RE: Audio Record Volume ??
2006/05/04 17:53:23
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Larry - if you are using a Master bus (and you should be) then the final level of the output volume is set by the slider(s) on that bus track. Volume is also affected by any effects that you add to that bus. Basically you should shoot for somewhere between -6dB and 0dB but not ever going OVER 0dB in your final mix (and actually none of your individual tracks should ever have anything over 0dB either because you'll cause digital clipping - not a pretty sound!).
that's for the output, tho, and I actually think you were asking about input, so I guess I said too much about the wrong thing. Input levels are controlled by the individual track sliders. If you are in the Track View, Press "I" on the keyboard and a window on the left should either appear or go away. that window shows several controls, one of which is a slider that controls the "volume" of whichever track you currnetly have highlighted. that could be audio tracks, midi tracks or any of the buses such as the master bus that I mentioned above, it just depends on what you have selected as your current selection.