Attached is the output control panel for the Jul@ card. The "faders" can be seen to be at max (0dB) by default and indeed they are so set for all other views of the control panel.
You can of course overload the card's INPUT but this is under the control of whatever the sound source is, e.g. a mixer.
To tie it all up: Record 24 bits (44.1kHz unless you like buying hard drives) and average as Bob says at -18dBFS, even as low as -25dBFS will not hurt if the program is beyond your control, a live band for example.
The "mixer" in the DAW software should default to "0" with the usual +10dB available on each channel. I am NO mixer! But I believe the process should be more "subtractive" than "additive"?
Control the card's output with an analogue device, i.e. a pot in a tin.
This, ^ all assumes ASIO drivers and control by the soundcard and the DAW. If you let Windows into the equation all level settings go to H in a pram!
Dave.
You can of course overload the card's INPUT but this is under the control of whatever the sound source is, e.g. a mixer.
To tie it all up: Record 24 bits (44.1kHz unless you like buying hard drives) and average as Bob says at -18dBFS, even as low as -25dBFS will not hurt if the program is beyond your control, a live band for example.
The "mixer" in the DAW software should default to "0" with the usual +10dB available on each channel. I am NO mixer! But I believe the process should be more "subtractive" than "additive"?
Control the card's output with an analogue device, i.e. a pot in a tin.
This, ^ all assumes ASIO drivers and control by the soundcard and the DAW. If you let Windows into the equation all level settings go to H in a pram!
Dave.