dd1 and saz 1500d

[tbeats]

Ok so just set a friends saz 1500 on two x12's. I set the amp using the dd1 with the 40hz -10db track. Now just playing regular hip-hop the amps remote has a clipping light and its blinking on every hard bass hit. Should we turn down the gain use the track -5db? Idk how accurate that clipping light is.

[evermaxx]

edit nvm

Edited October 23, 2014 by evermaxx

[Jessica]

if you used the -10db you could be clipping if the music is louder than -10db.

edit:

find a -7.5db 40hz track and set with it. I feel -5 is too low and -10 is too much.

Edited October 23, 2014 by strangeduck

[CleanSierra]

SnowDrifter has the tones available on the bottom of his signature if you want the -7.5dB tone.

[tbeats]

I set with the -5db and just wanted the most out off the amp with clean power i have always seen on steve's dd1 videos he uses the 40hz -10db on sub amps regardless of what subs are going to be used.

[CleanSierra]

It's not the subs that are the issue. It's your signal. If you introduce music that is at all clipped or dirty, you can run info issues with that overlap.

Also, don't judge life by a clip light on a bass knob. It's not necessarily accurate, many aren't.

[tbeats]

So -10db your at say 90% chance of clipping on most any music? I dont understand how the -10db is a staple as a compromise then.

[tbeats]

When i set the amp i set the remote gain control at maximum. I know the dd1 manual says set it half way.would that be hurting anything?

[CleanSierra]

So -10db your at say 90% chance of clipping on most any music? I dont understand how the -10db is a staple as a compromise then.

No, I wouldn't say anything like "90%". Where do you get your music and what bit rate file do you choose to download. If the music is dirty, it's dirty. An amplifier can only amplify the signal it's given. Dirty in, dirty out. The more aggressive the overlap, the more pronounced the clipping.

[CleanSierra]

Try to download -7.5dB tone from SnowDrifter on this forum and see if that works out for you.