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  03.11.2009      
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1 Posted by : Anonymous
Mar 20, 2009 5:44PMREPLY
"Maximum output level before clipping is a healthy +27 dBu" , but the official specs say +21 dBu. 6 db less, thats quite a difference. Anyone know which of the two is the correct figure?
2 Posted by : Roberto
Apr 21, 2009 5:44PMREPLY
Hi! I've a question: you've wrote: "that stereo pair (as well as the digital input ahead of the master fader) is unavailable at 2x sample rates, so you can't record an analog mix to the computer at 96 kHz. A&H is looking into this and will have a solution with a firmware update". Can you give me some more info about this? THANKS!! p.s.: nice article!
3 Posted by : Anonymous
Jun 10, 2009 5:44PMREPLY
Quote"The converters used for the main mix output and stereo return (a single codec chip) have a bit more noise (hence less dynamic range) than those for the main channels. This, plus the fact that they're disabled above 48 kHz sample rate, seems a bit odd to me since this is essentially your "master" path. When mixing analog and recording the mix back to the computer, you're not using the best converters in the console. Equally important, when mixing in the DAW and monitoring through the console, you're not listening through your best D/A converter. You can, of course, route the DAW mix back through the higher grade channel converters, but that puts the full console in the monitor path, so pick your poison." Im not sure I follow this, but if it does mean what I think you mean then this is a very serious oversight and to be honest quite unfathomable why A+H would treat such a crucial part of the design as an afterthought. I was actually just going to purchase one today and then I read this paragraph. The way I would be working is to send as many VSTi signals as I can to separate channels and mix those channels in analog and then return that summed 16 channels back to the daw as a 2 track mix. But if your saying that the main outs are of a lower quality, a bit nosier than the regular channels I really cant seem me purchasing this console. But surely Im picking something up wrong here? I hope I am. I dont suppose the author could clarify? I tried calling A+H and could never get someone from Tec Support today.
4 Posted by : Anonymous
Jun 17, 2010 5:44PMREPLY
is there a way to create 4 stereo headphone mixes?
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1 Posted by : Anonymous
Mar 20, 2009 5:44PMREPLY
"Maximum output level before clipping is a healthy +27 dBu" , but the official specs say +21 dBu. 6 db less, thats quite a difference. Anyone know which of the two is the correct figure?
2 Posted by : Roberto
Apr 21, 2009 5:44PMREPLY
Hi! I've a question: you've wrote: "that stereo pair (as well as the digital input ahead of the master fader) is unavailable at 2x sample rates, so you can't record an analog mix to the computer at 96 kHz. A&H is looking into this and will have a solution with a firmware update". Can you give me some more info about this? THANKS!! p.s.: nice article!
3 Posted by : Anonymous
Jun 10, 2009 5:44PMREPLY
Quote"The converters used for the main mix output and stereo return (a single codec chip) have a bit more noise (hence less dynamic range) than those for the main channels. This, plus the fact that they're disabled above 48 kHz sample rate, seems a bit odd to me since this is essentially your "master" path. When mixing analog and recording the mix back to the computer, you're not using the best converters in the console. Equally important, when mixing in the DAW and monitoring through the console, you're not listening through your best D/A converter. You can, of course, route the DAW mix back through the higher grade channel converters, but that puts the full console in the monitor path, so pick your poison." Im not sure I follow this, but if it does mean what I think you mean then this is a very serious oversight and to be honest quite unfathomable why A+H would treat such a crucial part of the design as an afterthought. I was actually just going to purchase one today and then I read this paragraph. The way I would be working is to send as many VSTi signals as I can to separate channels and mix those channels in analog and then return that summed 16 channels back to the daw as a 2 track mix. But if your saying that the main outs are of a lower quality, a bit nosier than the regular channels I really cant seem me purchasing this console. But surely Im picking something up wrong here? I hope I am. I dont suppose the author could clarify? I tried calling A+H and could never get someone from Tec Support today.
4 Posted by : Anonymous
Jun 17, 2010 5:44PMREPLY
is there a way to create 4 stereo headphone mixes?
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