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Rosen Sound · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 4:27 am Post subject: Internal distortion?

More like clipping. I just want to make sure this is normal.

Basically, if i make say.. a pipe organ with three layers that are each VERY load, going into a few effects.. is it normal to hear a little bit of crackle? Not much, but it goes away when i turn down a trim or something (keep in mind this patch is 100x louder then any others) but none the less it still crackles whether i turn it up or down (master volume)

I'm gonna assume it is on account that on my triton/karma it would do the same thing with certain types of leads with reverb.

Thanks for any input.
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McHale · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 5:20 am Post subject:

yah, that's normal. Things at loud volumes distort.

The M3/M50 would distort a lot earlier and is uncontrollable in some situations.

No worries... perfectly normal.
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Rosen Sound · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 7:29 am Post subject:

danatkorg · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:04 am Post subject:

See also the description in the Parameter Guide of the Global 0-1 Basic Setup page "Internal Headroom" parameter.
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Rosen Sound · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:08 am Post subject:

Wow dan.. that just answered my question perfectly! thank you so much!
Any suggestions on where to keep the headroom?
Also, I am wondering is there is any internal VU meter like the M3 or i think the fantom G. that would be good to know.
thanks again!
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danatkorg · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 8:25 am Post subject:

Rosen Sound · Posted: Sun Jul 10, 2011 9:38 am Post subject:

plisken · Junior Member Joined: 25 Jan 2011 Posts: 88

if you want the limiter to do nothing to the signal then make the raito 1:1 and threshold 0.

Also Lexicon > O-Verb! The O-Verb is pretty good but man you cant even compare.

Rosen Sound · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:37 am Post subject:

plisken · Junior Member Joined: 25 Jan 2011 Posts: 88

oh dude the lexicon reverb isnt exactly meant for that kind of reverb, though with enough tweaking it could be. The O-verb will be better for your lead for sure.

Rosen Sound · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 4:41 am Post subject:

danatkorg · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:19 am Post subject:

Rosen Sound · Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:14 am Post subject: