followthesnow
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Hola,
First, here's my setup:
Digitech Genesis 3 Guitar Processor --> SPDIF line --> Audiophile 24/96 --> Cubase VST 32 5 --> AV cables --> Crappy Aiwa Stereo --> Headphones
Here's my problem:
When I plug my headphones directly into the Genesis 3, the guitar sounds great (ok, not quite straight-out-of-the-amp great, but still pretty good, in my opinion, for a guitar processor). But then when I boot up Cubase and plug my headphones into the stereo, it sounds like garbage--the volume levels are terrible and the sound is very muddy and flat, even a little tinny. Certainly nothing close to the full and robust sound that I get directly from the Genesis to my headphones.
When I first started recording, I figured the problem was just the Aiwa stereo. So I saved a few recordings in various formats and quality settings (including lossless WAVs) and listened to them in other sound players, on other computers, etc. The sound was just as bad.
From my searches on this board, it seems that other people have been disappointed with audio levels from the audiophile, but not necessarily disappointed with the actual sound quality. (And judging by the number of people that recommend the audiophile on this board, people are pretty happy with how it performs.)
Is this drop in quality from the Genesis to the Audiophile to be expected? Are other people experiencing this? If not, might anyone have some suggestions about where my problems might be? I've messed with the levels (both in the M-Audio control panel and in Cubase) and EQ settings--all with little improvement.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
Shaun
First, here's my setup:
Digitech Genesis 3 Guitar Processor --> SPDIF line --> Audiophile 24/96 --> Cubase VST 32 5 --> AV cables --> Crappy Aiwa Stereo --> Headphones
Here's my problem:
When I plug my headphones directly into the Genesis 3, the guitar sounds great (ok, not quite straight-out-of-the-amp great, but still pretty good, in my opinion, for a guitar processor). But then when I boot up Cubase and plug my headphones into the stereo, it sounds like garbage--the volume levels are terrible and the sound is very muddy and flat, even a little tinny. Certainly nothing close to the full and robust sound that I get directly from the Genesis to my headphones.
When I first started recording, I figured the problem was just the Aiwa stereo. So I saved a few recordings in various formats and quality settings (including lossless WAVs) and listened to them in other sound players, on other computers, etc. The sound was just as bad.
From my searches on this board, it seems that other people have been disappointed with audio levels from the audiophile, but not necessarily disappointed with the actual sound quality. (And judging by the number of people that recommend the audiophile on this board, people are pretty happy with how it performs.)
Is this drop in quality from the Genesis to the Audiophile to be expected? Are other people experiencing this? If not, might anyone have some suggestions about where my problems might be? I've messed with the levels (both in the M-Audio control panel and in Cubase) and EQ settings--all with little improvement.
Thanks in advance for any help you can give.
Shaun
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