[Tofke78Participant]

I’m encountering the same problem with Reaper. All clock, buffer and latency settings are correct as far as I think. But when I record tracks, now and than there are clicks like you hear on a vinyl record (sounds a bit like short static interferance). The clicks are very random. Someone knows any solution?

Thanks in advance

[Tofke78Participant]

Hi there, thanks for the response. I have no more clicks. I think the problem was the sampling rate. In Reaper I changed it to 48000.

But I think I’m going to use another recording software. Reaper is too complexe.. Now I have problems with my routings: When I playback 1 stereo and 1 mono recorded track, it all comes back to 2 mono inputs on the GLD. The meaning is that it all commes back tot seperate channels. I thougt this was possible…?

[Tofke78Participant]

Tried a lot, but still seeing and hearing those clicks.. :-s

[Tofke78Participant]

Yes I did it 🙂 I managed to record and playback in different tracks. One problem… every x seconds I see and here a little short tick that creates an overload. I also see (on the meters) and hear this when nothing is playing or recording. When recording the little crack/tick is also recorded 🙁

Anyone any idea where this could come from?

Thanks in advance and already thanks for al previous feedback and help

[Tofke78Participant]

Already thanks a lot for your reaction. Indeed the settings in the Dante Virtual Soundcard are a bit more complexe, but I think I understand it. For me a one on one setting is not necessary. What I would like to do is:

step 1) record a stereo track (keyboards (the complete arrangement);
step 2) record the solo’s from another keyboard while listening to the first recorded stereo track;
step 3) record some vocals while listening to the previous recorded tracks;
and so on and on

[Tofke78Participant]

I managed to record e stereotrack in Reaper. But I’m not getting anything back on the GLD. On 2 mono tracks on the GLD I selected the I/O port on the channel. But in the section I/O it’s not clear what to select there. I have tried everything but no result. Logical would be that it is possible e.g. on I/O input to select I/O input 1 but there is no such possibility. On the contrary you can select I/O out wich is for no use I suppose…

And I’m beginning not to like Reaper… It seems very complexe althoug they say it’s very user friendly and easy…

[Tofke78Participant]

One thing that’s not yet clear to me… How will the inputs be sent to the computer from wich I want to record (still have to install some software, probably Reape): post or pre EQ? In case of post, is better that I select direct out in the channel to be sent through Dante instead of the input channel?

[Tofke78Participant]

Oh is it this easy 🙂 I did not find it immediately in the manual.

Thank you

[Tofke78Participant]

Someone told me the preamps in the stagerack AR2412 sound a but more “relax” than the onboard ones. But I can’t immediate hear a difference. Even with a DPA D:Facto lineair mic on a extreme lineair P.A. system. So, I would like to have a confirmation of an expert. So do I understand it well that Nicola A&H confirms that the preamps of the onboard GDL mixer are the same in quality as the ones in the stagerack AR2412?

[Tofke78Participant]

It’s pretty technical for me, but thanks for your expertise 🙂

I think I read somewhere that on the GLD the peak lights up about 6db before actual clipping, but I’m not sure. Anyway during the show I could not hear any distortion but I prefer not seeing any red lights 😉

Why do I prefer running the subs apart from the LR? Simple, you’ll become a much more relax global mix. For us especially on the vocals. Before I set up some high pass filters on the vocals but many times it’s not just that… And yes many times the FOH is so close near the vocals (because of a lack of space) that on higher volumes the difference with subs fed apart is huge.

I think I’m gonna try it out this weekend with an Aux in stead of the M-bus. I’ll let you know the result

[Tofke78Participant]

Thanks again for your reaction

The reason why I would use an Aux instead of the M-bus is to drop the leven of the inputs a bit so the M-bus would not peak that fast. I don’t think that would not mess up the balance of the instrument. The intruments we use are:

2 vocal mics: routed only to L and R
1 mic for the guitar amp: routed only to L and R
2 stereo keyboards (providing drum, bass, piano…) each one connected L to an mono input (panned fully L) and R to a mono input (panned fully R): routed to L and R and M

The input signal of each mono channel L and R of the keyboards is around 0dB. So you say this becomes + 6dB at the M-bus?

So when I use an Aux to feed the subs and rout the keyboards to LR and Aux with the level to the Aux a bit lower than as to the LR, the problem of the peak would be resolved I think. And this without messing up the balance. No?

The idea of the DCA to control LR and Aux still remains great 🙂

[Tofke78Participant]

Cornelius78, thanks for your explanation.

I agree, but you can’t make another mix (fader volume settings) than as it is in the LR-mix? So is it therefore not more interesting to use an LR setup and feed the subs with an Aux in stead of M in the LRM setup?

To the LR I assigned everything (keyboards, guitar, vocal mics, effects). To the M I assigned only the keyboards.

The peak was only on the grand level meter M on the surface and not on the grand level meters L and R on the surface. Therefore I did get the feeling that it was because of the sum of the Left and Right channels to the M output.

I like the idea of putting the LRM on a DCA 🙂 Thanks

[Tofke78Participant]

What does that mean I/O Port? I saw that too when using my GLD80. Is that input socket no longer available? Some mics I split ON 2 channels. One to FOH and one to monitor (aux) to have the possiblity of separate EQing. But indeed the 2nd channel gets listed as I/O Port. I don’t quiet understand what that means. Somebody?

[Tofke78Participant]

The GLD 80 does not have this function? Not on Ipad and not on the mainscreen of the mixer??? Now I use a Qu24 and I use the meter overview all the time on the Ipad. I just ordered an GLD 80 and I thougt the GLD 80 had this function to on his screen that is larger than the Qu… That is a dissapointment 🙁

[Tofke78Participant]

There are no polarity problems. I double checked it all. I also tried recorden with the internal recorder of the Qu (via usb on harddisk). Same result. So in the whole chain it is really the mixing desk. I could rectify the los of depht with the global EQ during recording but I prefer not to because it is a bit like working in the dark… wich frequencies, how much….

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