442 Fader Question

i find pretty much the same thing as Charles. also setting the gain for
the fader to be around 2 o'clock means you can back off the level more
accurately before hitting the sudden jump between 12 and 10 o'clock. if
only the faders would behave like the sqn mixers - with unity at 2
o'clock and nice and consistent troughout its range. i wonder if its a
linear versus logarithmic thing on the pots.
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Rob Lewis wrote:
> I set my fader to 12 O'clock and adjust gain accordingly to set my
> level. From 12 to 3 o'clock on the fader seems to be a dead spot.
> When I have to bump the level up a bit I have to go to 3 o'clock to get
> a good level increase. From 12 o'clock to 10 o'clock the level decrease
> is rather dramatic. Anyone else experince this with the 442? I would
> think it would be a little smoother transition.

Sounds like something's loose in your fader. I'd check in with Sound
Devices.

nvt
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Get the pots fixed. I had the same problem, smooth mixing just wasn't
possible between 10 o'clock and 12 o'clock. My dealer replaced the pots
and the problems are gone.

Diego



Rob Lewis wrote:
> I set my fader to 12 O'clock and adjust gain accordingly to set my
> level. From 12 to 3 o'clock on the fader seems to be a dead spot.
> When I have to bump the level up a bit I have to go to 3 o'clock to get
> a good level increase. From 12 o'clock to 10 o'clock the level decrease
> is rather dramatic. Anyone else experince this with the 442? I would
> think it would be a little smoother transition.
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So most of you are saying that once your gain is set that you find the
faders are very smooth across the range of movement. I always find
that i'm constantly tweaking the gain because of the lack of control
with the faders, and while mixing I have to make big moves with the
faders to increase level when things get quiet. EG: having to go from
unity to 3 o'clock just to get a 3-4db level increase.

Diego, what dealer did you go through, and how lond did it take? Is
there a big improvement in control? My experience with the Wendt X5
was that level control was extremely smooth throughout the whole range
of the fader and I found I rarely ever had to look at my levels. I
would hope that a fix to the 442 would yield the same results.

Rob
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I'm in Holland. It took them a day, and my problems went away!

I only noticed problems when riding faders between 10 and 12 o'clock:
huge step up/down in level. Very problematic when recording music or
industrial ambiance... when you have to ride fader that is. Now
everything is smooth as silk.
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Re: 442 Fader Question

Group: rec.arts.movies.production.sound Date: Sun, Feb 19, 2006, 8:08am
(EST-3) From: lewisproaudio.TakeThisOut@gmail.com (Rob Lewis)


So most of you are saying that once your gain is set that you find the
faders are very smooth across the range of movement.<<<<<<<<<

At least in my case with a 4 yo 442, yes. Perhaps I set my levels a bit
differently. I use the trimmer and the PFL switch to set the level where
I want it to be (+8) on the 442 (peak setting) meter. Then I set the
channel fader to give me the same level.

I tend to record a bit hot with average levels running about -12dbfs or
+8 on the 442 meters.
With the limiters set at +16 over -20dbfs for digi anything it's almost
an auto mixing situation.

As an aside, a friend with a new 442 had to send it back for service
because the input levels would shift up and down by themselves.


Eric
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