Re: EDP Hiss

[Tom Combs <tcombs@sep.com>]

Well, with nothing plugged into the input, and the input level set to 
minimum, where is the possibility of improper gain staging on my part?  
The output of my EDP goes directly into a Mackie 1202-VLZ Pro.  If there 
were a gain problem associated with the output stage of the EDP, then 
I'd expect to hear the hiss when a loop is not playing..


Jesse Lucas wrote:

> Tom Combs wrote:
>
>> Improper in what way?  A flaw in the EDP design
>
>
> No, improper gain staging by the user.
>
> -J
>
>
>> Jesse Lucas wrote:
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>>>
>>> My EDP is the same way.
>>>
>>> Kim, et al claim it's improper gain staging.
>>>
>>> I've accepted the hiss.
>>>
>>> -J
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Tom Combs wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey EDP gurus
>>>>
>>>> I've been experiencing some significant hiss during loop playback.  
>>>> I've tried swapping memory around - no success.  The hiss is 
>>>> present even when I record a loop with the input level at minimum.  
>>>> The hiss is not present while recording, but it appears immediately 
>>>> after the second press of RECORD to start loop playback.  The hiss 
>>>> goes away when I set the MIX to dir.  It gets louder as I more the 
>>>> MIX to loop.
>>>>
>>>> My EDP has always been hissy - I don't know if it's gotten worse 
>>>> lately or if I'm more tuned into it.  I guess this could be normal 
>>>> behavior for the EDP, but I can't imagine this much noise being 
>>>> acceptable to the looping community.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Tom
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
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