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Re: mastering for cheap cd players

Subject: Re: mastering for cheap cd players
From: "Raimund Specht" <>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 16:16:15 -0000
Rob, you wrote: 

> It does seem logical that ATRAC 
> would be more challenged, but I've gotten it with uncompressed 
> MBHO->MP2->(line input) D7 Walkman DAT and with mkh/nt1a->744T 
> (and also with lesser saturated calls not exhibiting it, BTW). 
> Could be one of those demanding situations that presses even the
> best amp/A-D combos are pressed beyond their limits. It could 
> even start in the mics too.

Are you sure that there was really no clipping and no limiter 
activated? I would expect that at least a MKH -> SD744T combination 
can handle such signals properly. Note that the limiter would also 
introduce some harmonic distortion (but of course less than simple 
clipping).

Raimund







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