Gain Pain

[PeterHanes]

@d2ba

–In sample edit under attribute why is gain defaulting to +12db --surely you would want to set it at 0db ?

Does the Octatrack Record Samples in Lower Volume than the Source?

Hi, I’m just starting with sampling on the Octatrack, and maybe I’m missing something, but whenever I sample there seems to be a big difference (I can’t tell if it’s only in volume or in quality too) between the source material and the sample. In the first scenario when I’m just playing a synth through the Octa it’s fine: The synth is playing through the Octa’s INPUT AB and I’m recording it to Logic, the recording sounds fine. However in the second scenario when I’m sampling exactly the same …

The Gain attribute is described on page 103 of the manual.