mjbphotos
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Wasn't sure what area of the forum to put this, but figured more people look at this section!
It's been discussed before that the rear line inputs on Focusrite Scarlet series are very low volume. One of the reason I chose the 8i6 was the extra inputs, so I could keep my keyboard plugged in all the time. With my old keyboard, I had to turn its master volume up all the way to get a half-decent signal. My new keyboard's line outputs are a bit weaker, even turned up all the way, the hardest hits on the keyboard barely peak at -18dB. Now I know I can record them at that level, but the problem is hearing the keyboard part when I've got other tracks playing! I have to turn the other tracks way way down, then turn the monitors (or headphones) way up.
Any simple solutions? These are 1/4" inputs (and outputs from the keyboard), so a Cloudlifter won't work, as it would require XLR adapters each side. Of course, I could plug the keyboard lines into the front inputs on the 8i6, but that defeats the whole purpose of the extra inputs!
It's been discussed before that the rear line inputs on Focusrite Scarlet series are very low volume. One of the reason I chose the 8i6 was the extra inputs, so I could keep my keyboard plugged in all the time. With my old keyboard, I had to turn its master volume up all the way to get a half-decent signal. My new keyboard's line outputs are a bit weaker, even turned up all the way, the hardest hits on the keyboard barely peak at -18dB. Now I know I can record them at that level, but the problem is hearing the keyboard part when I've got other tracks playing! I have to turn the other tracks way way down, then turn the monitors (or headphones) way up.
Any simple solutions? These are 1/4" inputs (and outputs from the keyboard), so a Cloudlifter won't work, as it would require XLR adapters each side. Of course, I could plug the keyboard lines into the front inputs on the 8i6, but that defeats the whole purpose of the extra inputs!