need help w/ scarlett 18i6

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2012/12/26 11:54:56 (permalink)

need help w/ scarlett 18i6

  i just got an 18i6 and hooked it up to my mac (osx running logic 9.1), and am getting a very low input level when connecting my roland vdrum kit via any input (line 3-8 in the back, or line/mic 1/2 in the front). if i crank the volume over 50% i am able to hear the audio, but the input level is extremely low. i looked at mixcontrol and everything appears to be correct, and the level out of the roland kit is at full volume. also i'm getting a hum on inputs 7&8 in the back, no clue why that would happen. any ideas as to how to increase the line input volume? i tried the gain knobs on the front and nothing happens. both the daw and mixcontrol show the input, but it's coming in around -34db.
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    focus1
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    Re:need help w/ scarlett 18i6 2012/12/26 16:41:09 (permalink)
    Hi there,
    I am new to the 18i6 too and yes the input signal is lower than anything I have personaly worked with. Apparently it was done on purpose.
    When I was testing it, I used my keyboard directly pluged in at the back (channels 3-4). I had the volume of the keyboard all the way to the max and I was getting around 25% of the volume I was actually expecting.
    For now I have pluged it in the preamps at the front and clicked on "inst" on the Scarlett mixer. It sounds "normal". 
    I suggest you do the same.

    As for the hum on 7-8 I dont know what to tell you. Does the mixer show any signal even if nothing is pluged in?

    Good luck! 

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