Hi all.
Just wondering if it is normal to have the recording level set to 100% and most of my albums never seem to reach more than 70db (Even 50db for a lot of them)?
My audio setup is as follows:
AT LP120X USB From Line Level out to
Creative Labs X5 Line level in to
Yamaha A2A RCA Stereo in
Of course the X5 is also connected to the PC via USB.
It is not that it is doing a bad job and it is still louder than listening to the LP direct via Phono but I am just wonder if it is normal to most of the time leave the recording level @ 100%?
I have had a few exceptions where I have had to turn it down to 95% but those are rare.
Thanks.
Carl.
Hi,
It's entirely hardware dependent. You might like to post this question on Creative's forum (I assume they have one).
Out of curiosity, why do you have your amp in the recording chain (not that I would expect this to affect anything)?
Not sure what you mean?
I am connected to the amp
1. to monitor the recording and
2. to play back from whether from the Turntable directly (Without having to unplug from the creative and then back again) or from the CL X5 Via the computer.
Plus is it really "in" the recording chain? It is at the end for output, the recording does not actually go through the Amp.
I also use the CL X5 in "Direct mode" when recording I believe this bypasses any possible interference from any other component as it is direct from the Turntable to the CL X5 to the PC.
Carl
OK, that makes sense. You're probably going to have to live with this.
That's fine.
It's not really an issue. I was just wondering if it was normal behaviour or not.
As previously mentioned the recordings are still louder than listening from the actual turntable.
It's probably in fact a bonus to be able to leave the level @ 100% 90% of the time and not worry about clipping.
It's just the other 10% where it clips once or twice 3/4 of the way through a side and then have to start over lol
Thanks for responding though.
btw do you know of anyone else that uses a Creative Labs X5 for this? Is it considered a good solution?
Carl
I don't, no. Maybe someone else can comment.