Hi all

i am really having some quality issues here between 2 different set ups, and the one i thought would be much better isn't.

Real simple. I have been runing a taylor 314e direct into a 2480, touch of comp and to a track. Sounds really great, clear and crisp.

44.1/16bit

I take that same taylor and run it inot an Avalon M5, RME 800 fireface, into MAC G5 1.8 dual, 3 gigs ram, Cubase SX 3, touch of comp with a UAD 1176 studio card and onto a track. Sounds muted and dead for the most part. checked my levels and they are hot input and out put.

what can i possibly be missing here in the MAC/Cubase set up?

the reason i am upset is i had committed myself to my MAC and Cubase and purchased the M5 and RME 800 to further afford myself a great acoustic and vocal sound (mst of my music is acoustic based) and was in the process of selling the 2480.

anyway anything else i can do or check?i even have the WAVES native pak and have tried its comp and EQ and reverb and in the end i get an OK sound that is still of less quality than the slightly comp'd 2480 track?

thanks much for any help. i was told time and again, not at this forum that my MAC set up was the way to go and would be far better than the roland 2480. i am not trying to bash anything, i am just trying to get myself used to this new studio i have with the MAC and tell myself i CAN get a better sound?

thanks