using some over head to get a low end.
Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2012 5:52 pm
I noticed a while ago that when using the recommended settings (a.i about 6db below the cut off point) I lose allot of low end- as in when I scratch the slow movements are cut off and there's this tiny little but noticeable skip right above where all the fatness happens.
after some experimenting I found this little way which helps.
this is how I do it I set the sharpness to a reasonable ratio, in my case it's somewhere between 2.1-2.8 now this cut off sharpness does in did cut allot of wanted bass. so now I'll use the loudest possible (possible here means with no distortion-no higher rate) signal path.
now go to the spot you'd usually set the threshold, in my case it's was about -13 db when using my turntables line output.
hold down the record while the platter is spinning and reduce the threshold
to as low as you can tolerate. (I managed to drop it to about -29db with out it being to noisy or sluppy)
you'll know you're pushing it once the the pink record in m4l patch starts moving in one direction, once that happens you'll need to climb back up.
after some experimenting I found this little way which helps.
this is how I do it I set the sharpness to a reasonable ratio, in my case it's somewhere between 2.1-2.8 now this cut off sharpness does in did cut allot of wanted bass. so now I'll use the loudest possible (possible here means with no distortion-no higher rate) signal path.
now go to the spot you'd usually set the threshold, in my case it's was about -13 db when using my turntables line output.
hold down the record while the platter is spinning and reduce the threshold
to as low as you can tolerate. (I managed to drop it to about -29db with out it being to noisy or sluppy)
you'll know you're pushing it once the the pink record in m4l patch starts moving in one direction, once that happens you'll need to climb back up.