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Volume control for Active Speakers

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Submitted by Forrrest on Fri, 12/27/2013 - 07:36

I'm looking for an analog volume control knob to put between my Firewire soundcard (MOTU 896mk3) and Active monitors (Focal Twin6)
I don't want to just lower the volume in my DAW or on the soundcard because it'll reduce the bit depth resulting in a lower quality signal at the DA stage of my soundcard. I'd like to keep all 24bits in use.

Audio Interface "volume" controls...

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Submitted by dbrook2010 on Sun, 11/03/2013 - 03:51

Hi,

Are the monitor volume controls on external USB 2/Firewire audio interfaces passive or active?

And, equally importantly, is the volume controlling the source digitally?

I'm following up on an enquiry I made to to two hardware manufacturers. I only have a reply from one so far, and this really frustrating.

monitor volume control

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Submitted by tele on Sat, 06/25/2011 - 17:19

hey everyone-

just picked up a pair active monitors, and am looking to build a simple passive volume control for them. Running 1/4" balanced TRS out of my interface into the monitors currently. Don't want to use the software master faders, as I'll lose the all important bit-depth of my digital audio when I have the fader dialed down...:mad:

Which gain/volume control should I use mixer or soundcard?

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Submitted by anonymous on Wed, 06/25/2008 - 06:04

Hi all,
I am trying to get my levels sorted so that when I record an instrument the volume bars in my recording application (in my case Cubase sx 3) are just below the yellow and not clipping (not to loud, not too quiet).

So I put all of the volume/gain control to neutral but found the level was too low.

Pan controls are acting like a volume control

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Submitted by anonymous on Sun, 04/15/2007 - 19:43

howdy all...first post here and hope you can help.

At our church we have a Yamaha MG16 mixer. anyways. a couple weeks ago everything was fine. then we come in for practice and the pan controls are all jacked up and are acting like volume controls. Unless you keep them centered they will either raise the volume if you pan left or decrease volume if you pan right.