Anybody run into an excessive hiss problem on their TC D-Two? Mine seems to have way more than it should even with the gain structure set up to hammer it pretty well level wise. Any info appreciated.
Thanks,
Greg
Thanks,
Greg
TC D-Two hiss
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Re: TC D-Two hiss
Short answer no, but... Does it get moved around so you've been able to hear it with different power sources? Is it the source material that actually has the noise? I've had gear that just didn't want to behave in certain rooms. The only variable was the power coming into the building.
Short answer no, but... Does it get moved around so you've been able to hear it with different power sources? Is it the source material that actually has the noise? I've had gear that just didn't want to behave in certain rooms. The only variable was the power coming into the building.
Re: TC D-Two hiss
I have the same thing going on with an M2000. It's not power, room, or system dependent, it is there all the time.
I have the same thing going on with an M2000. It's not power, room, or system dependent, it is there all the time.
Re: TC D-Two hiss
The problem goes away when it has no input plugged into it from my Avid Venue. It seems far more sensitive to noise on the outputs of the analog I/O board than the M-One plugged in next to it. It's a bit strange. No matter how I set up the gain structure, it's very noisy. Yet the M-one moved to the same output sounds fine. It almost like the D2 is amplifying the thermal noise generated by the outputs by a good 10-20dB. You can mask it in performance pretty well, but it's obvious in a quiet room.
The problem goes away when it has no input plugged into it from my Avid Venue. It seems far more sensitive to noise on the outputs of the analog I/O board than the M-One plugged in next to it. It's a bit strange. No matter how I set up the gain structure, it's very noisy. Yet the M-one moved to the same output sounds fine. It almost like the D2 is amplifying the thermal noise generated by the outputs by a good 10-20dB. You can mask it in performance pretty well, but it's obvious in a quiet room.
Re: TC D-Two hiss
Is it tolerable if you eq everything about 12kHz out of the return channels... Wait, you have a venue and you want to use that stuff?
Definitely should have a bench tech look at it. It sounds like you have a bad component on the D2 board.
Is it tolerable if you eq everything about 12kHz out of the return channels... Wait, you have a venue and you want to use that stuff?
Definitely should have a bench tech look at it. It sounds like you have a bad component on the D2 board.
Re: TC D-Two hiss
Hi Kip. Yeah, that's basically what I have to do, chop off the highs. I do that anyway with effects processors as well as much of the low end. But it shouldn't be because of noise. I keep the external effects processors around and patch them in for BE an acts that want them because dealing with the plugins is often a PITA for fast changes and dialing stuff up on the fly. I'm waiting for the day when digital mixer manufactures start having accessory add-on touch screen/encoder panels so you can dial them up like virtual rack gear. I do miss my instant access of everything that analog setups afford. There's no reason why this couldn't be done aside from cost. Just make it an option. People will buy them. I know I would.
Hi Kip. Yeah, that's basically what I have to do, chop off the highs. I do that anyway with effects processors as well as much of the low end. But it shouldn't be because of noise. I keep the external effects processors around and patch them in for BE an acts that want them because dealing with the plugins is often a PITA for fast changes and dialing stuff up on the fly. I'm waiting for the day when digital mixer manufactures start having accessory add-on touch screen/encoder panels so you can dial them up like virtual rack gear. I do miss my instant access of everything that analog setups afford. There's no reason why this couldn't be done aside from cost. Just make it an option. People will buy them. I know I would.