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Title: SBM Clipping
Post by: jpschust on October 20, 2005, 11:21:38 AM

Hey, how graceful is the sbm-1 about clipping?  just wondering how hot i can run this thing off the 148 for ymsb

Title: Re: SBM Clipping
Post by: nickgregory on October 20, 2005, 11:23:35 AM

Quote from: jpschust on October 20, 2005, 11:21:38 AM

Hey, how graceful is the sbm-1 about clipping?  just wondering how hot i can run this thing off the 148 for ymsb

faint, quick flashes of red...enaything longer than that and you will have audible artifacts

Title: Re: SBM Clipping
Post by: jpschust on October 20, 2005, 11:24:47 AM

perfect.  all i needed to know- +T.

Title: Re: SBM Clipping
Post by: ethan on October 20, 2005, 12:24:32 PM

With my SBM-1 red is 1.5-2 dBFS....couple times I thought I cooked the tape and found minimal clipping...as with all Sony's anything less than 5 on the level knob could brickwall.

-e

Title: Re: SBM Clipping
Post by: sleepypedro on October 20, 2005, 02:31:31 PM

Quote from: ethan on October 20, 2005, 12:24:32 PM

as with all Sony's anything less than 5 on the level knob could brickwall.

this is not the case with oade modSBM units though.

Title: Re: SBM Clipping
Post by: jpschust on October 20, 2005, 03:20:38 PM

i knew that on the oades.  i was just more curious as to the lights.

Title: Re: SBM Clipping
Post by: Charlies on October 25, 2005, 08:23:09 PM

Quote from: nickgregory on October 20, 2005, 11:23:35 AM

Quote from: jpschust on October 20, 2005, 11:21:38 AM

Hey, how graceful is the sbm-1 about clipping?  just wondering how hot i can run this thing off the 148 for ymsb

faint, quick flashes of red...enaything longer than that and you will have audible artifacts

I paid particular attention to this last Friday and generally agree, but you can definitely push it to the limit of "quick flashes"...you generally are OK even if the lights look like they "stick" on for a moment. IMO.