vci 400 master output way too low
vci 400 master output way too low Posted on: 31.03.2012 by Shu Dietiker Hey Peeps.I had to notice last evening while DJing and after hookin my VCI EGE that my output level seemed way to low compared to the other djs with some of them playing with controllers and some with cd players. my vci was hooked to an external mixer and on the external mixer my master was also set at the maximum and i was extremely low... I couldnt help it in anyway except to turn the Hi & Mid on the external a little higher in order to get a little more boost anyone else had this? | |
| Donella Bentch 01.04.2012 | Little bit confused about Sarah148 |
| Donella Bentch 01.04.2012 | Little bit confused about Sarah148 |
| Donella Bentch 01.04.2012 | Little bit confused about Sarah148 |
| Donella Bentch 01.04.2012 | Little bit confused about Sarah148 |
| Donella Bentch 01.04.2012 | Little bit confused about Sarah148 |
| Shu Dietiker 01.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by viper9711
So perhaps Sarah meant these setings cuz the volume source of Mac cannot influence the output of any audio interface. THANKS a lot. Works of course. It was set to -12dB which is still kinda awkward but I pushed the volume higher... |
| Donella Bentch 01.04.2012 | Little bit confused about Sarah148 |
| Shu Dietiker 31.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by Sarah148
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| Shu Dietiker 31.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by viper9711
autogain is on. limiter is on also. head room is off. headroom is off, so i should be able to play out loud as i want. auto gain is on which is a good thing, keeps all tracks at same level. limiter is on which prevents clipping/distortion. ...... kinda weird. my master volume on the vci controller was set at 3 o'clock which also sets traktors volume to 3 o'clock too... at 3 o'clock i already get orange and at times red colors which isnt a good sign... my master goes out into the pioneer. the pioneer track volume is set to 5 o'clock and my volume is at -3dB. i was lucky to able to turn the main amps up... no one else seems to have this problem. |
| Shu Dietiker 31.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by viper9711
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| Shu Dietiker 31.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by viper9711
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| Donella Bentch 31.03.2012 | What do you use? MAC or Windows Traktor Main gain: Listen to the yellow and red markers at the Led |
| Shu Dietiker 31.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by donutsdc
Originally Posted by viper9711
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| Shu Dietiker 31.03.2012 | Hey Peeps. I had to notice last evening while DJing and after hookin my VCI EGE that my output level seemed way to low compared to the other djs with some of them playing with controllers and some with cd players. my vci was hooked to an external mixer and on the external mixer my master was also set at the maximum and i was extremely low... I couldnt help it in anyway except to turn the Hi & Mid on the external a little higher in order to get a little more boost anyone else had this? |
| Donella Bentch 01.04.2012 | |
| Shu Dietiker 01.04.2012 |
Originally Posted by viper9711
So perhaps Sarah meant these setings cuz the volume source of Mac cannot influence the output of any audio interface. THANKS a lot. Works of course. It was set to -12dB which is still kinda awkward but I pushed the volume higher... |
| Donella Bentch 01.04.2012 | Now I believe I have the solution. Go to audio / midi setup and select Vestax Vci 400. Check your Master Volume output- is it select to maximum? |
| Donella Bentch 01.04.2012 | Little bit confused about Sarah148 |
| Shu Dietiker 31.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by Sarah148
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| Shu Dietiker 31.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by viper9711
autogain is on. limiter is on also. head room is off. headroom is off, so i should be able to play out loud as i want. auto gain is on which is a good thing, keeps all tracks at same level. limiter is on which prevents clipping/distortion. ...... kinda weird. my master volume on the vci controller was set at 3 o'clock which also sets traktors volume to 3 o'clock too... at 3 o'clock i already get orange and at times red colors which isnt a good sign... my master goes out into the pioneer. the pioneer track volume is set to 5 o'clock and my volume is at -3dB. i was lucky to able to turn the main amps up... no one else seems to have this problem. |
| Donella Bentch 31.03.2012 | Good luck |
| Shu Dietiker 31.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by viper9711
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| Donella Bentch 01.04.2012 | On my iMac, the volume control significantly influenced the Vestax output. S4 is regulated differently. Here is no influence to the controllers output ! |
| Shu Dietiker 01.04.2012 | i have auto gain on. and always had it for the past years. it helps automatically gain the level to each track... but auto gain doesnt seem to be the problem. if i manually turn the gain up on each single deck, and additionally go down or up with the master doesnt really change. i tried that yesterday at my gig. i know which volume setting you mean... it just popped now to my head... the headroom. but the values are set to "none". |
| Kimberlee Bosel 01.04.2012 | There is an option in Traktor preferences that sets the volume at a lower level automatically to prevent clipping. It has values of 0dB, -3dB, -6dB, etc. Also check if Traktor automatically sets gain levels in accordance to the song, that may be the issue. I'm not around my normal laptop right now so I can't take a screen shot |
| Shu Dietiker 31.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by viper9711
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| Donella Bentch 31.03.2012 | What do you use? MAC or Windows Traktor Main gain: Listen to the yellow and red markers at the Led |
| Shu Dietiker 31.03.2012 |
Originally Posted by donutsdc
Originally Posted by viper9711
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| Kimberlee Bosel 31.03.2012 | Maybe check to see if you have any headroom enabled in Traktor itself? Also check your master gain levels on the VCI-400 EGE. Then again, I could be wrong |
| Donella Bentch 31.03.2012 | Be sure to turn your Laptop Volume to maximum. Otherwise your master and headphone Volume is to low. |
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