Most likely what is happening is the MIDI recording volume is set differently than other patches...also within the Triton keyboard you will have levels for each patch as well.

Opus :D

Thanks Opus. I'm not really sure what to do with that information.

If you don't mind, I need to go into the problem further. I can't tell if the interface is the problem or not. If you want me to post this somewhere else I will if it doesn't fit here.

When I record midi into DP, I can "usually" get the levels where they need to be, one way or the other. When I record to audio, I have the levels so that they peak at 0dB. All seems good. I add EQ, compressor, reverb and then bounce to HD. I then take that file back into a new file, add the mastering effects... limiter, compressor, EQ. Everything sounds good. I bounce the track again, import the file into Peak and save as .aiff. Then I drop it into Drop mp3 and make an mp3. It is never loud enough unless I jack up the master fader way louder than 0dB in both bounce downs, in spite of the compressors, etc. It does seem to work if I take the master fader way up past 0dB. Then of course, I risk runnng into the red zone.

It seems that I am having to max out the levels at every stage and even beyond in order to end up with a decent volume. Something is just not right somwhere. I watch the audio monitor when recording audio and the levels are perfect. The compressor is not the problem. It actually helps.

Do you have any more thoughts? I am so stuck. :( Let me ask you this. Could cables that are too long cause such a problem? Could the Digi 001 be bad?

Thanks for any help you can give me!!

Sioux

Oh, you're talking about mastering in the long run here...

From what you explained in your first post it sounded like you were stating the individual levels of each MIDI recorded to audio were different.

Understand that when you do a final mix down to the final two track, in order to get the decent level that matches a commercially made CD you need to go through the mastering stage. After you are done mastering then it will be agood level.

I recommend you spend some time in the mastering forum and read up on techniques used to get decent levels on the final mix!

Cheers

Opus :D

ok. Will do . Thanks. :)

Cheers,
Sioux

Sioux,

I am not sure as to how far or well you know your Triton. For your intial recordings, try going into your mix section of the Triton and increase the internal volume output(if it has one).

Another thing you could try is after you record your midi tracks go to your velocity settings(in DP) and try increasing your velocities for all your recorded midi data by 10%. My point is, since I don't know at what levels you are monitoring at, your DP might not actually be hitting at the level you are listening.

Another, when you are mixing set your master fader to -5. Then get your levels nice and hot. Don't be afraid to bring your individual faders above 0db. You should start to hear a noticable difference in your mixes.

Also try running the plug-in L1 UltraMaximiser on your master fader for your first mix/bounce. When I do this I usually get a nice hot mix before mastering where I level it and touch up the overall EQ. I use a similar setup(with a controller and a module) and these are the steps I take before mastering.

Hope this helps,

Best wishes,

JD( o}===;;;

JD,

Bless you. I will try these things. Thank you.

Sioux