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Re: [elektron] Only for people that have recorded with a machine drum.

2005-11-08 by Josh Watson

yes i see your point now, i was just thinking you were going into a DI
box(ie converts instrument signal to line level) then going to the demter.
sorry for the confusion. yes the demeter is great, i own one and do now
experience these problems. please post a clip of your andomeda and your MD
up on www.elektron-users.com <http://www.elektron-users.com> real quick so
we can compare.

On 11/8/05, s a <lucinniega@...> wrote:
>
> This is the reason that I use the direct box. The demeter is a tube DB. It
> has a natural sustaining characteristic that display traits of compression
> and natural sound that I love. I would think that if you were recording
> through a console that you probably would not be able to notice the noise of
> the md anyway, seeing on how the mixer would be generating it's own noise.
> By the way, the Demeter is way clean and I never had any trouble recording
> my andromeda without noise.
>
> Josh Watson <companyofquail@...> wrote:yeah i am not sure why you
> are using a direct box either, i record the
> MD a lot, most of the time through a console with each individual out,
> my console is set up to use -10 or +4 signals and the only noise i
> get is tape hiss, so if your computer is the problem i have no idea
> how to help, although if i were you i would try recording the stereo
> outs directly into the soundcard. also ask the question here
> www.elektron-users.com <http://www.elektron-users.com/> there are a lot of
> computer recorders there.
>
> On 11/7/05, niall munnelly <aleph@...> wrote:
> > i have recorded with a machinedrum, and i would never record
> > into a mic pre into a fireface 800. why are you recording
> > into the mic pre? iirc, the MD outputs at +4dbu, and the
> > fireface accepts +4dbu, -10dbv and "low gain".
> >
> > you haven't told us what the sound is like when you record
> > directly from the MD into the fireface, nor have you told us
> > what gain setting the fireface was set to - did you give
> > elektron this information?
> >
> > --
> > yours,
> > niall.
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