Question about saturation features in convertors

Ruphus · 15th September 2004

Ted asked me about the saturation feature in the Lavry blue and reminded me of a question I have.

At least the digital sturation in those convertors seems to work great and withot artifacts to my ears, but what about the general agreement that one shouldn´t record too hot to disk? ( Most finding something between ~ -18 to - 12 dB to be best as digital recording level.)

Also in the mix you finally don´t need too hot levels on single tracks anyway.

Now, I estimate that the digital saturation would give most sense when you want really hot level.

From there my questions:

Do you use it only when you have a very open mix with merely a handful tracks, or do you like digital saturation sometimes also for recording at normal levels for crowded mixes ( just compressing the material at lower output level )?

Thanks for enlightening me.

Ruphus

jazzius II · 15th September 2004

What is digital saturation?

What does it have to do with converters?

Teacher · 15th September 2004

Quote:

Originally posted by jazzius II
What is digital saturation?

What does it have to do with converters?

I think he's talkin about the saturation option the lavry ad offer

Ruphus · 15th September 2004

Yep!

Quote:

Analog soft saturation, “rounding off signal peaks” to enable driving the ADC harder for
extra hot recording
Digital soft saturation, emulates tape saturation – enabling 6dB hotter operation for
signals under -12dBFS

Ruphus

Switchcraft · 16th September 2004

I bought the lavry recently and have found it ... dope. It turns out that you can use both ana;log and digital saturation at the same time. I usually have them both on and like the sound I am getting, the analog sat. protects me when i am recording my self and cannot adjust my levels as much as I would like to. The digital is something that havent really focused on yet, but i realy dig the sounds I am getting so...
anyhow, how do others feel about these options? Do you use them? how do you feel about the digital sat. feature?
I like it, I also like to hear opinions.

NathanEldred · 16th September 2004

Quote:

Originally posted by Switchcraft

anyhow, how do others feel about these options? Do you use them? how do you feel about the digital sat. feature?
I like it, I also like to hear opinions.

http://www.gearslutz.com/board/showt...ght=saturation

15th September 2004	#1
Ruphus Lives for gear Joined: Feb 2003 Location: Berlin / Germany Posts: 5,167 Thread Starter	Question about saturation features in convertors Ted asked me about the saturation feature in the Lavry blue and reminded me of a question I have. At least the digital sturation in those convertors seems to work great and withot artifacts to my ears, but what about the general agreement that one shouldn´t record too hot to disk? ( Most finding something between ~ -18 to - 12 dB to be best as digital recording level.) Also in the mix you finally don´t need too hot levels on single tracks anyway. Now, I estimate that the digital saturation would give most sense when you want really hot level. From there my questions: Do you use it only when you have a very open mix with merely a handful tracks, or do you like digital saturation sometimes also for recording at normal levels for crowded mixes ( just compressing the material at lower output level )? Thanks for enlightening me. Ruphus __________________ "Am I the only one that tires of this "everything is subjective" watered-down-pop-culture-pseudo-philosophy bullshit?" Bravin Neff Wolgang Burr, former office leader of the German Chancellor before committee of inquiry: "You would not believe what unusual happens daily." "Patience, young Skywalker - let the object of your desires come to you." JTR "All thinking men are atheists." Ernest Hemingway

16th September 2004	#5
Switchcraft Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 1,059	I bought the lavry recently and have found it ... dope. It turns out that you can use both ana;log and digital saturation at the same time. I usually have them both on and like the sound I am getting, the analog sat. protects me when i am recording my self and cannot adjust my levels as much as I would like to. The digital is something that havent really focused on yet, but i realy dig the sounds I am getting so... anyhow, how do others feel about these options? Do you use them? how do you feel about the digital sat. feature? I like it, I also like to hear opinions. __________________ Discography: http://www.discogs.com/artist/Ryan+Schwabe

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jazzius II Lives for gear Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,002	What is digital saturation? What does it have to do with converters?