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chriswilliams
Joined: May 17, 2005 Posts: 17 Location: Perth, Western Australia
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 2:03 am Post subject:
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Hi everyone!,
I recently purchased my shiny new G2X! Still playing around and learning as I go - this forum is a really useful place to learn
Quick query - what kind of levels are people getting from their line outputs - I am recording mine on an M-Audio Audiophile and I get levels of about -20dBu on a very simple patch (ie straight osc -> out). Isn't line level meant to be -10dBu or +4dBu? Or has Clavia given heaps of headroom for amplitude peaks due to resonances etc ?
Another weird thing is that on headphones I can only faintly hear the synth when the output knob is half way - perhaps a calibration problem with the volume pot?
Any info would be greatly appreciated!
Cheers,
Chris. |
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rnp
Joined: Sep 14, 2004 Posts: 55 Location: germany
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 2:15 am Post subject:
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seems normal behaviour, I was also worried the first couple of days after I got my G2.. especially next to my Kawai K5000S it's extremely quiet, I also had problems getting it louder than -15db on the inputs of my Multiface. however, the noisefloor is pretty low with the g2 as well, so it's no problem to pull it up a bit with a preamp, can get that extra character it's sometimes lacking as well. _________________ http://www.regicide.org
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Afro88
Joined: Jun 20, 2004 Posts: 701 Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 4:11 am Post subject:
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So long as the output module isn't clipping, the G2 won't clip. So you can crank the patch level knob to full and also activate the +6db pad on the output module to get full volume if you need to. |
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mosc
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Joined: Jan 31, 2003 Posts: 18197 Location: Durham, NC
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 9:37 am Post subject:
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to electro-music.com, Chris, and congratulations on your new G2X.
Note that on a new patch, the default is for the output to be set at -7.3 dB. This seems like a reasonable figure to me. This can be adjusted from the Patch Settings (upper right button on the G2X control surface). _________________ --Howard
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3phase
Joined: Jul 27, 2004 Posts: 1183 Location: Berlin
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Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 2:11 pm Post subject:
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The G2 has a lot of headroom for muktiple slots or voices...
A single monophonpatch can be boosted a lot...
I think its over 12 db in relation to a plain osc output with max patchlevel. |
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