quiet playback.

[round_i]

ok.. quick history here..

new to recording.. girlfriend plays piano.. wanted to record some stuff to cd.. she bought a digital kawai piano a couple months ago.. we got her a soundblaster audigy platinum ex sound card [which after reading around the bbs here i regret].. been playing around with different demo programs trying to record some stuff.. now, here is the problem.. everything that i record seems to record ok but plays back really quiet.. i have to turn the speakers up almost all the way to here it.. its the same no matter what program i use.. also the same wether its midi or digital audio.. im kinda baffled.. every other sound file on the computer plays fine

anyone got any suggestions??

thanks

 

[Vurt]

Have you checked the volume of your soundcard's mixer?

 

[round_i]

yeah.. i've played around with that.. can't seem to get anything to work at the moment.. im too pissed off right now.. i'll have to play around with it later..

heh..

 

[Gidge]

what software are you recording in?...hopefully you have one that has VU meters to monitor the incoming signal...you want to record as hot a signal as possible without hitting 0db.....

also, are you recording to the analog inputs of the card or the digital?....does the piano have digital outs?....

 

[round_i]

well.. i've tried various programs and they were all playing back quietly.. i was playing around with cubasis vst this morning and i wasn't getting anything back.. but the vu meter was showing a signal.. the piano has midi in and out, a right and left line out [which are 1/4" phono jacks that i have run into one 1/4" line in on the audigy external drive, and it also has what looks like an 8 pin circular jack labeled computer.. sorta looks like an s-video jack.. like i might have said earlier.. i can record in midi and notate but it plays back really quiet.. and when i record throught the line outs it records but plays back really quiet.. maybe im just not setting up the software correctly..