daav
Flailing up a storm.
I just upgraded my recording from a fostex MR8 to the Layla 24/96 through cubase. Monitoring used to go out of either the MR8 directly or through a UB892 mixer to Warfedale 8.1 Actives. With the layla, the output signal is very strong and i am concenred about quality loss from having to turn down the output on the layla so much. As it stands i have this down fairly low (just about halfway on the layla software console fadess and have to turnt he amps down to about a quarter on the monitors themselves. This chain is just too darn loud for normal listening/mixing.
THis bugs me for a few reasons, a) as soon as i turn up the output from the PC i start hearing so much more bass and detail, and i know i am missing stuff having everyhting turned down. b) when there are lots of dynamics going on, i am missing subtleties or worse, getting blasted when something loud gets put into the mix (like if i play CD music through the PC and have the volume at "normal" levels through itunes.
So i was considering adding the cheap, crappy, UB802 Behringer mixer back in to give me a way to conrol the output from the layla directly, via the control room outs on the mixer.
Anyone have thoughts as to wether this will add noise or affect my monitoring ability when mixing? Since none of the gear (and my lack of real experience/talent) is really of professional stature, I am leaning toward thinking this can;t really hurt too much, and at least giveme some control to fine tune my output volume.
Thanks for any input here,
Daav
THis bugs me for a few reasons, a) as soon as i turn up the output from the PC i start hearing so much more bass and detail, and i know i am missing stuff having everyhting turned down. b) when there are lots of dynamics going on, i am missing subtleties or worse, getting blasted when something loud gets put into the mix (like if i play CD music through the PC and have the volume at "normal" levels through itunes.
So i was considering adding the cheap, crappy, UB802 Behringer mixer back in to give me a way to conrol the output from the layla directly, via the control room outs on the mixer.
Anyone have thoughts as to wether this will add noise or affect my monitoring ability when mixing? Since none of the gear (and my lack of real experience/talent) is really of professional stature, I am leaning toward thinking this can;t really hurt too much, and at least giveme some control to fine tune my output volume.
Thanks for any input here,
Daav
