Output volume, is it quite low?
Output volume, is it quite low? Posted on: 07.05.2011 by Kesha Orde Played my S4 out first time last evening
. It was great, but I found the output a bit quiet. I play the same bar every Friday so I know the setup there, I used to use my DJM400 and there was enough boost to push the bar's main limiter into action, but last evening I was struggling to get the volume up without running into the red. I had Traktor's limiter on and started out with the master (software) set to -5.00 like I always do, but ended with that up on 0dB and the hardware master on max Anyone else had this problem? | |
| Kesha Orde 07.05.2011 | Played my S4 out first time last evening
. It was great, but I found the output a bit quiet. I play the same bar every Friday so I know the setup there, I used to use my DJM400 and there was enough boost to push the bar's main limiter into action, but last evening I was struggling to get the volume up without running into the red. I had Traktor's limiter on and started out with the master (software) set to -5.00 like I always do, but ended with that up on 0dB and the hardware master on max Anyone else had this problem? |
| Brigida Sasseville 08.05.2011 | I'm actually experiencing similar results (too quiet). It gets to a decent level but when I max out, it's slightly quieter than sets I've heard at the same location on a different evening . I've experimented with and without the limiter, but I believe it just comes down to what the house is using. |
| Hailey Westen 08.05.2011 | i find it to be the exact opposite from what your finding, but i always have the s4 limiter turned off, my software volume tends to be around -10 and the s4 main hardware volume tends to be only 15% - 20% turned up while plugged into house mixer, i guess the limiter been off is partly the reason, but also every sound system is set up different so just tweek some more, i assume all the house mixer/amp volumes were as they normally word be ? |
| Kesha Orde 07.05.2011 | That did sound a bit shirty at first! Anyway, the problem (for me) is that i only just got it to a decent level when everything was maxed. If I ever needed to play any louder it would be hard. The amps in some bars are hidden away and even locked so that you can't turn them up past a certain point for noise pollution reasons. I find it odd that the output is that much lower than on a DJM. |
| Brunilda Kora 07.05.2011 | What problem? Different gear outputs at different volumes. Sounds like you got it to a suitable volume eventually. That's what AMPLIFIERS are for. [EDIT: This post sounds like I'm having a dig - I'm not. But, your original post is like a painter complaining that he has no green paint when he's got a pot of blue and yellow paint at hand. ) |
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