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Date: 04-Jun-01 @ 02:37 AM -
Mackie Levels in Logic w/ Delta 44
I recently purchased a delta 44 for my macintosh dual 533 G4. I have a specific way I would like to work, and am curious to know if this is possible or even do-able.
I have several synths and a sampler which I have hooked up to a Mackie SR 32.4 VLZ pro mixer, and would like to have that hooked into my delta for recording. My sequencer is logic. I want to be able to have accurate levels between what I hear on my mixer and on my soundcard. The way I want
to be able to work is use MIDI as a sort of sketchpad for loops and melodies, then record them into the delta at the EXACT same volume level as I hear from the mixer... Up until now, I have the subouts of my mixer going to the delta Ins 1-2, and the delta outs 1-2 going into my mixer aux returns (and the knob for this is at unity, so that the signal is unaltered). All channels on the mixer that belong to my synths and sampler are routed to sub1-2, so that their signals go to the soundcard for recording. The sub-2 channels are also double routed to my main mix l-r, which my monitors are plugged into. FYI, in the hardware settings tab in the delta control panel, I have all +4 checked for line levels.
If I have, say, a kick drum playing off my sampler and the levels look good (about 75-80% up) on the mackie, I'll hit record in logic, when logic records those kicks, there are distorted and clipped. I am looking at my mixer right now and I see that it goes all the way up to a +28db where it
clips. Could it be that the mackie simply takes a much much louder signal??
If anyone is familiar with this mixer, please let me know the absolute best possible way to get going with this, so that my recorded levels are always the same as what I hear while playing the synths through a mixer channel. Thank you. I have included the necessary link thatll take u straight to the mixer page if you need.
http://mackie.com/Products/SR24_4_SR32_4VLZPRO/SR244_SR324VLZPRO.asp