Is this normal? (noise level)

louvega · Post by **louvega** » Thu May 25, 2006 1:16 am

Hi I just bought a 2nd hand luna and when I open the mixer I see the noise level in the analog inputs is always at -75/74.

Is it normal or is my card defective? Thanks.

erminardi · Post by **erminardi** » Thu May 25, 2006 2:20 am

Confirm! It's normal.
For this reason in my project, the mic IN is muted as defalut, but mind that -70db is near to absolute silence!
These digital measures are too precise, U can see what U can't really ear...

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louvega · Post by **louvega** » Thu May 25, 2006 3:00 am

Cool! Thanks for the quick replies!

okantah · Post by **okantah** » Thu May 25, 2006 3:27 am

You just have to disconnect analog source,when it's not needed.
your board normal.
cheers

Herr Voigt · Post by **Herr Voigt** » Thu May 25, 2006 1:55 pm

I insert a gate into all channels that have such a little noise floor. My hardware synths produce between -77 and -80 dB noise. You could also mute this channel when you did your recording.

Post by **garyb** » Thu May 25, 2006 7:00 pm

no fix is really nessessary....

Herr Voigt · Post by **Herr Voigt** » Fri May 26, 2006 2:07 pm

Gary, of course you're right. The thing with the gates is only useful for me when I record digitally with my MD player. When I choose the option that the recording begins when the MD gets a signal ("music sync"), the player starts immediately to record, even if it receives only a -80dB noise. In other cases, these gates are not necessary. -80dB is really not audible.

Cheers, Thomas