Clipping...

rystro · 13th April 2007, 04:12 PM

Somewhat new to my gear...

I have an Apogee Ensemble for converters, and Vintech X73i for pre-amp.

How do I know when I'm clipping the Vintech with the signal coming into it because it has no metters.

I know when the converters are being clipped because they have meters but not the Vintech.

So is there anyway to tell other than just listening to it?

rystro · 13th April 2007, 06:00 PM

tough question I guess??

If I'm clipping at the converters does that mean I'm clipping the pre-amp, and if not then I'm not clipping at the pre-amp?

Sorry for the newbie question.

soundawg · 13th April 2007, 06:36 PM

Just watch your digital input levels and listen to everything else.

Don't worry about what other gear in the chain is saying it's doing - just set it the way it sounds good to you... in some cases that might mean clipping on purpose.

Soundawg

Mike Caffrey · 13th April 2007, 08:34 PM

Turn the output od the vintech all the way up. Then watch the meters at the converter or DAW and adujst the input. When you don't see clipping at the meters, you won't be clipping at the input. Then you can fine tune with the output knob and you can probaly crank the input of the vintech up a bit more before you'll clip.

rystro · 17th April 2007, 09:10 PM

Hrmmm... now I'm a little confused.

I was told to keep the OUTPUT knob on my Vintech to FULL and then adjust the input knob accordingly?

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13th April 2007, 04:12 PM	#1
rystro Gear addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 317	Clipping... Somewhat new to my gear... I have an Apogee Ensemble for converters, and Vintech X73i for pre-amp. How do I know when I'm clipping the Vintech with the signal coming into it because it has no metters. I know when the converters are being clipped because they have meters but not the Vintech. So is there anyway to tell other than just listening to it?

13th April 2007, 06:36 PM	#3
soundawg Gear addict Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Surrey BC Posts: 430	Just *watch* your digital input levels and listen to everything else. Don't worry about what other gear in the chain is saying it's doing - just set it the way it sounds good to you... in some cases that might mean clipping on purpose. Soundawg __________________ If it takes sixteen and a half pancakes to shingle a dog... ...how long would it take for a grasshopper with a wooden leg to kik the seeds out of a dill pickle?

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13th April 2007, 06:00 PM	#2
rystro Gear addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 317	tough question I guess?? If I'm clipping at the converters does that mean I'm clipping the pre-amp, and if not then I'm not clipping at the pre-amp? Sorry for the newbie question.

13th April 2007, 08:34 PM	#4
Mike Caffrey Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,559	Turn the output od the vintech all the way up. Then watch the meters at the converter or DAW and adujst the input. When you don't see clipping at the meters, you won't be clipping at the input. Then you can fine tune with the output knob and you can probaly crank the input of the vintech up a bit more before you'll clip.

17th April 2007, 09:10 PM	#5
rystro Gear addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 317	Hrmmm... now I'm a little confused. I was told to keep the OUTPUT knob on my Vintech to FULL and then adjust the input knob accordingly?