S4MK3 nominal output levels

Hi!.
I tried to find any info regarding the S4MK3 nominal output levels but I couldn't.
I guess that the balanced XLR and TRS outputs are +4dBU and the unbalanced RCAs are -10dBV??. Could anyone confirm these?.
Thanks!.
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Hey!
Actually yes sorry! I forgot to upload it.
I ask the team, and this was their answer.
Usually our output levels are set rather a bit higher instead of too low. +12 dBu unbalanced and +18 dBu balanced.
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Hello,
i can´t find those specs too, i would also guess the same values + hopefully some headroom. But i will mark @Kaiwan_NI and maybe she can find out the definitive values.
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Hello!
Will ask more info about this and get back to you next week.1 -
Hi!.
Any news about this?.
Thanks :)
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Hey!
Actually yes sorry! I forgot to upload it.
I ask the team, and this was their answer.
Usually our output levels are set rather a bit higher instead of too low. +12 dBu unbalanced and +18 dBu balanced.
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Hi!.
Thanks a lot for your answer. However I think those values are a little bit weird.
I mean: I could understand a +18dBu (balanced) as maximal signal output. Ok, that may be ok.
However +12dBu as maximal signal output in unbalanced ¿?¿?. That sounds really weird.
For unbalanced we usually speak about dBV (not dBu) and also with negative values.
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no this is correct, if you use one phase you have 12dBu (9.8dBV/8,7V p-p) and both phases together have double the voltage so + 6dBu makes 18dBu (15,8 dBV/17,4V p-p)
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Do you mean that the RCA outputs can managed up to +12dBu (+9.78dBV) ?¿?¿ 😮
Sorry but I don't think so.
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yes the outputs maybe, not normal rca inputs - but you can lower the level of course about -20 dBu that´s around the -10 dBV you refer to, lower the output level of traktor. Or you could use a monitor controller, a DI box with pad or build yourself a voltage divider. But you are right for an rca output it´s a bit high.
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maybe that´s the values for the balanced output if you use them as unbalanced outputs, then the numbers make sense, so RCA might be lower but that´s just a guess.
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