Hi,
I’m trying to figure out something considering OT gain staging, maybe someone got an explanation…
im trying to prepare the OT for a live performance. I render samples for playback in ableton and the import them to the OT.
what I noticed is, the imported samples are way quieter than the rendered ones on the computer. so i ran this test that you can see below:
I chose a curtain sample, and streamed it straight from the computer into the soundcard’s line inputs, and did the same with the same sample, straight from the OT.
with all the OT configurations set to default, there’s a 27dB drop (!!) compared to the same sample that is on the computer.
I’m aware to all the stages in the OT where you can raise the sample volume (sample editor gain, track’s amp, track vol, master/main vol etc). But still, I can’t figure out by default the sample is being played 27dB quieter ?? am I doing something wrong? or that’s just the way it is?
(All of the analog in and out in my converter are operating at nominal trim level of +4dBu)
thanks!