828mkII Output Levels

Mixboy2105 · Post by **Mixboy2105** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 3:00 pm

Hi all,

I have a question regarding the Main Outs of the 828mkII (and any MOTU Interface for that matter). Is the Main Volume control pre-D/A or post- D/A converter.

Is it also normal for the MAIN Out LED meters to be regularly hitting red while playing commercial level program material (i.e. mastered CDs) What scale are they calibrated to? I'm worried about clipping.

Have tried a search but nothign turned up.

Thank you.

wickedgtr1 · Post by **wickedgtr1** » Sat Oct 20, 2007 4:11 pm

I am going to guess its pre-d/a because the way cuemix works... I assume its the same process just for a main out...

I've had the same thing on all my motu gear... the "red" just means it hit 0dB --- Or max it doesnt mean it went over... most pro-recorded stuff is compressed to the max to get the levels as high and consistant as possible... this is my guess....

If its wrong sorry...

Mixboy2105 · Post by **Mixboy2105** » Sun Oct 21, 2007 2:20 am

WickedGtr1,

Thanks for the reply. On the meter its labelled "1" at the red LED so I guess its normal when you're putting mastered program material.

But, the bummer would be if its pre D/A cos this means that if you trim the Main Volume, you're losing resolution at the output?