• Registered: 2012-09-23
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Topic: Fireface UC - Gain on Line 5/6 & 7/8

Hello everyone,

Fist of all, i love this interface. I bought a Motu ultralite Mk3 but i return this interface in 1 day.

So, today i have a Fireface UC and I just want to ask you one question :
I have a Drum Roland TD15K and a Synth Yamaha MM8. When I plug these two instrument in line 5/6 or 7/8, it's sound low.
I set the Gain Input at -10 for a best volum but i can't approach the 0dB.
Do you have a solution for that?

Thanks you a lot!

PS : Sorry for my poor english, i'm french tongue

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Re: Fireface UC - Gain on Line 5/6 & 7/8

Have you already turned the level all the way up on the Synth?


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Daniel Fuchs
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Daniel Fuchs
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  • Registered: 2012-09-23
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Re: Fireface UC - Gain on Line 5/6 & 7/8

Thanks for the answer.

All the level are at the maximum on each instruments.
I've done a test with my pedal POD X3 Live and i have the same problem. The level is low ... I can't be at 0dB

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Re: Fireface UC - Gain on Line 5/6 & 7/8

Which you shouldn't anyway. How low is low here?

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Matthias Carstens
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Re: Fireface UC - Gain on Line 5/6 & 7/8

With the synt (gain : -10dBv) i can be at -11dB with the input 5/6 & 7/8.
With the Mic input and Line 3/4, i can be at 0 dB easily.

Here's the difference between the input 5/6 and 3/4. The 3/4 is higher than the 5/6 with the same input signal (a battery from the synth) :


http://img15.hostingpics.net/pics/389095Capture.png

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Re: Fireface UC - Gain on Line 5/6 & 7/8

Logical. As synth playing is usually quite dynamic it might be a good idea to leave the 11 dB as safety headroom, and just normalize after recording. You will not loose sound quality this way.

If you need a higher level because the synth is too low in volume when monitoring then you will have to use different inputs or an additional preamp. -10 dBV has always been used with peak levels up to + 2 dBV, and this is what we had to take into account.

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  • Registered: 2012-09-23
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Re: Fireface UC - Gain on Line 5/6 & 7/8

Ok thanks a lot !!!