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Larry Wilson
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2015/02/14 15:29:56 (permalink)

Basic volume level issue

Hey Guys,
Until recently my internal volume levels were so hot that I had to turn the master volume down to about -25 or -30 dB to avoid blasting monitors or headphones.  That was fine because to export to mp3 I needed to jack it back up to 0 or above to get decent level mp3.  Now, even though the individual tracks are peaking at -6 to -10dB I'm seeing almost no volume on the master and have to turn the master volume and gain both up to 6dB to achieve a -31dB peak.  I would really appreciate your help.
Larry

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    stickman393
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    Re: Basic volume level issue 2015/02/14 15:45:34 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby Larry Wilson 2015/02/14 18:35:04
    Has your audio interface reset its internal levels? Like +6db  for "consumer" vs "professional" ?
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    Re: Basic volume level issue 2015/02/14 15:46:06 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby Larry Wilson 2015/02/14 18:35:21
    My initial guess is that it's  either an export settings issue ( perhaps exporting a submix instead of master or bypassing fx like like brickwall limiter) or a routing issue where master channel is not recieving right signal. Hard to tell with amount of information. 
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    Re: Basic volume level issue 2015/02/14 15:59:58 (permalink) ☄ Helpfulby Larry Wilson 2015/02/14 18:35:28
    So many possibilities.... Is it all projects or just one?
     
    Input Gain on Master altered and not currently shown?
    Adjustments made to Gain or Volume in offset mode?
    Gain/Volume/Offset altered on intermediate buses?
     
    Try following the entire signal path of one or a couple of tracks from peak levels shown in the clip waveform to Hardware outs.
     

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    Larry Wilson
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    Re: Basic volume level issue 2015/02/14 18:34:52 (permalink)
    Thanks guys.  Will check these out and let you know/

    Larry Wilson
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