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cursic
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Does anybody have any experience with this unit? I just purchased one and am having significant difficulty achieveing distortion-less recordings. Anybody else out there using the CDR300?
thanks
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eyeslikefire
I CAN SMELL EM!
That unit has an automatic level control. Is this set or do you have it on manual? It also has an onboard limiter.....
Hmmm,... What is the input source?
Hmmm,... What is the input source?
Son of Mixerman
Mix Junior
I use one.
The automatic limiter doesn't exacltly work as described.
Use the Mic attenuation button in conjunction with the ALS(auto limiter) and pull the gain back on the mic inputs until your average peak on the led is about 6 to10 db under clipping. Its clean enough that this will provide a pretty good recording. Anyother questions?
SoMm
The automatic limiter doesn't exacltly work as described.
Use the Mic attenuation button in conjunction with the ALS(auto limiter) and pull the gain back on the mic inputs until your average peak on the led is about 6 to10 db under clipping. Its clean enough that this will provide a pretty good recording. Anyother questions?
SoMm
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cursic
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Thanks for the responses.
Here's the problem I'm having: No combination of limiter, auto level control, mic attenuator or rec. level reduction produces a clean signal despite keeping the meter well below -4dB. Using an external mic preamp with SPDIF output into the Marantz) DOES produce a clean signal. Thus, the problem would seem to be the Marantz pre-amps.
After speaking to Marantz they told me that the auto limiter and ALC settings were NOT intended to produce hi-fidelity recordings; they're mostly for setting the unit on a conference room table to record a meeting (voices) without having to worry too much about re-setting the level every time the volume in the room changes. For audiophile purposes, Marantz definitely recommends setting input levels via the MANUAL setting only.
But I can't figure out why distortion can only be avoided by severely diminishing the input levels and using a mic attenuator. What's the point? That just raises the noise floor when you have to boost a weak signal during mixing and mastering. That's counter-intuitive and a basic design flaw of the unit. Too bad, because otherwise this deck showed some real promise. Nice designs and simple to use. But the final measure of worth is in the sound quality, and this unit just doesn't cut it.
Here's the problem I'm having: No combination of limiter, auto level control, mic attenuator or rec. level reduction produces a clean signal despite keeping the meter well below -4dB. Using an external mic preamp with SPDIF output into the Marantz) DOES produce a clean signal. Thus, the problem would seem to be the Marantz pre-amps.
After speaking to Marantz they told me that the auto limiter and ALC settings were NOT intended to produce hi-fidelity recordings; they're mostly for setting the unit on a conference room table to record a meeting (voices) without having to worry too much about re-setting the level every time the volume in the room changes. For audiophile purposes, Marantz definitely recommends setting input levels via the MANUAL setting only.
But I can't figure out why distortion can only be avoided by severely diminishing the input levels and using a mic attenuator. What's the point? That just raises the noise floor when you have to boost a weak signal during mixing and mastering. That's counter-intuitive and a basic design flaw of the unit. Too bad, because otherwise this deck showed some real promise. Nice designs and simple to use. But the final measure of worth is in the sound quality, and this unit just doesn't cut it.