LeadForLunch
New member
Hi everyone
I'm pretty new to recording, but I've read over the forums for a while and learned a lot. One thing I've been really stuck on though and can't seem to find an answer for is that when I record vocals (I have Audacity, Cubase 5 and Reaper, all of which I've attempted recording through) the result is always extremely quiet.
My setup is an SM58 through a 6ft XLR into a Lexicon Alpha, then to a PC running Win 7 64bit. I can record guitar and bass fine, and when I just monitor the sound with the mic hooked it comes through clear and the volume is fine.
I've tried messing about with the volume going into the DAW and the settings on the Lexicon but the recordings still come through extremely quiet (almost to the point of silence - the only way to tell there's sound is by volume boosting to the point of oblivion). Also there's no option to boost the recording input through the Windows volume control options, as I've seen a few other posts suggesting .
So it seems to me like more of a software problem, since I can monitor sound fine through the Alpha.
Has anyone else had any issues like this before who could lend some advice? Mucho apreciado, and thanks for reading through all my n00bish drivel lol .
I'm pretty new to recording, but I've read over the forums for a while and learned a lot. One thing I've been really stuck on though and can't seem to find an answer for is that when I record vocals (I have Audacity, Cubase 5 and Reaper, all of which I've attempted recording through) the result is always extremely quiet.
My setup is an SM58 through a 6ft XLR into a Lexicon Alpha, then to a PC running Win 7 64bit. I can record guitar and bass fine, and when I just monitor the sound with the mic hooked it comes through clear and the volume is fine.
I've tried messing about with the volume going into the DAW and the settings on the Lexicon but the recordings still come through extremely quiet (almost to the point of silence - the only way to tell there's sound is by volume boosting to the point of oblivion). Also there's no option to boost the recording input through the Windows volume control options, as I've seen a few other posts suggesting .
So it seems to me like more of a software problem, since I can monitor sound fine through the Alpha.
Has anyone else had any issues like this before who could lend some advice? Mucho apreciado, and thanks for reading through all my n00bish drivel lol .