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Old 08-19-2011, 06:12 AM
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Default Mbox 3: volume knob - pre or post DAC?

Simple question: where is the volume knob in the Mbox 3 (not pro) : before DAC or behind DAC?
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Default Re: Mbox 3: volume knob - pre or post DAC?

Simple reasoning: How could it be in front? Before the digital data has been converted to analog current? It would have to be a digital step before the DAC that reduced level. And you would lose quality at lower levels as the data would be less to the DAC. No, it's analog and post.
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Simple reasoning: How could it be in front? Before the digital data has been converted to analog current? It would have to be a digital step before the DAC that reduced level.
Yes, as the same as software fader in mixer. As I heard from Avid the volume pot is not an analog pot but an encoder. And then I had feared that the mbox adjusts the volume level before the DAC. That would be really stupid.


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Are you really sure?
I'm willing to bet.
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Default Re: Mbox 3: volume knob - pre or post DAC?

I've heard from different sources that the MBox 3 Pro the volume fader is post DAC. Not sure about the MBox 3 std.
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