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KathyB · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:38 am Post subject: recording wave is limited

Hi All

I'm hoping someone can help me with setting gain so that I get a nice hot wave form. I am using audition on my dell computer and I have a studio project c-1 mic and a new E-mu preamp. When I record the wav form clips at 6dB. Is there a setting somewhere that is limiting the wav to 6 dB?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Kathy

Jeffrey Kafer · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:42 am Post subject:

Check to see if your Preamp has a limiter button. I know mine does and enabling it gives me the same result as you.
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Frank F · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:34 pm Post subject:

Which soundcard are you using?

Several soundcards have limitations on the levels you may have on input - as an example M-audio USB MobilePre limits the level to -6 db. This gives the user a unique quandary - is it the card or is it the DAW software or is it - Memorex?

Also, see above...

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Yoda117 · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:35 pm Post subject:

it could be that, it could also be an input issue with Audition (I can't remember the setting, but it caught my attention the first time I used AA 1.5).
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KathyB · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:26 pm Post subject:

Thanks for all the advice.

Jeff, I checked my preamp and it does have a limiter button, but I do not have it selected. Actually I experimented and it makes no difference if I have it lit or not. So it's something else.

Frank, I'm not sure which soundcard I am using. How would I check that?

Also I am using Adobe Audition 2.0, so I'll be looking into that to see if I can track down the problem.

Any other ideas?

Thanks again!
Kathy

Frank F · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:17 pm Post subject:

What comes after the preamp? (Hint it is what probably is in the computer)

In AA, while in Edit mode, check under Edit> Audio hardware Setup> Edit View> Look at the Audio Driver and Edit View Ports...

This will tell you which audio device you are using, there might be more than one device/soundcard available to you.

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KathyB · Posted: Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:27 pm Post subject:

Frank

My current setting is ASIO E-MU 0400-USB (which is my new pre-amp).

Other options are Audition Windows Sound and M-Audio USB ASIO and M-Audio USB ASIO interface (My old pre amp was an M-Audio pre usb)

In the edit view port, my current setting is Input [01S] Analog IN A
and the output is [01S] Analog OUT.

Other options in the edit port are Input [02S] SPDIF IN L and Output [02S]SPDIF OUT.

Hope you know what this means. I sure don't.

Any ideas?

Thanks
Kathy

KathyB · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:48 pm Post subject:

Just for the record--I want to send out a big thank you to everyone--especially to Frank who went above and beyond to email and call me with his advice.

You are all the best!

Kathy

jrodriguez315 · Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:39 pm Post subject: