My own experience with my M10, when studying the results on a computer scre=
en, is that the limiter only seems to flat line the signal at zero dB.
In fact, I've heard some serious distortion while using the limiter. The ki=
nd of distortion you hear when there is more than a tiny amount of flat lin=
ing.
As limiters go, it's not much use if the incoming signal peaks more than ju=
st a tiny bit over par. I'd recommend to anyone working with hot signals th=
at they think about using an external stage with analog dynamic control.
Obviously, I'm not really talking about outdoor nature recording, which for=
99% of the time should be kept at a safe distance below 0dB, if only to pr=
eserve the steady state of ambiance.
norman.
--- In Peter Shute <> wrote:
>
> I read somewhere that the M10's limiter records to a second buffer at a l=
ower level, and rescues the recording by reducing the whole lot and splicin=
g in the lower level recording where it clipped. I think it gives you 12dB =
of protection. Does anyone know for sure, and whether the end result is the=
same as recording at a lower level?
>
> Peter Shute
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 14/05/2013, at 12:23 AM, "ben_micklem" <<=
>> wrote:
>
>
>
> However, the DR-40 has a really nice dual-level recording feature, where =
it takes one input channel and converts to digital at two different levels,=
one attenuated by 8-16 dB (IIRC), to enable you to rescue clipped parts of=
a recording. I was wondering whether there is a way to do this in hardware=
with the Sony M10.___i
>
|