Sound quality of the nano headphones output

Dan Keaton · March 12th, 2010, 09:30 AM

Dear Piotr,

I will see if we can lower the volume.

Ronan Fournier · March 12th, 2010, 09:44 AM

I vote for that too! Indeed I've found the Nano headset outpout a bit too loud with the HD-25.

Dan Keaton · March 12th, 2010, 10:13 AM

Dear Friends,

I have checked with our engineers.

We will widen the headphone volume control range.

We will do this after we release our next Public Beta, as we do not want to delay the next release.

Bob Griffiths · June 5th, 2010, 05:08 PM

Did this ever make the latest beta release? Or did I miss it?

Thanks!

Piotr Wozniacki · June 5th, 2010, 08:54 PM

I don't think it did...

Bob Griffiths · June 7th, 2010, 05:18 AM

Is this something we can add before the next release goes golden? Those wider headphone volume parameters would come in handy on a shoot I'm on. This time, it needed to be louder.

Thanks!

Piotr Wozniacki · June 7th, 2010, 05:24 AM

And in my case - quieter, as while recording in a classical music venue, I cannot afford my headphones being louder than the actual music being played.... This would simply annoy the audience!

Adam Stanislav · June 7th, 2010, 08:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Piotr Wozniacki

This would simply annoy the audience!

Get closed headphones, such as the Sennheiser HD 280 Pro. Your audience will not hear a beep!

Piotr Wozniacki · June 7th, 2010, 08:48 AM

I do have those Sennies (mk II) - but you know, sometimes you need to take your headphones off... Yes, you can always unplug them first - but still...

Adam Stanislav · June 7th, 2010, 01:10 PM

I use my Sennheiser HD 280 Pro all the time, even while watching TV or DVD/BD. When I take them off, I cannot hear the sound inside them at all. It has even happened I got worried my sound mixer was not working, so I put the phones back on to diagnose the problem. There was no problem: When I had them on, I could hear everything, when I took them off, I heard nothing (I mean nothing coming from them, I could hear all the sounds in my environment of course).

Not all Sennheiser phones are closed, but the HD 280 Pro are.

Piotr Wozniacki · June 7th, 2010, 01:19 PM

My mistake, Adam - I'm using the HD 25-1 mk II, not the 280 :)

Dan Keaton · June 8th, 2010, 01:41 AM

Dear Friends,

The headphone output level is adjusted in the Audio|Audio Settings menu, it is labeled Gain Out.

The range of headphone output level is limited, in my opinion.

I will attempt to get this range increased in the next firmware release.

Mike Schell · June 15th, 2010, 04:59 PM

I just checked the audio DAC design and it appears that we can add a volume control ranging from +12 dB to -102 dB (in 0.5dB steps) to the headphone levels. I will speak to our engineers about adding this control to a near term firmware update.

Best-

Bob Griffiths · June 15th, 2010, 07:40 PM

Thanks, Mike!

Adam Stanislav · June 15th, 2010, 10:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mike Schell

I just checked the audio DAC design and it appears that we can add a volume control ranging from +12 dB to -102 dB (in 0.5dB steps) to the headphone levels.

Did you really mean the negative value to be -102, or did you mean -12? Because -102 dB sounds a bit extreme, especially with those 0.5 dB steps.

March 12th, 2010, 09:30 AM	#16
Dan Keaton Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Augusta Georgia Posts: 5,421	Dear Piotr, I will see if we can lower the volume. __________________ Dan Keaton Augusta Georgia

March 12th, 2010, 09:44 AM	#17
Ronan Fournier Major Player Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Paris, France Posts: 201	I vote for that too! Indeed I've found the Nano headset outpout a bit too loud with the HD-25. __________________ http://www.songesdemoai.com/

March 12th, 2010, 10:13 AM	#18
Dan Keaton Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Augusta Georgia Posts: 5,421	Dear Friends, I have checked with our engineers. We will widen the headphone volume control range. We will do this after we release our next Public Beta, as we do not want to delay the next release. __________________ Dan Keaton Augusta Georgia

June 5th, 2010, 05:08 PM	#19
Bob Griffiths Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Carbondale, Colorado Posts: 117	Audio Monitor Out Volume? Did this ever make the latest beta release? Or did I miss it? Thanks! __________________ Bob FireDancer Productions, Inc.

