thehalodog Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 So I started recording some guitar track tru Reaper via HD 500 USB port into PC USB. My backing track sound same tru earphones as it does going tru my clean channel of the amp. However my recorded guitar track was lacking a lot of delay and reverb. while playing live the delay/reverb ratio seemed perfect. So I increased the mix on both delay and reverb. Sounded terrible playing it but recorded it and sounds pretty good to me that way. Why would there be a discrepancy in USB signal vs line out? Are my global settings wrong? (I am using tube pre amp for clean channel drive at 2, volume at 7, no efx loop method) funny thing is modulation an over all sound of the guitar is not changed (at least to my ears) but time effx are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjnette Posted June 18, 2017 Share Posted June 18, 2017 I have found a similar shift in tonality from s/pdif out to line outs and XLR outs. It could be the added preamp to go thru but it is not as defined. Squelchier is how it sounds and feels to me. I didnt do anything to resolve it, might be simply a few tweaks just went back to the s/pdif outs. Or rereading, might be some phase shift introduced on your line outs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfsmith0 Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 On Page 5 of the System Settings you can select SPDIF to output a wet or dry signal, so it is possible to have 2 different signals between SPDIF and analog out. But I don't think that affects the USB output, so no help there, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjnette Posted June 19, 2017 Share Posted June 19, 2017 Sorry mine is just a slight tonal difference I noticed, OP's is time based but possibly if monitoring both USB and line outs there would be a phase issue as there is a minuscule longer line; ever such a tiny delay. Thus phasing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medievil1 Posted June 20, 2017 Share Posted June 20, 2017 I eliminated all that by running my hd 500 into a UX2 and then in to the pc... the usb/spdif of the hd 500 changes the sound, running line out into a different interface fixed that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjnette Posted June 21, 2017 Share Posted June 21, 2017 That is twice the ADC DAC conversion going on. With s/pdif, the input is just the ADC straight recorded digitally. The s/pdif outs into my Motu 2408mkIII sound better than the line and XLR outs.That is another conversion from digital back to analogue, then to go into another interface back to digital is another step but if no noticable degradation then fair enough. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.