klang_ding Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 I've noticed with my rack MD recorder that when recording via the analogue input (my CD player has no optical out) I can let the level peak into the red without any nasty digital distortion or clipping. If anything, it makes the sound a little "fuller", acting like cassette, which always sounds a little better when peaking around the +3dB mark. I've tried deliberately sending far too much level into the red, and the sound - although far from pleasant - just sounds like standard "analogue" distortion - no digital clipping like there would be on a CD recorder. I was wondering if anyone else had experienced this phenomenon and if anybody knows why it occurs. Is it to do with the MiniDisc's ATRAC system of compression? Thanks, Steven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8 Posted January 22, 2004 Report Share Posted January 22, 2004 Ugh...any recording in the red sounds like garbage to me---be it MiniDiscs or cassettes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PDOG58 Posted January 23, 2004 Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 From my experince of doing vocal recordings on MD, once it hits the red it clips and sounds scratchy. It by far does not sound "fuller" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klang_ding Posted January 23, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2004 :?: I dunno. My model is a Sony MDS-JE520, if that's any use to anyone. My portable DOES clip, though (making that nasty scratchy sound). But with the deck, it's not like I'm frying the circuits or anything; just pushing the level against the 0dB limit, so it occasionally pops into the red. But then when I do fry the circuits it distorts just like tape, ie. no digital clipping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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