Yamaha MTX Limiter

[Helge A. Bentsen]

Does anybody here know what the 0dB limiter setting on the output of a Yamaha MTX processor is in dBU?

I assume it's 24dBU, because that is maximum level before clip but I don't know.
Nothing in the manual AFAIK and I couldn't get a answer on this from Yamaha either.

 

[Silas Pradetto]

Re: Yamaha MTX Limiter

Why don't you measure it?

 

[Helge A. Bentsen]

Re: Yamaha MTX Limiter

I currently don´t have the equipment to do that

 

[Rob Timmerman]

Re: Yamaha MTX Limiter

I currently don´t have the equipment to do that

You don't have an AC voltmeter and a 60hz signal source?

 

[Helge A. Bentsen]

Re: Yamaha MTX Limiter

You don't have an AC voltmeter and a 60hz signal source?

Can it be done that easily?

 

[Rob Timmerman]

Re: Yamaha MTX Limiter

Can it be done that easily?

There's some math involved, but that'll get you close (it does make some assumptions about how the meter reads sine vs. clipped wavefoms). If you've got a piezo tweeter (e.g the "Clip Cop) and a ~400 hz tone source, you can be more certain of the clipping/limiting point.