. I did this with the advice of other tapers. The levels came out WAY too hot. What is the deal with this light? Do I want it on time to time? Not at all?
The last recording I did lacked low end and had weak high ends. Almost no UMPH, to it. No pun intended. So I turned the Sensitivity knobs up tonight, and lowered the output volume, apparently this was not good. Here is a sample, anyone know if I can do anything with this one? Or is it a lost cause?
Thanks in advance.
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The clip light comes on at -3db...I usually run my levels a little hot and the clip light will occasionally come on but you definitely do not want it on all the time. At least in my experience.
I always ran optical out or spdif out and never had output volume problems...don't know what to tell you about that one.
Quote from: Cheesecadet on July 09, 2010, 12:47:20 AM
The clip light comes on at -3db...I usually run my levels a little hot and the clip light will occasionally come on but you definitely do not want it on all the time. At least in my experience.
I always ran optical out or spdif out and never had output volume problems...don't know what to tell you about that one.
My experience as well.
Terry
Quote from: DMBprez on July 09, 2010, 12:35:27 AMSo I turned the Sensitivity knobs up tonight, and lowered the output volume
This suggests you're running analog-out of the UA5 and analog-in to a recorder.
If you're running digital-out of the UA5, there are 3 opportunities for overloading:
- mics
- UA5 analog inputs
- UA5 ADC
If you're running analog-out of the UA5, the opportunities for overload include the three above plus:
- recorder analog inputs
- recorder ADC
Can you confirm the recorder you're using and whether or not you're running analog-out of the UA5? Knowing the answer to the question will help us help you troubleshoot what happened. Also, a screenshot of the waveform, both zoomed in quite far, as well as standard view, might help some people provide feedback.
Regardless of recorder used, you want that peak light to just flicker, definitely not stay lit...
Quote from: Brian Skalinder on July 09, 2010, 07:49:23 AM
Quote from: DMBprez on July 09, 2010, 12:35:27 AMSo I turned the Sensitivity knobs up tonight, and lowered the output volume
This suggests you're running analog-out of the UA5 and analog-in to a recorder.
If you're running digital-out of the UA5, there are 3 opportunities for overloading:
- mics
- UA5 analog inputs
- UA5 ADC
If you're running analog-out of the UA5, the opportunities for overload include the three above plus:
- recorder analog inputs
- recorder ADC
Can you confirm the recorder you're using and whether or not you're running analog-out of the UA5? Knowing the answer to the question will help us help you troubleshoot what happened. Also, a screenshot of the waveform, both zoomed in quite far, as well as standard view, might help some people provide feedback.
iRiver 300.
Yes, just have it flicker once in a while.
I assume the H300 has rockbox? Set the AGC to "safety clip", and set the gain on the H300 to about +5.
Then adjust the headphone knob to get a nice signal on the iRiver. Once you have that headphone knob nicely adjusted, put a piece of tape over it and leave it alone.
From then on, get in the habit of leaving the headphone knob alone, setting the iRiver gain to +5, and then use the UA-5 individual gains to make the H300 happy, which should be at that point where the light flickers occasionally.
If the H300 sees a little hot spot, it may automagically turn down the gain a notch. If the gain drops below zero you are running too hot into the H300 and you may start to get serious distortion.
Quote from: SmokinJoe on July 09, 2010, 04:33:16 PM
Yes, just have it flicker once in a while.
I assume the H300 has rockbox? Set the AGC to "safety clip", and set the gain on the H300 to about +5.
Then adjust the headphone knob to get a nice signal on the iRiver. Once you have that headphone knob nicely adjusted, put a piece of tape over it and leave it alone.
From then on, get in the habit of leaving the headphone knob alone, setting the iRiver gain to +5, and then use the UA-5 individual gains to make the H300 happy, which should be at that point where the light flickers occasionally.
If the H300 sees a little hot spot, it may automagically turn down the gain a notch. If the gain drops below zero you are running too hot into the H300 and you may start to get serious distortion.
Many thanks!
Quote from: Cheesecadet on July 09, 2010, 12:47:20 AM
The clip light comes on at -3db...I usually run my levels a little hot and the clip light will occasionally come on but you definitely do not want it on all the time. At least in my experience.
I always ran optical out or spdif out and never had output volume problems...don't know what to tell you about that one.
+1 same here and the SUV-1 saved my a$$ a few times. My only analog experiences were w/ live matrix and I would have to turn the one knob almost all the way down usually so I would not peak.