Post by Gareth Magennishttp://youtu.be/XlsGsd2YfSw
When I work with a DJ, I insert MAJOR hard compression/limiting to the
signals they send me. Same with rappers. Many now use iPods. I've some
interesting situations.
One of them was the iPod signal sent the input meters off the scale, but
the apparent audio signal seemed to be within reason. I can only assume
that there was an ultrasonic, subsonic or DC content that the input
meters saw, but the sound system protection filtered out.
Another was a rap act which used an iPod. At a certain point in one
track, the music completely stopped. The rappers re-started the the iPod
track, with the same result .... a few times. Then I noticed that my
dbx-1066 went into infinite compression at that point in the track. I'm
still not sure what the problem was, but after I turned down the input
gain of the console by 30dbu, the track played without interruption.
- Denny