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

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.

Volume issue w/ Cubase 4/ Komplete 4

Howdy-

I'm having a strange problem with one of my projects in C4. For some reason every time I close/re-open the project, all of my NI plugs (2 elek. piano's 1.5, 2 Akoustik Pianos, 1 Battery) have their volume reduced to zero.

It only happens with this one project. Any thoughts?

I'm on XP home, w/ pent D. also using reason 3, volume doesn't change on it.

Getting recorded volume up on cheap portable recorder.

Situation: 4 guys talking around a table with a small mono tape casette recorder on the table using the built in mic. This is a teacher-student conference.

Results: Two guys come out with adequate volume, two don't.

Goal: Get all four people recorded with adequate volume.

Drum Micing Volume issues

I miced a drum kit using a pair of Samson C02 overheads, an SM57 on the snare and an AKG D112 on the kick. The Overheads were ran through a pair of PreSonus tubepres, and the Kick went into an art tube mp preamp. These were then fed into a Fostex VF160EX recorder.

The overall sound was very good. It sounded real, almost live, and went direct with no EQ sounding pretty decent.

Pan controls are acting like a volume control

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.