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C|24 Analogue levels way out??
I'm integrating the analogue side of my new old C|24 and the first thing I noticed was the control room output seemed lower than I expected, and the headphone output was too low to use for detail editing. This being a bit subjective, I looked instead at the cue input/output, which is line-level.
If I send a sig gen signal from a pair of Pro Tools outputs to the C|24 cue in connection and then return the signal from C|24 cue out to a pair of inputs on Pro Tools, I find a level difference of -16dBFS with the C|24 cue level knob at the 'nominal' 2 o'clock position, and still -10dBFS even with the knob flat out. I haven't done a similar check with the control room i/o but to my ears the difference is probably the same. Is this a fault with my C|24 or something endemic to the product? It seems completely weird that there should be such a massive level drop going into the unit and it totally disrupts my plans for how to use the thing.
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-- Justin Mark Hill https://theotheroperation.com Apple Mac Pro 6,1 late 2013 2.7Ghz 12-Core Xeon E5, 64GB RAM, D500 Graphics, OSX Monterey 12.7.1/Pro Tools Ultimate 2023.12/Presonus Quantum 4848 Thunderbolt 2/Digidesign C|24/Focusrite ISA430 MkII/SPL GoldMike |
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Re: C|24 Analogue levels way out??
I should have mentioned - I did get Pro Tools to update the C:24 firmware to the most recent version, and I did reset 'analog routes' and 'monitor gains' to default.
I've just checked the studio LS output and it's even lower than the cue output.
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-- Justin Mark Hill https://theotheroperation.com Apple Mac Pro 6,1 late 2013 2.7Ghz 12-Core Xeon E5, 64GB RAM, D500 Graphics, OSX Monterey 12.7.1/Pro Tools Ultimate 2023.12/Presonus Quantum 4848 Thunderbolt 2/Digidesign C|24/Focusrite ISA430 MkII/SPL GoldMike |
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Re: C|24 Analogue levels way out??
Sounds like your monitor section outputs are trimmed down.
Check out page 65 of the manual https://cdn-www.avid.com/-/media/avi...uide_41362.pdf Assuming the levels from your Pro Tools interface are correct. No info was provided from you on that part. |
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Re: C|24 Analogue levels way out??
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-- Justin Mark Hill https://theotheroperation.com Apple Mac Pro 6,1 late 2013 2.7Ghz 12-Core Xeon E5, 64GB RAM, D500 Graphics, OSX Monterey 12.7.1/Pro Tools Ultimate 2023.12/Presonus Quantum 4848 Thunderbolt 2/Digidesign C|24/Focusrite ISA430 MkII/SPL GoldMike |
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Re: C|24 Analogue levels way out??
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Do you have some way to measure it? Route it back into Pro Tools? -20 going out = -20 going back in |
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Re: C|24 Analogue levels way out??
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I read the C|24 front to back several times before buying the desk. I did notice it has no specifications for any of the analogue sections. Gawd knows what I'll find when I decide to check out the line mixer and mic pres...
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-- Justin Mark Hill https://theotheroperation.com Apple Mac Pro 6,1 late 2013 2.7Ghz 12-Core Xeon E5, 64GB RAM, D500 Graphics, OSX Monterey 12.7.1/Pro Tools Ultimate 2023.12/Presonus Quantum 4848 Thunderbolt 2/Digidesign C|24/Focusrite ISA430 MkII/SPL GoldMike |
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Re: C|24 Analogue levels way out??
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I don’t know if the monitor/cue outputs are gained down by factory default. It’s possible there is some gain staging you’ll have to do there but that wouldn’t make much sense to me. |
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Re: C|24 Analogue levels way out??
Indeed, and there's the nub of my thread. If some C|24 owner can tell me their cue in/out at least is within shouting distance of unity then I'll know I have a faulty desk. But if people chime in and say 'oh yeah you should expect this' then I'll know I have to work around it.
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-- Justin Mark Hill https://theotheroperation.com Apple Mac Pro 6,1 late 2013 2.7Ghz 12-Core Xeon E5, 64GB RAM, D500 Graphics, OSX Monterey 12.7.1/Pro Tools Ultimate 2023.12/Presonus Quantum 4848 Thunderbolt 2/Digidesign C|24/Focusrite ISA430 MkII/SPL GoldMike |
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Re: C|24 Analogue levels way out?? ANSWERED, I think
I've just had a conversation with an Avid-certified repair shop. They feel confident that the monitor board needs replacing. Apparently the op-amps die, and also lubricant used in the IDC ribbon connectors leaks out and damages the PCBs.
They confirmed that everything should be roughly at unity if the thing is working as it should. An exchange monitor board is £450 including VAT and should fix my problems.
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-- Justin Mark Hill https://theotheroperation.com Apple Mac Pro 6,1 late 2013 2.7Ghz 12-Core Xeon E5, 64GB RAM, D500 Graphics, OSX Monterey 12.7.1/Pro Tools Ultimate 2023.12/Presonus Quantum 4848 Thunderbolt 2/Digidesign C|24/Focusrite ISA430 MkII/SPL GoldMike |
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Re: C|24 Analogue levels way out??
Sorry to hear that. Probably not something you were hoping to hear but it least it’s a fix.
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