How to get better sound quality in headphones?
Hi all, when I beatmatch in my headphones, i noticed im having a real hard time listening to some tracks because its distorted or the volume is too low or too high…I want both of the track volumes even…usually when i beatmatch on the djm600 I wouldn’t have a problem with this. Is there a way I can assign different knobs or crossfaders for the volume, cue/mixer control?
Haven’t experienced those problems, but a couple things to check:
Make sure the headphone output in the software isn’t at 100%… it should be set to 80% or so to minimize the possibility of distortion in the software.
Are you setting the channel gains properly for each track after loading, or using autogain?
If you have the cue/mix knob centered, then the master output level should be close to the cued channel.
I assume you have used the volume output knobs on the front of the S4 unit.
This posting has some helpful info:
http://www.native-instruments.com/forum/showthread.php?t=129454
Thx for the reply guys, very useful info. After doing what you guys suggested, the sound is better but now that I turned off auto gain and limiter, i noticed my speakers are clipping even after i set the gains low and if i go even lower the sound output is very poor. How accurate is the gain meter on the s4?
I have also experienced some issue with this. My conclusion is that “oldies” tends to have a lower sound volume compared to “modern” music, even if the gain meters are equal for the both tracks. I guess that sound compression and dynamic range is the key to this problem.
This has made me very conscious and careful when I play bigger venues (800+ people).
how accurate is the auto-gain?
Check the software and hardware outputs - they are not the same. Software output should ideally sit around 12 o’ clock.
Find it pretty good, but ‘older’ tracks can be dicky. Take it up a few clicks, but watch for clipping, especially if recording.
Just home from a gig in a nightclub. And I have had some distortion in my HP, so i tighten the nut for the HP and the sound is much better now
Didnt use force or anything, but i was able to turn the nut about 0,5 cm…