Volume of ST into DT and how to match their volume?

[mishpult]

How do you do it? I don’t want to max ST volume pot as it introduces noise running into DT comp, so what I did is I sampled a kick from ST, set the ST volume knob to 2 o-clock (pointing exactly to the upper left corner of the display glass) and started increasing the volume of the audio in on DT so the sampled kick matched (by ear) the kick from the ST. It ended up on 100 volume for the audio in.
Note that track volume and sample / instrument volume were also matching on both the machines. I remember someone saying that the audio in on DT should be 40? What is the scientific way?

[shigginpit]

@mishpult

I remember someone saying that the audio in on DT should be 40? What is the scientific way?

From another recent thread regarding DT / DN / Minilogue XD,
I think this may be helpful. From @tubefund and @Tchu

@tubefund

Keep in mind that the master output potentiometer on DN/DT (and probably Minilogue) are attenuators. That means that the level on max is the unity gain level from the opamps after the D/A converter. So with the volume pot at max you should have the best signal/noise ratio. However the inputs in the DT/DN can attenuate they have plentora of additional gain for weak levels because there’s a pre amp there. I won’t recommend to amplify a signal that doesn’t need amplification (except in analog domains where you want saturation/clipping or overdrive) but instread to bring the signal down within the input mixer settings of the DT/DN so it matches the overall volume of the internally summed mix. In practice that means the input level setting is going to be set low with line level equipment otherwise you end up eating all internal headroom.

@Tchu

Usually, Synths that goes in the Digis at max volume and the Digis internal mixer at around 32.

[mishpult]

Thank you for the reference, much appreciated! What if the ST gets too noisy on full volume running into the DT comp? I use the comp on limiter
-like settings. Still good to know that the volume pots are actually attenuators. Will explore.