[ardour-users] A decent sound card for Ardour

[Brett Clark]

> > >> I feel I should point out that the 1010LT has all unbalanced I/O.
> > That is a good point.  Ive also heard, but im not positive, that
> > the 1010LT only supports -10dBu and does NOT have +4dBu
> > capabilities.  That may be an issue for some people.
> 
> What is the issue with -10 and +4dBu and what should I use either for?
> Can I bypass the preamps on the 1010LT?

The -10dBu is a consumer product level signal while the +4dBu
is a "hotter" professional level signal.  I use the +4 in my setup
because it puts more space between my signal and any noise
that the lines may pickup along the way.  The main thing with using
+4 is making sure that all your gear is compatible with it, otherwise
you will overload the gear and end up with really loud distorted noise.
 
Using -10dBu may not be an issue unless you suspect that your
lines will pickup noise.  I originally recorded at -10 before i upgraded
to my 1010 which gave me the option to move to +4.
 
Im not an expert, so take my advice with a grain of salt.  None the
less, i hope this helps.
 
--Brett
 
 
 

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From: ardour-users-bounces at lists.ardour.org on behalf of Karl Hammar
Sent: Wed 1/3/2007 2:55 PM
To: ardour-users at lists.ardour.org
Subject: Re: [ardour-users] A decent sound card for Ardour



Brett at ciscoinc.com:
> >> I feel I should point out that the 1010LT has all unbalanced I/O.
> That is a good point.  Ive also heard, but im not positive, that
> the 1010LT only supports -10dBu and does NOT have +4dBu
> capabilities.  That may be an issue for some people.

What is the issue with -10 and +4dBu and what should I use either for?
Can I bypass the preamps on the 1010LT?

Regards
/Karl


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