Getting that Killer Gain

[voyage35]

Hello,

I have a Tascam TD-1000 with a tascam da-38 recording unit which does a killer job. The only problem is that when I record the band I'm working with, if you play the final mixdown at low levels, it's not as clear as when the volume is turned up? What should I do? This may sound stupid, but am I supposed to be feeding the mixer into a power amp and then commit it to tape. Any help would be appreciated

thanks
dan

[This message has been edited by voyage35 (edited 06-24-2000).]

[virtual.ray]

How close to the top of the scale are the output meters flashing when you play the mix?If they are too low,you aren't getting the bestout of the mixer's D/A converters,you are losing resolution.You may need to raise the levels on each track individually to accomplish this...Cheers!