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Post by terryrocks on Feb 14, 2017 16:25:32 GMT -6
I just received the unit and plugged it in. In the top right corner there are options for +10, gain reduction, and +4
when i select gain reduction, i cannot get the meter to move no matter how I adjust things. On both the other two options, it's quite easy to get it moving. Just wondering what that means.
apparently there is no owner's guide for the thing, so I went and found a manual for ua la2a to help me comprehend. And now I'm here. Any help is very much appreciated.
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Post by Johnkenn on Feb 14, 2017 16:37:07 GMT -6
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Post by wiz on Feb 14, 2017 16:40:52 GMT -6
Unity for me is around 15 to 20 on the gain... and compression happens around 20 to 30 on the gain reduction....
can you hear it compressing...?
You use it, by sending it signal... turning the gain reduction, and add gain to make up... also try switching between limit and compress...
if its functional, it should be obvious...
cheers
Wiz
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Post by ragan on Feb 14, 2017 16:41:17 GMT -6
I just received the unit and plugged it in. In the top right corner there are options for +10, gain reduction, and +4 when i select gain reduction, i cannot get the meter to move no matter how I adjust things. On both the other two options, it's quite easy to get it moving. Just wondering what that means. apparently there is no owner's guide for the thing, so I went and found a manual for ua la2a to help me comprehend. And now I'm here. Any help is very much appreciated. Check and make sure the pre-emphasis isn't rolled all the way up? |
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Post by svart on Feb 14, 2017 16:41:20 GMT -6
I guess the first question is.. Do you hear compression happening?
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Post by EmRR on Feb 14, 2017 16:42:43 GMT -6
Reseat the t4b.
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Post by terryrocks on Feb 14, 2017 16:44:38 GMT -6
I thought the pre-emphasis was only for when side chaining?
When i get home in a couple of hours, I'll run it through these suggestions.
Thanks guys
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Post by kcatthedog on Feb 14, 2017 16:48:27 GMT -6
if all else fails: read the wa 2a manual  |
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Post by ragan on Feb 14, 2017 17:04:20 GMT -6
I thought the pre-emphasis was only for when side chaining? When i get home in a couple of hours, I'll run it through these suggestions. Thanks guys If the Stam is like the UA or Warm, if the pre-emphasis is cranked all the way up, it'll be telling it not to compress the vast majority of the signal. I'm other words, the higher you set the pre-emphasis, the more you have to crank the gain reduction for it to do anything. Just a thought that maybe it shipped to you with it all the way up. |
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Post by indiehouse on Feb 14, 2017 17:23:23 GMT -6
Did the early units have a pre-emphasis control? I don't have one on mine.
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Post by indiehouse on Feb 14, 2017 17:26:11 GMT -6
Unity for me is around 15 to 20 on the gain... and compression happens around 20 to 30 on the gain reduction.... can you hear it compressing...? You use it, by sending it signal... turning the gain reduction, and add gain to make up... also try switching between limit and compress... if its functional, it should be obvious... cheers Wiz 20-30 on the gain/peak reduction? I don't see compression until 60-70. |
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Post by ragan on Feb 14, 2017 17:31:52 GMT -6
Did the early units have a pre-emphasis control? I don't have one on mine. Yeah that I don't know. Haven't had a Stam here. |
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Post by wiz on Feb 14, 2017 17:54:01 GMT -6
Unity for me is around 15 to 20 on the gain... and compression happens around 20 to 30 on the gain reduction.... can you hear it compressing...? You use it, by sending it signal... turning the gain reduction, and add gain to make up... also try switching between limit and compress... if its functional, it should be obvious... cheers Wiz 20-30 on the gain/peak reduction? I don't see compression until 60-70. I aint sending a big signal either... my levels are conservative. cheers Wiz |
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Post by EmRR on Feb 14, 2017 18:08:13 GMT -6
20-30 on the gain/peak reduction? I don't see compression until 60-70. Apple to apples, that all depends on the resistance curve of the pot used. |
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Post by indiehouse on Feb 14, 2017 18:22:18 GMT -6
20-30 on the gain/peak reduction? I don't see compression until 60-70. I aint sending a big signal either... my levels are conservative. cheers Wiz Yeah, I'm around -18dBfs. Weird. |
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Post by m03 on Feb 14, 2017 19:48:23 GMT -6
Did the early units have a pre-emphasis control? I don't have one on mine. Emphasis adjustment was just on the PCB, according to an old GS post. Adding the adjustment to the front or rear was part of an optional upgrade. Not sure if external control is standard with the most recent version, or if it's still optional. |
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Post by terryrocks on Feb 14, 2017 20:27:38 GMT -6
the wa2a manual helped.
the nob in the upper left corner adjusts meter resolution and the twisty under the meter seems to help calibrate to zero.
Thanks guys.
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Post by ChaseUTB on Mar 9, 2017 11:55:03 GMT -6
the wa2a manual helped. the nob in the upper left corner adjusts meter resolution and the twisty under the meter seems to help calibrate to zero. Thanks guys. Did you get it working and compressing ? Did you figure out what the issue was? |
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Post by terryrocks on Mar 9, 2017 14:57:05 GMT -6
Yes, it's working. It was simply my lack of understanding about the meter calibration knob and the fact that it has no input level adjustment and a close eye must be kept on gain staging.
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