G2X audio outputs balanced or unbalanced?

kmmcdonald · Joined: Oct 08, 2005 Posts: 22 Location: USA Audio files: 1

Clavia technical support says that the G2X audio outputs are balanced. This comes as a complete surprise to me. I'd like a second opinion.

Can you all here verify this?

thanks

Keith

SecretAsianMan · Joined: May 11, 2006 Posts: 36 Location: Texas

This would be a surprise to me also. I thought the manual said they were unbalanced? I'd look at my own if I weren't already in bed.

G2DREAM · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 1:29 am Post subject:

This is from the Clavia Nord G2 manual 1.4:
"AUDIO OUTPUTS
The unbalanced, line level (-10 dBV) audio outputs OUTPUT 1-4 route the audio signals from the four
virtual mix buses in Nord Modular G2. Use OUTPUT 1 if you are going to use Nord Modular G2 with a
mono sound system. If only OUTPUT 1 is connected, the audio from OUTPUT 2 is mixed to OUTPUT 1.
AUDIO INPUTS
By connecting external sound sources to the unbalanced, line level (-10 dBV) inputs INPUT 1-4, you can
feed audio signals into the G2 and process the audio with any of the available G2 modules."
Confused

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Tim Kleinert · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 8:06 am Post subject:

-10 dBV !? Shocked

...no wonder everybody is complaining about the low output level of the G2! Gee... 10dBV is consumer equipment output level. Confused

Why didn't they go along and use RCA jack connections too, while they were at it? Rolling Eyes

Fozzie · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:59 pm Post subject:

elektro80 · Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 3:31 pm Post subject:

Yes, this is depressing. One would have thought that proper balanced outputs with pro levels would have been standard by now. Rolling Eyes

Clavia is however not much worse than any other of the synth manufactureres out there.

tombola · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 4:19 am Post subject:

hmmm.... Access Virus TI has balanced outs. Alesis Fusion has balanced outs. Alesis Ion has balanced outs.

Korg stuff seems to be unbalanced.

Fozzie · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 4:58 am Post subject:

I've never been in a situation that required a synth to have balanced outs, so I don't miss it at all. YMMV of course.

mosc · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 12:20 pm Post subject:

I agree, balanced out should be standard, but DI boxes aren't all that expensive.

jksuperstar · Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2007 9:55 pm Post subject:

I tend to think that with 24 bit audio, and 96kHz sample rates, balanced outs should be required just to take advantage of the resolution that's available.

Tim Kleinert · Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:29 am Post subject:

Balanced outputs are nice to have, but not that much of a issue. Consumer output level (-10dB) instead of pro audio output level (+4dB) is far more bothersome. Everytime I play the G2 at a venue, the techs always ask me to give them a hotter signal. "Uh sorry, I can't. I'm cranked to the max. Embarassed

" Talk about embarrassment... Rolling Eyes

elektro80 · Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:50 am Post subject:

elektro80 · Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2007 8:53 am Post subject:

T7 · Joined: Jun 19, 2006 Posts: 105 Location: Cali

Kassen · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:07 am Post subject:

elektro80 · Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 8:38 am Post subject:

tombola · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:42 am Post subject:

So nice when we can all agree on something.

I thought this was going to descend into the great 'how loud are the outputs?' war of 2006...

Fozzie · Posted: Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:47 am Post subject: