HD24 soft clip?

[tsw]

The longer I own my HD24, the more I send it into the red when tracking. Last night I got really out of hand and cranked everything as hot as I could; my meters were maxed out throughout the song. No distortion at all. What the hell? A digital recorder that doesn't give that hideous digital distortion sound?

Anybody else notice this? Or am I just high?

andy

[theslumlord]

That's interesting. Mine doesn't do that; or at least I think it doesn't. I've had signals clip on the HD24 and I got that "pop" sound. I've never tried to push it to the max yet, but now I probably will for curiosity's sake.

[Slider]

you're eventually going to ruin a good take that way.
It's best not to send a digital record way into the red.
While there is some headroom up there , You're in for a big clip eventually.
You also may not notice some crackling that will show up later with headphones or different monitors.

[tsw]

There's definitely some crackle going on, but that's a sound I kind of like. In fact, I get even more crackle when I mix because I run that thing into the red, too.

I'm a rebel without a cause. Maybe without a life.

[bigtoe]

the Panasonic 3700 doesn't clip...you can get some serious limiting happening outta that thing...

Mike

[MoreSpaceEcho]

There's definitely some crackle going on, but that's a sound I kind of like. In fact, I get even more crackle when I mix because I run that thing into the red, too.

yikes. i mean, if it sounds good to you, cool. but yikes.

[kdarr]

There's definitely some crackle going on, but that's a sound I kind of like. In fact, I get even more crackle when I mix because I run that thing into the red, too.

Great, now you're all set to master the average major label rock record!



Dynamics are for pansies anyway.

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[tsw]

Great, now you're all set to master the average major label rock record!
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Ouch.

Although, when I brought the song into Peak, the waveform really was maxed out throughout the song.

Good times.

[MoreSpaceEcho]

yikes, i say, yikes.

[joelpatterson]

Seems to me that the HD24 is very forgiving when you stray into the red. Bless its heart!

[tsw]

Seems to me that the HD24 is very forgiving when you stray into the red. Bless its heart!

Come to think of it, that is why I posted this in the first place. I wondered how in the hell I got a digital recorder with the heart of a tape machine. Pretty cool.

[junkstar]

My aging Fostex D-80's do not forgive any creep into the red. Nasty crackle everytime.