June 5th, 2010, 08:54 PM	#20
Piotr Wozniacki Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 4,086	I don't think it did... __________________ Sony PXW-FS7 \| DaVinci Resolve Studio; Magix Vegas Pro; i7-5960X CPU; 64 GB RAM; 2x GTX 1080 8GB GPU; Decklink 4K Extreme 12G; 4x 3TB WD Black in RAID 0; 1TB M.2 NVMe cache drive

June 7th, 2010, 05:18 AM	#21
Bob Griffiths Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Carbondale, Colorado Posts: 117	Dan... Is this something we can add before the next release goes golden? Those wider headphone volume parameters would come in handy on a shoot I'm on. This time, it needed to be louder. Thanks! __________________ Bob FireDancer Productions, Inc.

June 7th, 2010, 05:24 AM	#22
Piotr Wozniacki Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 4,086	And in my case - quieter, as while recording in a classical music venue, I cannot afford my headphones being louder than the actual music being played.... This would simply annoy the audience! __________________ Sony PXW-FS7 \| DaVinci Resolve Studio; Magix Vegas Pro; i7-5960X CPU; 64 GB RAM; 2x GTX 1080 8GB GPU; Decklink 4K Extreme 12G; 4x 3TB WD Black in RAID 0; 1TB M.2 NVMe cache drive

June 7th, 2010, 08:48 AM	#24
Piotr Wozniacki Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 4,086	I do have those Sennies (mk II) - but you know, sometimes you need to take your headphones off... Yes, you can always unplug them first - but still... __________________ Sony PXW-FS7 \| DaVinci Resolve Studio; Magix Vegas Pro; i7-5960X CPU; 64 GB RAM; 2x GTX 1080 8GB GPU; Decklink 4K Extreme 12G; 4x 3TB WD Black in RAID 0; 1TB M.2 NVMe cache drive Last edited by Piotr Wozniacki; June 7th, 2010 at 10:32 AM.

June 7th, 2010, 01:10 PM	#25
Adam Stanislav Trustee Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Rhinelander, WI Posts: 1,258	I use my Sennheiser HD 280 Pro all the time, even while watching TV or DVD/BD. When I take them off, I cannot hear the sound inside them at all. It has even happened I got worried my sound mixer was not working, so I put the phones back on to diagnose the problem. There was no problem: When I had them on, I could hear everything, when I took them off, I heard nothing (I mean nothing coming from them, I could hear all the sounds in my environment of course). Not all Sennheiser phones are closed, but the HD 280 Pro are.

June 7th, 2010, 01:19 PM	#26
Piotr Wozniacki Inner Circle Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Poland Posts: 4,086	My mistake, Adam - I'm using the HD 25-1 mk II, not the 280 :) __________________ Sony PXW-FS7 \| DaVinci Resolve Studio; Magix Vegas Pro; i7-5960X CPU; 64 GB RAM; 2x GTX 1080 8GB GPU; Decklink 4K Extreme 12G; 4x 3TB WD Black in RAID 0; 1TB M.2 NVMe cache drive

June 8th, 2010, 01:41 AM	#27
Dan Keaton Inner Circle Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Augusta Georgia Posts: 5,421	Dear Friends, The headphone output level is adjusted in the Audio\|Audio Settings menu, it is labeled Gain Out. The range of headphone output level is limited, in my opinion. I will attempt to get this range increased in the next firmware release. __________________ Dan Keaton Augusta Georgia

June 15th, 2010, 04:59 PM	#28
Mike Schell Convergent Design Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Colorado Springs, CO Posts: 869	Audio Headphone level settings I just checked the audio DAC design and it appears that we can add a volume control ranging from +12 dB to -102 dB (in 0.5dB steps) to the headphone levels. I will speak to our engineers about adding this control to a near term firmware update. Best- __________________ Mike Schell Convergent Design

June 15th, 2010, 07:40 PM	#29
Bob Griffiths Regular Crew Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Carbondale, Colorado Posts: 117	Thanks, Mike! __________________ Bob FireDancer Productions, Inc.