![]() ![]() Like Keter (post of 1st Feb), I found that the signal from my standard cartridge (4 mV output) into my Vista-based Sony laptop (via NAD PP-3 and USB) was saturating. I believe the clipping problem is due to a bug in VinylStudio running under Vista. Like a dummy, I didn't keep a version 5 installer, do you have somewhere I can download version 5? Right now, I'm out of business. With ver 5, I would turn down the slider and life was good.Īpparently, this preamp is actually chained preamps and the 2nd stage is wide open! (Not good) However, now in VS6, even though the gain on the art itself shows nominal, I'm 100% clipping (Even on quiet passages) within vinyl studio. The ART has a built in gain control on the box, and my clip indicators are normal. Hi I know you've covered this in the forums, but I *NEED* the gain control with my ART Phono Plus V2 preamp. It wil most likely report the device as Microphone on USB Audio CODEC, which is the driver Windows uses to talk to the 2904. You can confirm this by opening the Windows Sound Applet via VinylStudio's 'Recording Controls' button. This is probably the Texas Instruments 2904 USB chip, which (for reasons I cannot fathom) has no gain control. Technical info: ART's own website ( ) states that the unit uses a 'standard A/D interface package'. A shortcoming of the unit itself possibly. I don't understand why the ART does not report clipping when VinylStudio does. You can do this in the Check Level dialog before you start recording for real. Unless I am missing something, the thing to do is to turn down the gain control on the ART until VinylStudio stops reporting that the signal is being clipped. I promise you I'm not pulling the wool opver your eyes here that's the plain and simple truth. It merely hid the fact that the signal was being clipped before it entered the PC. The slider in VinylStudio 5 did nothing useful. ![]() Most of them therefore probably don't make much sense anymore. Note: Some of the posts below refer to older versions of this post, which has now been substantially revised. ![]() There is still no slider, nor is there any need for one as XP does not meddle with the input signal in any way. Please note that XP users are unaffected by any of this. Never, ever, set the slider below that level if that button is on show, for reasons already given. by moving it above the 'Set Digital Gain to 1' setting) is then also a viable solution, but please be careful. Boosting the input signal with the recording level slider (i.e. If, on the other hand, your recording is too quiet, you can boost the playback level after recording by normalising the recording as shown on our videos page. If the clipping is severe this is often the best solution. If so, you can run a cable like the one pictured here to line-in on the soundcard built into your PC or (older) Macs. Some USB devices (including the PP-4) also incorporate traditional (analog) line-out sockets. All that turning the slider down achieves is to hide them from the clipping indicator. If clipping is occurring, the flat tops of the waveforms will still be there and if they are severe enough, audible distortion will result. It is tempting to reduce the slider setting if VinylStudio tells you that the signal is clipping, but all that does is mask the problem. Any other setting of the slider is sub-optimal. If you uncheck that box, then VinylStudio displays a 'Set Digital Gain to 1' button and you should click it.If you check the 'Use WASAPI when recording' box in the Check Level dialog, then the slider is disabled and whatever it then happens to display is irrelevant - VinylStudio just uses a straight-through signal path.Others (most, in fact) do not, which can be awkward.Īt the software level, VinylStudio deals with this in one of two ways: Some devices, such as the NAD PP-4, offer a gain control on the front on the unit and this is a simple and effective solution. ![]() This is because the signal is clipped before it even enters the PC. exceeds the maximum level that your PC can handle) on loud passages of music there is nothing VinylStudio can do about it. This means that if the signal is be clipped (i.e. The fact is that many USB devices (including most Ion turntables, the Behringer 202 and the NAD-PP4) have no recording level control that can be adjusted via VinylStudio's recording level slider. ![]()
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