Hi all,
I've read thousands of times not to go over 0dB in a digital environment (I'm using a delta 44 and Samplitude) or else the finished mix will have horrible distortion etc when the signal clips. However, I've never actually heard this distortion so far even though I know I've gone over 0dB, this is usually when I burn a cd as a test mix before I finalise my mix. Anywho, I decided to purposely hammer a test mix and I created a single kick drum beat at -0.6dB then one at +2.4dB then +5.4db then 8.4dB! When I played this back through my monitors I didn't hear any distortion at any level? The red clip lights came on in Samplitude and the main meter readout gave me the correct figures right up to +8.4dB. I proceded to burn a disc and play it back on a cd player...Guess what...NO distortion heard again? Just a kick drum getting progressively louder?
Am I missing something basic hear? I know it sounds stupid but I WANT to hear this dreaded digital distortion!!
Any thoughts or pointers would be well received
Paul
www.lancasterbombers.co.uk
I've read thousands of times not to go over 0dB in a digital environment (I'm using a delta 44 and Samplitude) or else the finished mix will have horrible distortion etc when the signal clips. However, I've never actually heard this distortion so far even though I know I've gone over 0dB, this is usually when I burn a cd as a test mix before I finalise my mix. Anywho, I decided to purposely hammer a test mix and I created a single kick drum beat at -0.6dB then one at +2.4dB then +5.4db then 8.4dB! When I played this back through my monitors I didn't hear any distortion at any level? The red clip lights came on in Samplitude and the main meter readout gave me the correct figures right up to +8.4dB. I proceded to burn a disc and play it back on a cd player...Guess what...NO distortion heard again? Just a kick drum getting progressively louder?
Am I missing something basic hear? I know it sounds stupid but I WANT to hear this dreaded digital distortion!!
Any thoughts or pointers would be well received
Paul
www.lancasterbombers.co.uk