Re: [LAU] Edirol FA-101 and output level

From: david <gnome@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sat Aug 25 2007 - 12:28:06 EEST

Fons Adriaensen wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 24, 2007 at 12:29:52PM -0400, Hector Centeno wrote:
>
>> ... but the problem is that if I lower the volume on the
>> software side and I increase the level on the monitors, then I start hearing
>> a lot of noise mixed with the (now lower) sound signal (since the analog out
>> of the FA-101 is still high).
>
> Still this is not normal. The nominal output level of the FA101 is
> +4dBu, nothing special, with a S/N ratio of over 100 dB. The maximum
> SPL of the ADAM A7 is somthing like 105 dB, so even if its nominal
> input level is 20dB lower than the output of the FA101 the noise
> level should be 25dB, which is imperceptible even in a very quiet
> room.
>
> Something is not working right here.

Perhaps there's a hardware problem with the particular FA101 in question?

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David
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