Phil! When you took the meter reading post recording, did you still have the track armed? I've never had this particular issue... Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Phil Halton" <philhalt@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: "ddots-l" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 12:43 AM Subject: [ddots-l] metering discrepancies > When I check meter levels with an audio track armed, then record on that > track, and then check my levels on playback, there is a big discrepancy. > For example, I had an input level of around -5 DB with an armed track, > then on playback, the meters read around -17 DB. Why the big discrepancy? > > Is this a sonar thing, or something to do with my hardware? I'm using an > Echo Indigo I/O laptop soundcard with sonar 5.2 > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the > Subject:- faq > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.17.12/653 - Release Date: > 26/01/2007 > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq