On Fri, Mar 12, 2004 at 11:58:59AM -0600, Benjamin Flaming wrote: > On Friday 12 March 2004 12:17 pm, Polashek, Matthew wrote: > > Interesting idea, however I don't feel that any problems are solved by > > doing that. I am interested in using only one mixer for both monitors and > > mains. > > > > > > What do you consider "a tiny bit"? > > Your milage will vary ;) It depends on the positions of the monitors, > how loud they are, how loud the sound sources are, and how picky the > musicians are. It's just that it's much harder to get away with delay in the > monitors than it is in the mains. Indeed. Rule of thumb - 1 ms delay is roughly equal to the delay caused by 1 foot of distance. Aside from messing with the musicians' groove, a few ms delay can cause comb filtering when combined with direct sound from whatever the mics are pointing at. This can result in smeary-sounding treble and mushy bass. Personally, for my sense of timing, I think I can put up with anything under about 10 ms but I get really annoyed above that. -- Paul Winkler http://www.slinkp.com Look! Up in the sky! It's STINKY SNAZZY HORSE! (random hero from isometric.spaceninja.com)
