Headphone out or line out (L+R)? difference?

Elektron Gear Digitone/Digitone Keys
#1

Hi All,

I’m connecting my DN to a mixer. What are your preferences on using headphone vs line outs? (for headphone out it would be a splitter to two input channels on the mixer).

I understand the headphone out will be hotter signal? But apart from that?

cheers

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#2

The electronic circuit driving the line out is designed differently than the one for the headphone out. In general it is designed to deliver more current at the expense of (possibly) more signal distortions.

Of course this depends completely on the device in question, but as a rule of thumb if you want the best possible quality: use the line outs and not the headphone outs.

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#3

cheers tnussb. Makes total sense - will do that.