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Re: Dark Energy Cracking Noise

2011-01-20 by avinopsvrecords

I appreciate your comments. Are you the same andy butler from Hercules and Love Affair? 


Anyway, I don't think it's just distortion. If I'm not mistaken, the nature of analog distortion is such that you get steadily more intense saturation as the circuitry is overdriven. This sounds (more) like digital distortion, like I'm hitting the ceiling, killing the headroom,  and getting this very undesirable crackling noise. I'm sending it through a Hughes and Kettner switchblade 100 head > h&k 4x12 cabinet. Unsimilar to the pleasure I get from overdriving a voxbox. 

Thanks guys. 


--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com, andy butler <akbutler@...> wrote:
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> 
> 
> avinopsvrecords wrote:
> 
> > Tried to upload a video from my droid but I don't think the format is 
> >  While we're on it, anyone know of a good video converter for 
> > .gp3>...?
> 
> MIKSOFT Mobile 3GP converter
> 
> free and it works
> 
> > 
> > Here's the deal:
> > 
> > when I begin to crank up the VCA (just slightly), and seemingly when it 
> > hits a certain volume/amplitude, I'm getting a really undesirable 
> > cracking noise. 
> 
> That's a good description of distortion.
> 
> The output from the DE is probably too loud for the input
> you're sending it to.
> 
> andy butler
> DE user
>

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