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Old 04-22-2020, 01:54 AM
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Default Re: First steps with MTRX Studio

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Originally Posted by ntp-jl View Post
Finally, I would like to point out that setting a high output level is not always a good idea. I regularly come across users who complain about distorted audio when they have a loud sound level (e.g. above -6 dBFS). That is usually because they have set the output level to +24 dBu without realising that the input of the following equipment (speaker, amplifier, processor, etc.) may clip at for example +18 dBu. So always make sure you have set the max. output level so it doesn't exceed the max. input level of the following equipment.
Yes!

But people who just read specs can never understand this. Even if the spec of next box says +24 dBu is fine, it may not be. After all, at what level are the distortion specs run, hmm..? I bet not max levels.
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