This confirms my feeling that the mixes were right-heavy. Then, moving the big knob until the signal is the loudest, the fader has to go to -1.7 dB to null the signal. Going back to the X32, using an encoder to precisely move one fader (I arbitrarily chose the right fader of each pair) and watching the fader level display, I have to move the right fader to approximately -.9 dB to null the test signal. There are even some spots where it jumps as if there were dead spots in the potentiometers. Unfortunately turning the big master volume knob varies the signal by quite a bit. Pressing the Mono button on the MBKS lowers the overall level but there is always something being heard. The Mono buttons on both devices are working with the same signal. When pressing the Mono button on the Mackie Big Knob Studio, the same thing should happen. The X32 seems very consistent and well designed! This confirms the test signals are good in Reaper and at least up to the outputs of the X32 control room jacks, everything is as it should be. In each case, I used the channel setup screen and adjusted the fader levels exactly to 0.00dB, and in each case, the test signals go away instantly when pressing the Mono button.

They were recorded at the same time in real time.īringing up a pair of test tracks on the X32 and panning them hard L/R with the channels unlinked allows me to adjust one of the faders until the audio disappears when the Mono button is pressed. Each pair of tracks was recorded at the same level and from the same bus using the X32 internal oscillator. I recorded 2 tracks each of 100 Hz, 1kHz, and white noise. If it's a phase issue that would be even worse! I did see one YouTube video where a user claimed that the trim pot 'colored' the sound but did not elaborate. Sure enough, the stereo spread was there. Believing that the Adam's are consistent (to put it a better way - I trusted Adam Audio more than Mackie) I carefully put the monitors all the way up just so both level controls would be at the stop and presumably equal. I kept bring up the level on the left monitor to match and as soon as I moved the big master volume knob the stereo spread changed again. I started with the Adam T8Vs level knobs straight up (there is no detent anywhere in the range!). I had 2 new pieces of gear going at the same time, which is always a troubleshooting nightmare. What put me on to this was listening to my old mixes + commercial songs and wondering why they were so right-heavy. Anything in the doc that would imply the change of st field? Would/could it be linked to some kind of phase issue? The stereo field should definitely not be changed (unless specifically asking for that to happen, of course). Sorry to hear that (for the controller), but not surprised you love the Adam monitors!

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