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Subject: Re: MOTM-101 output level and a question about mounting.

From: "gregorykjar" <greg@...>
Date: 2005-10-26

Thanks Paul, I´ll check everything again tonigth.

Gregory

--- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "Paul Schreiber" <synth1@a...> wrote:
>
> a) you can't measure the White Noise output with a DVM. For one,
the noise
> bandwidth is like 250Khz, and your DVM goes to 500Hz if you are
lucky. Second,
> by definition white noise has an ∗average value of zero volts∗. In
fact, 1
> 'figure of merit' of just how "white" the white noise is, is to
measure it with
> an ∗averaging∗ (not RMS) meter. The closer to zero, the 'better
the noise' :)
>
> b) the S/H uses ∗pink noise∗ internally, through the switched
jack. If you did
> not wire the switching jack correctly, this would explain it.
>
> c) do you have approx 8V pk-pk of Pink Noise at the Pink Out jack?
If not, then
> there is an error with the Pink Noise filter.
>
> Paul S.
>