Doepfer

Not sure if this is normal or not, doesn't seem like it. Then again, I'm just getting introduced to modulars, so.... 

Tried to upload a video from my droid but I don't think the format is supported. While we're on it, anyone know of a good video converter for .gp3>...? 

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. It's not like a bad pot or busted speaker noise. It's like a few too many extra volts of energy all of a sudden hitting the sound. It's happened a few times on different settings. Not really sure what to make of it. I figured if I could ask anyone, why not ask the best modular community on the internet, who will forgivingly answer my n00bish question. 

Any thoughts or input/help is greatly appreciated. Thanks. 

Cheers!

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

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:

>
> 
> 
> 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
>

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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nope. I'm the original andy butler.
www.andybutler.com


How distortion sounds depends on the circuit that's doing the distortion,
not all analog circuits have a nice smooth overdrive.

The DE does have high output compared to a guitar.
It's possible you're going right past the nice overdrive
and giving some circuit in your amp too much to handle.

Monroe Eskew wrote:
> Doesn't that amp route all signals through digital processing?

...yep, that would do it.


One thing you might try is feeding the DE into the fx return socket of your amp
and see how that works.

Hopefully this is just a matter of getting the gain staging right,
and not that any of your gear is faulty.

andy butler



avinopsvrecords 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.

get a reamp box for your line level signals to send them into a guitar amp,
you will get much more pleasing results. it sounds to me like your amp may
be the culprit,  have you tried hooking it up to anything else like a mixer
or recorder?

On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 7:36 AM, andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk> wrote:

> nope. I'm the original andy butler.
> www.andybutler.com
>
>
> How distortion sounds depends on the circuit that's doing the distortion,
> not all analog circuits have a nice smooth overdrive.
>
> The DE does have high output compared to a guitar.
> It's possible you're going right past the nice overdrive
> and giving some circuit in your amp too much to handle.
>
> Monroe Eskew wrote:
> > Doesn't that amp route all signals through digital processing?
>
> ...yep, that would do it.
>
>
> One thing you might try is feeding the DE into the fx return socket of your
> amp
> and see how that works.
>
> Hopefully this is just a matter of getting the gain staging right,
> and not that any of your gear is faulty.
>
> andy butler
>
>
>
> avinopsvrecords 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.
>
>
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