![]() ![]() If you use the 32bit floating format, the only places that you have to really worry about levels are:Ī) Those going into the soundcard’s analog to digital converters (ADC). If the meter goes up into the red (past 0) too much, back off. Next, you want to adjust the input fader in Cubase so that it too has a good, strong level, without too much (if any) clipping. ![]() Or at least, that is what you should be seeing. Depending on how the driver was written, what you are seeing is pre-Cubase. Next, you may want to have a look at the sound card’s control panel (sw) as there are probably adjustments there. Again, going into the red a bit is most likely ok. You want your level to be as hot as possible (there are occasions you don’t, but generally you do), meaning that both pieces should have a good level. Take it as such.Īgain, I am not familiar with your gear, but do either have meters? Let’s assume so. I am not telling you to definitely go into the red, however. You definitely want to avoid constant red, but if you see a touch here and there, you are probably ok. However, that’s not to say that if you see any red, that it’s all bad. I am not familiar with either of your two pieces of gear - is it not possible to go guitar > mic pre > comp > soundcard? That’s really what you want to do. Typically, you go into the mic pre first, and then a compressor if you want and/or need to. Guitar’s going into a Focusrite Voicemaster Pro in order to use some light compression to tame peaks, then into a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 which is my audio interface/preamp. The small input meter on the transport bar shows red clipping at the top of the barĪre you talking about the Audio Activity (Default In Ch) to the right of MIDI In Activity? That’s just duplicating the input fader - which is really what you should be looking at. ![]() Secondly, I don’t know where this trim so no peaks are greater than -12dBFS comes from… Like mentioned above, don’t worry about what the waveform looks like, you can make that appear bigger or smaller with the small slider on the side of the project window without affecting how loud it actually is.įirst off, you don’t look at the wfm, and use that as a guide as to whether or not you are clipping on the way in. Then after recording, you can always turn up the track’s volume fader if you want to to make it sound louder. Recording at 24-bit, one way to do it is to do a rehearsal run of your playing into Cubase, and adjust the preamp trim so no peaks are greater than -12dBFS. I seem to either get a waveform that looks too narrow/quiet or a fat one that clips. Secondly, and more importantly, could someone tell me how to get a reasonably loud recording (fat waveform!) without such high peaks? I know I could compress it really heavily prior to going into Cubase, but I want to keep the dynamics as real as possible and apply compression later (as is often advised). Firstly, is this relevant? Because on the waveform after recording it doesn’t seem to clip…? Nearly every time I adjust the Voicemaster and Scarlett to abtain a non-clipping signal, the small input meter on the transport bar shows red clipping at the top of the bar for the first note played. I’ve used Cubase for years but am new user to Elements. ![]() My problem is I’m trying to record a lead guitar part. ![]()
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