Hi thanks. But this is not the problem. The problem is i cannot reach 0 db if i WANT to do so. It goes to minus 6 db only, even if I turn up the recording volume a lot. There mus be a limiter somewhere in the recording chain (mulitrack mode) but I can't find itCool Edit is ancient. I don't have a copy on any machine I use, so I can't try to replicate your problem.
Also, when tracking you should stay away from 0 dBFS. A track's average level should be about -18 dBFS, and peaks can be wherever they land as long as it's below 0 dBFS (though leaving a safety margin is always good).
Lexicon Omega. I had cool edit pro on an old PC (Win XP). It worked well for many years, recorded a few albums with it but it gave up the ghost and so I had to install cool edit on another PC (Win7). Everything went smoothly except for this limited recording level (minus 6 db instead of up to 0 db). I would be grateful if someone could help with thisWhat interface are you using?
yes, I don't.. I became to familiar with cool editI know you don't want to hear this, but it's long past time to switch to a DAW that's not decades old.
The normalize function is for recorded stuff only. I'm stuck. I'm not poor but I like cool editI've got a Lexicon Omega, and it was happy to be driven way over the top by all the software I have. Cool edit had a normalise function, set this to 0dB and it should happily adjust the levels to absolute max - if it doesn't, then you are stuck. If you are really poor, download audacity, much better than cool edit, which was great - I used it a great deal in the 90's, but development stopped and it's seriously limited by modern standards - I think 48K 16 bit was it's limit from memory.
I can overdrive Lexicon but it does not show it on Cool edit because there is a "wall" at minus 6 db. It does not reach the peak level indicator-lights. So i cannot see when i overdriveEh? I misunderstood. Your problem is you cannot overdrive the lexicon on the way in? I never, ever wanted to get anywhere near that. In fact most people now avoid going anywhere near this level. Perhaps lexicon simply made sure going over was next to impossible in the conversion alignment? You get to -6 below 0 and you want more. I get it. This is why you wondered if it has a limiter.
I have wondered if input metering is actually that accurate on many interfaces from the point of the display meters. I suppose not letting you go over or even close might be frustrating, but 6dB is surely not worth even fighting for. Its a curiosity, but irrelevant really, isn’t it? It would be worth though, downloading audacity and checking if it backs up the same level, just in case its a mis reading in cool edit.