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Output and gain structure
rschultz
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Hi,
I'm fairly new to the DR260. The gain structure on my GL2400 mixer is set properly, but I'm not sure if the 260 is set right. The speaker volume seems very soft compared to when I go directly from the mixer to the speakers without the 260. Should Unity on the main outs of the board be unity on the 260 out?
My setup: I used the GUI Wizard to set up a simple 2x2, nothing fancy, EQ off at this point. My speakers are powered, so at this point their gain is at unity (12 o'clock).
When I try to push the volume on the board much above unity, the speakers pop. The speakers are Yorkville U15P's, which are very powerful speakers especially for the room we are in. But going through the 260, I just can't get much volume.
Any ideas?
Ryan
I'm fairly new to the DR260. The gain structure on my GL2400 mixer is set properly, but I'm not sure if the 260 is set right. The speaker volume seems very soft compared to when I go directly from the mixer to the speakers without the 260. Should Unity on the main outs of the board be unity on the 260 out?
My setup: I used the GUI Wizard to set up a simple 2x2, nothing fancy, EQ off at this point. My speakers are powered, so at this point their gain is at unity (12 o'clock).
When I try to push the volume on the board much above unity, the speakers pop. The speakers are Yorkville U15P's, which are very powerful speakers especially for the room we are in. But going through the 260, I just can't get much volume.
Any ideas?
Ryan
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I tried Gadget's indoor EQ method. The 260 kept trying to push the volume, all the bars were above unity by the end.
And, for some reason, after I aborted out of it, I couldn't turn of the pink noise. I tried everything. Ended up Replacing the program with a new one... only way I could get the pink noise to go away.
On page 64 of my 260 manual is instructions for \"factory reset\". Since you have no real programs built up yet, there is no downside to giving it a shot and starting over again.
Dennis
Try again, ALL custom, AMPS, AND SPEAKERS...you probably also allowed the 260 to set up HPF and LPF as well as filter type...well not actually since there isn't a sub, BUT there IS a HPF for the speaker, and if it's set too high then the speaker will sound weak...The U15 is traditionally thought of as weak in the low end... the 215 suffers as well, but not as much. In order to get proper low end you might consider a PEQ @ 80 hz and play with the Q.. starting with a fairly wide one that would go from at least 40-120 hz and try a 1.5 db boost and then start playing with the slope and xover type as well as gain for the PEQ...
If the gain still seems low, check the \"input mixer gain\", and the \"Xover gain\" Make sure the compressor/limiter isn't causing the reduction, and tell us what the meters are doing (input AND outputs...) this will tell you if the gain structure is affecting the Driverack properly ... I bet you didn't do a gain structure to assure the different components are talking the same language (read that LEVEL)...you mention the mixer, but what about the DR260? When the mixer clips, what is the INPUT meter showing? Better yet what are the GUI input meters showing? The outputs are important as well...BUT NO CLIPPING inside the 260! Make sure the polarity of the outputs is the same. (see the output modules)
G
precision: lo to mid (new indoor method is so quick even hi doesn't take long)
Precurve -0- (flat)
Get the speakers flat, and store that preset for comparison and tough rooms...
G
G
Since my speakers are powered, the \"Start Here: The Driverack, Gain Structure and system setup\" article confused me. But now that I read through it again, I think I can just substitute TURN SPEAKERS OFF for step 1.
The M box in the 260, never knew I could click on that... I'll work through the procedure later today and see how that goes.