+16dBu @ 0dBFS outputs?
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2005 6:49 pm
why would someone use a spec like that to describe analog outs?
what does it really mean when interfacing to standard +4 analog gear?
i thought +16dBu was clip (or close to it) even in analog? this being the case, i can see the logic, but not the sense.
i ran into this when i hooked up my saffire to mackie hr624 monitors.
their input trims are usually set to "normal" (i.e. full blast...around 8:00), which is supposed to be able to handle +4. with the monitor out knob on the saffire barely up, those speakers were SCREAMING. i had to back the input trims to one notch above "off" (around 3:00) on the speakers to be able to get listening levels other than "totally off" and "too loud".
i'm using balanced trs out of the saffire to xlr line ins on the mackies...
anyone else dealt with this sort of thing?
kell
what does it really mean when interfacing to standard +4 analog gear?
i thought +16dBu was clip (or close to it) even in analog? this being the case, i can see the logic, but not the sense.
i ran into this when i hooked up my saffire to mackie hr624 monitors.
their input trims are usually set to "normal" (i.e. full blast...around 8:00), which is supposed to be able to handle +4. with the monitor out knob on the saffire barely up, those speakers were SCREAMING. i had to back the input trims to one notch above "off" (around 3:00) on the speakers to be able to get listening levels other than "totally off" and "too loud".
i'm using balanced trs out of the saffire to xlr line ins on the mackies...
anyone else dealt with this sort of thing?
kell