Elektron Musical Instruments

I'm a bit confused by how the master volume level relates to the distortion.

Surely when I increase or decrease the master volume, any fx levels should do the same in proportion. But I find the master volume increases distortion. This makes it very difficult to have a default setting going into my mixer, - I always have to change the master volume on the MD to get the right sound / level of distortion.

Is it that you can intentionally overdrive the outputs for effect?

Am I being dim or is there a setting?
Cheers,
Andy

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Martedì, 11 feb 2003, alle 22:03 Europe/Rome, Andy D ha scritto:

> Surely when I increase or decrease the master volume, any fx levels 
> should do the same in proportion. But I find the master volume 
> increases distortion. This makes it very difficult to have a default 
> setting going into my mixer, - I always have to change the master 
> volume on the MD to get the right sound / level of distortion.

It seems like you get distortion IN the mixer (check with earphones 
plugged into MD).
Well, if you like it, then you should try a dedicated overdrive unit 
and not stress that much your mixer :-)
Are you sure that levels are set correctly? gain? any feedback?

Or you could be overdriving the MD outputs, but I don't think that's 
easy.

Um, yeah - you're right! I was being duh. The MD outputs seem to run really hot, so even with my Yamaha 01V  inputs on minimum, the signal distorts with just a little increment. Because the distortion sounded so musical, I assumed it was a deliberate MD effect!

Oh well, as long as I know what it is.

Cheers,
Andy

  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Federico Ciapi 
  To: elektron-users@yahoogroups.com 
  Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 9:20 PM
  Subject: Re: [elektron] MD Signal level / distortion



  Martedì, 11 feb 2003, alle 22:03 Europe/Rome, Andy D ha scritto:

  > Surely when I increase or decrease the master volume, any fx levels 
  > should do the same in proportion. But I find the master volume 
  > increases distortion. This makes it very difficult to have a default 
  > setting going into my mixer, - I always have to change the master 
  > volume on the MD to get the right sound / level of distortion.

  It seems like you get distortion IN the mixer (check with earphones 
  plugged into MD).
  Well, if you like it, then you should try a dedicated overdrive unit 
  and not stress that much your mixer :-)
  Are you sure that levels are set correctly? gain? any feedback?

  Or you could be overdriving the MD outputs, but I don't think that's 
  easy.

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