26 Mar
2019
26 Mar
'19
2:32 p.m.
On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 10:12:32PM +0100, Kjetil Matheussen wrote:
On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 10:01 PM Fons Adriaensen
<fons(a)linuxaudio.org> wrote:
You never 'need' it. You may need level/volume controls, but mixing
those up with connection management doesn't make any sense from an
operational point of view.
I'm old enough to have worked in environments (like a broadcast
center) with thousands of analog audio connections (between
studios, transmitters, OB-vans,...). Extreme care was taken to
ensure that every connection was absolute completely transparent
and level-neutral. It's the only way to remain sane if you are
doing anything above trivial level. Thank $(GOD) all of this is
digital today.
Caio,
--
FA
The VERY LAST thing I'd want in such a system is a gain control
on each Jack connection. One very big advantage of digital
connections, be they MADI, ADAT, Jack, or Dante, is that signal
levels at all inputs and outputs are exactly defined and can't
change. Setting up a a similar system using analog connections
with variable gains would be a real nightmare.
Sure, I'm just saying that extending jack with a volume control for
each connection would be a good thing, for those who need it, which I
guess would be the most of us. You are of course free not to use it if
you don't need it.