[ddots-l] Re: metering discrepancies
- From: "Mike Christer" <m-christer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2007 16:59:12 -0000
Try pushing the input level until it distorts, then back it off a little,
and see what the post meter reading is!
It might do the trick, possibly showing that Sonar isn't seeing the input
properly?
I dunno, might work...
Alternatively, have you reset and refreshed the meters etc?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Halton" <philhalt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 4:39 PM
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: metering discrepancies
> that's what I did, I armed track, and read meter with f2 after first
> resetting the meter with triple f2. it read approx -5 DB, then on
> playback with track unarmed, meter read approx -17 db. I changed no
> settings--I just loaded the normal template into a new session of sonar,
> and began recording after checking input level. I haven't really given
> much attention to this aspect of sonar(digital audio recording), and I'll
> have to investigate it a little more with an eye towards this problem.
>
>
> .
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Christer" <m-christer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 9:11 AM
> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: metering discrepancies
>
>
>> Phil!
>>
>> When looking at the input level, make sure the feedback you get from JAWS
>> says, "input", and not "output"?
>>
>> I guess you know that you should take the meter level when the track is
>> actually armed?
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> Mike
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Luis Elorza" <luiselorza@xxxxxxxxx>
>> To: <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Saturday, January 27, 2007 4:18 AM
>> Subject: [ddots-l] Re: metering discrepancies
>>
>>
>>> maybe you lowered the volume for that track. the meter shows the output
>>> level not your wave file level.
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Phil Halton" <philhalt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> To: "ddots-l" <ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>> Sent: Friday, January 26, 2007 4:43 PM
>>> 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
>>>>
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