Major Distortion and Clipping on low levels?

GDOGG · Post by **GDOGG** » Mon May 14, 2012 6:33 pm

Hi,

this may seems strange or noobish but I'm having some serious problems setting up live with my external mixer. I'm running live through the 2 Xone K2s soundcards into my Behringer DDM4000 and then out to my speakers. When I launched a clip and brought the volume up on my mixer the sound was horrible and distorted suggesting clipping. However, in live the signal was barely above -30db with nothing to suggest clipping? I had an EQ 3 on the channel in live with bass, mid and highs on something like -20db. As well as this my mixer's channel and master volume levels were showing a signal barely above -20db. I'm scratching my head here as to why the signals so low but theres really bad distortion coming through the speakers? Am I missing something.

Cheers

Mage2k · Post by **Mage2k** » Mon May 14, 2012 7:06 pm

Make sure you aren't using the phono inputs on the mixer. Phono inputs have a gain boost on them. You want line inputs.

GDOGG · Post by **GDOGG** » Mon May 14, 2012 7:26 pm

ah that may be the problem, I'm just added the external mixer so it's quite new to me. Will check to see if it improves

Cheers

Ub373NNN · Post by **Ub373NNN** » Tue May 15, 2012 8:15 pm

on my mixer i go have hidden button inside back panel i never knew on it. and it make it distort and in did not to know.

Major Distortion and Clipping on low levels?

Major Distortion and Clipping on low levels?

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