Problems with audio levels

[waverider]

Hello,

in the first time trying out usine, I followed the quick start -I did the audio thru example.

it works, as I get audio thru, but the levels of input-output do not match. For any level going in (like 0db), the output is much lower.

Is that a known problem? Or a specific problem with my setup? Cause it makes mixing real difficult if a 0db track does not equal 0db in the master section...

Thanks for responding....

[bsork]

Have you checked the master output level? It defaults to -6 dB.

[waverider]

sorry I am new to usine but what i mean is that usine does not seem to have unity gain, meaning that a track entering at 0db at the inputs will output at a much lower volume even if the master out fader is set at zero

unity gain is 0db = 0db out

when I try it with all faders at zero it outputs something along -10 or -12 db. (with a 0db signal entering at the input)

the same setup in ableton live of course if you input 0db in you will get 0 db out....

so my question is usine has unity gain or is there something I don't get?

thanks

[senso]

Normally, Usine has a unity gain.
Just tested on my system with a calibration CD

CD 0bB
-> master IN vu meter 0dB
-> track IN gain fader at 0dB
-> track IN vu meter at 0dB
-> track OUT gain fader at 0dB
-> track OUT vu meter at 0dB
-> master OUT gain fader at 0dB
-> master OUT vu meter 0dB

everything seems OK

It should work like that,
If not, which vu meter isn't at 0dB?

[waverider]

the master out modulates a lot lower than it should on my system. again I am a newbie, but it is pretty easy to set all faders at 0.

So I will have to look further and check another time to be sure if all this is correct:
-> master IN vu meter 0dB
-> track IN gain fader at 0dB
-> track IN vu meter at 0dB
-> track OUT gain fader at 0dB
-> track OUT vu meter at 0dB
-> master OUT gain fader at 0dB
-> master OUT vu meter 0dB

and will come back later...


merci Olivier

j'espère expérimenter plus avec usine ce logiciel semble extrèmement intéressant, peut-être je pourrai dépasser les limites de ableton
alors à bientôt...

[bmoussay]

Hi waverider,

Have you checked that the input trim level (top of the rack) is set to 0db. This can seem dummy but I've actually already had the problem.
Rgds,

B.