MilkoNetherland
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Dear recording enthusiasts.
I recently invested in some recording gear.
1xbehringer eurodesk 3242 fx-pro mixer
1x alesis HD24 HD recorder
3x Behringer protector mdx1800 8 channel limiter.
I use Y insertion cables from the mixer to the protector, Jack jack from the protector to the alesis and then from the output of the alesis back in the return of the Y cable back to the mixer. All pretty standard I would say.
Now the problem is that when I am recording I set the limiters so the alesis is using most of the 24 bit data so the volumes are never in the red but do get into the -1 area at peaks. This way I have maximum signal information into the recorder that is not distorted or peaked when I check the soundfile later and zoom in to the peaks.
But in playback mode the Alesis signal is too loud for the eurodesk mixer so teh mixer starts clipping like crazy..
Now the question arrizes... Does the alesis and the behringer have completely different standards for the 0db limit?
How can it be that a limited signal that is perfect for the recorder is heavily distored when it gets back into the mixer?
Is Behringer really that Shitty?? i assume and read that the alesis is build according to universal standards. But as far as I know in=out.. So there is no volume control in the alesis for the in or output. Am I missing something??
Now I can not use the mixer for playback unless I record very soft signals.
Please let me know if there is an solution to this problem.
Regards.
Milko
I recently invested in some recording gear.
1xbehringer eurodesk 3242 fx-pro mixer
1x alesis HD24 HD recorder
3x Behringer protector mdx1800 8 channel limiter.
I use Y insertion cables from the mixer to the protector, Jack jack from the protector to the alesis and then from the output of the alesis back in the return of the Y cable back to the mixer. All pretty standard I would say.
Now the problem is that when I am recording I set the limiters so the alesis is using most of the 24 bit data so the volumes are never in the red but do get into the -1 area at peaks. This way I have maximum signal information into the recorder that is not distorted or peaked when I check the soundfile later and zoom in to the peaks.
But in playback mode the Alesis signal is too loud for the eurodesk mixer so teh mixer starts clipping like crazy..
Now the question arrizes... Does the alesis and the behringer have completely different standards for the 0db limit?
How can it be that a limited signal that is perfect for the recorder is heavily distored when it gets back into the mixer?
Is Behringer really that Shitty?? i assume and read that the alesis is build according to universal standards. But as far as I know in=out.. So there is no volume control in the alesis for the in or output. Am I missing something??
Now I can not use the mixer for playback unless I record very soft signals.
Please let me know if there is an solution to this problem.
Regards.
Milko