DT2: what does it to recorded sample?

Elektron Gear Digitakt
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Okey, got it.
I think it could be good to use another word if we don’t want to confuse each other :slight_smile: And it might be easier to understand what is actually happening, or what the perceived problem is

I think it should be pretty easy to test? E.g:

• Send a recording going through the DT inputs via usb to a daw
• Sample that same recording into the DT, play it back and record that via usb to the daw
• Compare, if the volume is different, gain match and compare again. Make a null test

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I think that could be it as well, louder does sound better

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”How does audio normalization work?

The process to achieve audio normalization—whether peak or loudness based—is essentially a three-step process using little more than elementary school arithmetic.” - Izotope

How to do it ”1. Scan the file to determine the value of the level you’re interested in. This could mean finding the maximum true peak level, the integrated loudness, etc. 2. Subtract your measured value from your target value. For example, say your file measures an integrated loudness of -10 LUFS, and your target is -14 LUFS. You would subtract -10 from -14—remember, subtracting a negative value is like adding the corresponding positive value—to get -4. In other words, -14 + 10 = -4. 3. Use the value you got from step 2 to apply gain to your file. In the example above, -4 dB. Now your -10 LUFS file is at -14 LUFS. Done!

It’s really that simple. Normalization is just subtracting your measured value from your target value and applying the result as gain!”

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Has Ricky Tinez tackled this subject yet, I want to hear Ricky’s calm, cool, collected, an very informed explanation :grin:
somebody please get him on the speed dial cause we need a Ricky vid on this

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No, of course not. In that particular case, it just “clips different”

Wish I could be of more practical help, but I’ve never owned a digitakt of any kind…

As a practical example, we use this sort of “tools” at the office for tackling reel to reel tapes recorded “too hot” in order to not clip the AD converters: (ignore the blurb about microphones - an XLR is an XLR is an XLR). you could use these also with Elektron boxes, you’d just need to convert a TRS into XLR cable and back, by using TRS-XLR cables… (unless impedance balanced TRS doesnt neatly convert into XLR?)

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What bugs me is that what you monitor is not what you get in the end.
It definitely should, IMO. Isn’t it the purpose of monitoring?
Please reach Elektron support, anyway.

But otherwise, yes, adding an old cassette player before DT inputs is a nice and cheap way to distort incoming audio ^^

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Yeah, it wouldn’t hurt to reconcile what they’re experiencing and step back to walk through what is happening with someone more informed on architecture / design so it can be better mapped to each stage of the process.

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