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Re: [Doepfer_a100] Re: Dark Energy Cracking Noise

2011-01-21 by Monroe Eskew

Doesn't that amp route all signals through digital processing?

On Thu, Jan 20, 2011 at 4:14 PM, avinopsvrecords
<avinopsvrecords@yahoo.com>wrote:

>
>
> 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 <Doepfer_a100%40yahoogroups.com>, andy
> butler <akbutler@...> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > 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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