Elektron Musical Instruments

On Wed, Jan 16, 2008 at 01:43:37PM -0800, roby wrote:
> OK,
> 
> Well my signal is MD -> Boss DS-1 distortion pedal -> mixer.  I've always
> noticed white noise in the background of my MD, quiet enough to not be
> able to hear it when mixed with other gear, but noticeable by itself. 
> Somehow the pedal is making it worst.  Turning the master volume knob to
> half way makes the distortion pedal react better to the MD's signal.  So
> you're saying I should reamp all MD outputs to avoid this white noise?? 
> Thanks for the advice

I would say that most of the time, you'd need to reamp the
MD if it's going into a guitar pedal.  Some pedals have the
headroom for it, but I haven't used many that fit that
description.

If you're getting hiss when going from MD to line level
mixer, then there's something wrong with your MD, mixer or
kit.

> I've never experienced this with other older drum machines...

I've never experienced hiss with other MDs ;)

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