Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

Yo rEalm -

another POV on this (my own, altho I am not glued to this method...)

the quality of Normalization does depend on the software that is being
used to Normalize, and of course we all know that in the N process the
audio takes a hit, so to a degree one has to weigh which hit they
prefer - N or A/D.

I find myself continually more drawn to an analog re-recording of the
XL7 - and have not found noise to be an issue. For me the analog
re-recording gives synths a bit more definition and I do like the
sound of the Emu D/A's - but of course this method does require good
A/D's and a mixer or mic pre or other signal booster, and it does add
a coloration of the orginal sound. 

That said - depending on what DAW software is being used one should be
able to boost the XL7 spdif signal before/during the recording.

I hear time and again that the optimum place to aim for in a 24 bit
recording of individual tracks is -6 db (Bob Katz, the Metric Halo
guys et al), for whatever that is worth.

rock forward

Ed


 


--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, erik_magrini@B... wrote:
> To be honest, there's really no need to use one (I don't think they
even 
> exist).  Even though the signal is quiet, you can still normalize it
to a 
> hotter level and have it be cleaner than any analog signal you can
record 
> from the XX-7.  The only area that the quiet signal is bothersome
IMO is 
> when you're overdubbing into another sequencer and the other tracks are 
> significantly louder.  It can be a pain to hear what you're trying
to add, 
> no?   In this case, it's best to just turn down the other tracks until 
> you're done recording, and then normalize the new XX-7 part.
> 
> BTW, if you EVER normalize a digital signal, regardless of if it's the 
> XX-7 or anything else, NEVER normalize to 0dB!!!!  There's some very
valid 
> reasons for this, mainly that some DAC's will actually create a signal 
> that clips from intersample modulations it perceives as greater than
0dB!. 
>  Sounds impossible, but it's a well known fact.  If you need to
normalize 
> a track, I recommend always normalizing no higher than -2dBFS.  Same
thing 
> applies when you're doing a final mix or master on a DAW, the final
file 
> should never be higher than -0.5dBFS.  Any hotter, and some CD players 
> will actually clip the signal resulting in subtle, but noticeable 
> distortion.
> 
> Just an FYI.
> rEalm
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> The S/PDIF signal isn't suffering from any hum. It's just weak. Does 
> anybody know if there are any signal enhancers for this problem?
> Maik
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