Alrighty - the headroom option…I’ve tried it and I have further thoughts, @Slak_Jaw
From where I stand, this is the best sounding weekend we’ve had in some time. overdriven speakers and circuitry were completely nonexistent after upgrading. Thank You!!
HOWEVER -
24dB of headroom on channels is too much - it causes the gain to get cranked up to max, and faders (channel and master) to be left full up…So, if possible, in an incoming update, either split the track/channel input headroom to be different from master headroom adjustments, or just apply the headroom setting to the Master output (which seems to be the simplest/easiest way to implement what I’m looking for). 12, 15, 18 (the AES standard), 21 and 24 dB of headroom on the master (and only there) should be plenty plenty of choices and make any djay setup work with any sound system/PA.
Earlier discussions involved the loudness measurement LUFS, for automix purposes, which raised the prospect of headroom; now that we’re getting really close to my ideal, I’d like to suggest that the audio engine coding adhere to AES-18 for headroom on both channels and master, with the option to adjust in 3dB increments on the master for systemic purposes, because the gain adjustment on the channels will allow for plenty of up/down as dictated by the material. (play an old ABBA track that’s basically directly transferred from the master tape right next to something from the height of the Waves L1 wars and you’ll see what I mean)
So thank you for the continued attention to djay end users, management and devs…we’re really making a seriously awesome bit of technology together!
