Is there any way...

[dmikulinski]

I just picked up an M-Audio Delta 44 today. I have it hooked up and am using my mixer as a pre-amp. I have a little Soundcraft Spirit Folio Lite with 4 XLR ins. Each of the XLR tracks have a line out which I connect to the corresponding ins on my Soundcard.

I am under the impression this is set up correctly.

My problem is... if I adjust any of the gain/fader/trim knobs on the mixer, the level recording stays the same, and i cannot find a way to adjust it.

If anyone is familiar with this mixer or could give general help it would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[jrosenstein]

not familiar with this particular mixer ... but it sounds like you're using direct outs for each channel. and yes, this is what you should do. these outputs send a signal immediately after the preamp, so the EQ/faders/etc. do not effect what you are recording. you should use your software control panel to adjust levels.

if you were to plug the main outs of the mixer into a couple channels of your soundcard, you would find that the faders/eq do in fact make a difference.

 

[jrosenstein]

btw ...

when tracking, it's typically more useful to monitor though the board, not your soundcard. then you can take advantage of what you observed: you can throw together a good headphone/monitor mix while not having to worry about still getting a good strong signal recorded.

 

[dmikulinski]

Thanks for clarifying why none of my controls on my mixer works. I am getting a decent signal to my software, I am just worried it will be too loud. I am going to try and record some drums tomorrow, if it does not work out too well for me, I will post more descriptive problems. Thanks again.