This is fine if you know what the general level is going to be. But if you are running and gunning actors, that go from a very quiet whisper at distance to a full on scream at close range, then the security of limiters, is useful. Especially combined with random environments that cause all sorts of thumps, pops and clicks. I would rather files flattened like a pancake, than the sound of a preamp getting over hot, or even worse an adc overloading.
There are also times when the reduction of bit depth caused by low level recording has detrimental effects in post. Files get transfered and converted through various processes, fx and equipment, that ultimately messes with gain structure. And of course each one is operated by a human you have no control of. Which means by the time they arrive on your timeline, those so called non limited 24bit files sound like a sand paper rub.. Best Steve On Sun, 16 Sep 2018, 09:03 Fons Adriaensen, <f...@linuxaudio.org> wrote: > On Sat, Sep 15, 2018 at 09:16:44PM +0100, Steven Boardman wrote: > > > I have a h4n, h2n, and f8, but have used them all. > > It really does work like i said, and is effective at higher bit rates. > > There's quite a few tests online, and quite a few misplaced negatively > from > > sound devices owners, that really didn't do their research. > > Obviously i would prefer a bank of 8 accurately linked analig limiters, > but > > that really does bump up the price and size. > > Still this looks like a 'feature' that is only there for commercial > reasons. > > Simple fact is that when you record a mic signal with 24 bits, you > don't need a limiter or even a gain control. Just a fixed gain > setting that ensures that self noise is 10 dB or so above quantisation > noise. Even then you need an SPL well above the mic's limit to clip > the digital signal. You may end up with a low level in the recording, > but recording the same with more gain will not improve the result > in any way since it is limited by the performance of the analog > parts. > > For what it's worth, I'd never by any supposedly 'pro' or even > 'semi-pro' gear if there are no full and unambiguous specs available. > > Ciao, > > -- > FA > > _______________________________________________ > Sursound mailing list > Sursound@music.vt.edu > https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, > edit account or options, view archives and so on. > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/private/sursound/attachments/20180916/a7595400/attachment.html> _______________________________________________ Sursound mailing list Sursound@music.vt.edu https://mail.music.vt.edu/mailman/listinfo/sursound - unsubscribe here, edit account or options, view archives and so on.
