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Mike Peckham
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: West Sussex, UK.
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 08, 2004 12:55 PM

I don't often use my GS for recording but when ever I do I come across this little peculiarity that I feel cannot be quite right; [Confused]

Whilst in the recording mode the sound being recorded can be heard through the speakers at an unpleasantly high volume. The only way around this I find is to plug ear pieces into the monitor sockets but the volume is so loud I wonder whether it is damaging them or even the projector [Frown]

Is this the same on all GS 1200s?

Mike

As a footnote I should say that I was recording a pulse sinced track onto a 50ft length of film that I just received back from EVT magnetics where it was sound striped, the quality of their striping and the excellant playback quality acheived really is trestament to the care they put into their work. If any one wants film soundstriped I would recommend them. [Wink]

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Barry Johnson
Master Film Handler

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From: United Kingdom
Registered: Jul 2003

posted January 08, 2004 01:16 PM

Mike,
I donot rise to the heady heights of the GS,butin my manual for my ST1200,it reminds youto unplug all external speakers whilst doing a recording session and no,it does not say why.
Maybe you have stumbled across the reason.???

Fully endorse your findings re EVT.

Barry. [Smile]

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Mike Peckham
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: West Sussex, UK.
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posted January 08, 2004 01:46 PM

Thanks Barry, but it's the internal speakers that cause all the problem and of course you can't unplug them, well, you could but it would be a bit of performance and I'm not sure that it would do the amplifier any good [Confused]

Thanks though [Smile]

Mike

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Kevin Faulkner
Film God

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From: Essex UK
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 08, 2004 04:51 PM

Mike, The vol is very loud but only while in the monitor mode ie while the machine is in the standby mode. It should go back to a lower level when you are actually recording. It is annoying all the same.
When I use my machine I use Headphones for all monitoring which cuts out the internal speakers and completely get round this problem. [Smile]

Having said that does the level actually reduce when you switch it into record and forward projection? if not then you have a fault. [Frown]

Kev.

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John Clancy
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Cornwall
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 09, 2004 02:23 AM

I have the internal speakers on the GS permanently disconnected. Have no use of them as the sound always goes into the THX system. Also, I always have a microphone adapter in the headphone socket. That way even if I am recording sound without headphones connected I avoid any 'bangs' that can go down on the track when stopping the machine.

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Ugo Grassi
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Avellino (Italy)
Registered: Dec 2003

posted January 09, 2004 08:32 AM

Hi Mike,
of course Kev says the right thing! With the GS1200 when you record the volume control knobs dodn't work. To avoid a too hight volume I put a jack into the hole for caps.

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Mike Peckham
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: West Sussex, UK.
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 09, 2004 11:18 AM

Thanks Chaps

It's reassuring at least to know that it is not just mine that does this. I am a little concerned though with plugging something in to the monitor socket that doswen't go anywhere, I always understould that if you ran an amplifier without speakers attached you were likely to damage the out-put transistors [Confused]

Any way thanks again, I'll probably just try to find an old pair of headphones that I can plug in simply to silence the speakers [Cool]

Mike

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Ugo Grassi
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posted January 09, 2004 11:38 AM

If you put the jack for the headphones, you "switch off" (or something of similar) the amplifier. This is not dangerous for it! It's like when you turn the knob for the speacker on "off" on your home-hifi. This operation isn't the same when the amplifier is working and the speackers aren't connected to the amplifier.

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Mike Peckham
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: West Sussex, UK.
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 09, 2004 11:45 AM

Thanks Ugo, that makes sense. I would be less inclined to run an amp with no speakers connected, but as you say if the monitor socket actually switches off part of the amplifier circuit than that should be ok [Wink]

Mike.

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