9600 Upgraded-distorted Plug-ins

[Haffi Tempo]

Hi, I am using Mac9600 with sonnet G3 400 Proseccor. I know this is not supported but is there anybody else using this. My plugz sometime sound distorted? Could it be the (not supported) Adaptec 29160N Scussi card I'm using? I'm gonna change to ATTO. Is anyone familiar with this Proseccor upgrade? [email protected]

[Fokke van Saane]

I have a 9600 with a sonnet G3(400) and it works brilliant from the start on. Adaptec 2940 as scsi. NO g4 for me! Both RTAS and TDM work ok. 400 MB RAM. I have no idea where distrted PI'ns come fom, are you sure it is the G3, can you replace the 9600 and then see if it disappears?

[Mark Haliday]

I don't know what combination of TDM and RTAS plugs you are using.
In the event you are substituting TDM plugs for RTAS thanks to the added power of your G3, maybe you have a level related issue, since TDM and RTAS do not use the same processing system
The answerbase link below may be of some help to try understand the problem.
If that *is* your problem, the answer is simple : try attenuating the input of the plugins and see if the distortion disappears.
Eq plugs are particularly sensitive to this, whether when boosting or even when attenuating some frequencies ! This phenomena is very well explained on the waves q10 manual (link below)
excerpt :
"Under certain circumstances, internal clipping can occur. With high level files (already normalized, or with high
peaks), several situations can occur that may cause peaks that did not exist in the unequalized signal. This is true
even for filters that have no gain, such as a high-pass filter, or for filters with a cut."

answerbase link

Q10 manual (heavy pdf 708k)