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Originally posted by Charles Dye
Is it because the outputs of PT are so hot that they overdrive your analog gear? And/or the trim pots on the interfaces can't be adjusted in such a way to set the right level?
Thanks. [/B]
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Not exactly...
The analog console and outboard is calibrated to handle FS dig with headroom, but the DACs themselves start sounding thin and screechy as they reach the top of the scale. Tends to occur primarily on sustained sources like bass and hvy gtrs, where the signal is constantly sitting close to FS.
(To my ear) it sounds as though the problem resides in the analog section of the DAC being slightly overdriven. I seem to recall Jules mentioning something about always "pulling the faders in PT down to -10dB at the start of a mix..."
Also, this always seems to happen near the completion of a mix and the only workaround is to select all and lower the faders a few dB, in order to get the offending track to the proper level in the mix. Of course, this also changes all the outboards' gain staging at the same time...
The 'reverse' method I described has thus far negated this phenomena.