Signal Problem, Pandora PX4D through Emu 1212m
Storm Linnebjerg
Feb 28 2009, 12:58 AM
Learning Rock Star
 Posts: 7.676
Joined: 14-June 08
From: Odense, Denmark
Hey everyone,

Emir and I talked a bit about this and tried to sort it out, but it didn't really work, and now I discovered something new.

To explain the problem to you all:

I have my guitar hooked up through my Pandora PX4D into my Emu 1212m Sound card. When just playing and listening through the speakers of my computer it seems alright in volume, but when I record something, the signal and volume is a lot lower. Even though nothing is put drastically low on the Emu Mixer application (in fact all that can be set to 0 is set to that).

Now I am actually not at my regular computer, as I am visiting my parents, but I brought my guitar and Pandora PX4D with me. I noticed something when playing directly through it and not through my computer - it is DRASTICALLY louder. So loud I had to put the Pandora to half it's volume.

I am wondering if there might be something wrong with my audio card (I have three PCI slots in my computer, if I recall correctly) and I use one for the 1212m and one for the 0404m which came along with the 1212m. It shouldn't really make any difference which slots they are in, should it?

Besides that - could it just be due to quality loss through the cables? To get it hooked up to my computer I have to first have a transformer making the one output on the Pandora to a small-ish one which has stereo, then again make those large jacks to enter the right/left input on the Emu Sound card. I tried with just one cable through and make it go directly from the Pandora and to the sound card with no weird ways around it - just plain mono then, but the signal and input was still a lot lower than when playing directly through the Pandora with the head phones plugged into that, as I have it now.

Any suggestions what this can be? I do not think that it has ever been any other way, I just hadn't paid that much attention to it untill now.

You are at GuitarMasterClass.net


Don't miss today's free lick. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!

Don't miss today's free blues, jazz & country licks. Plus all our lessons are packed with free content!


--------------------

Check out my TikTok! - or check out my GMC video comments on YouTube
Go to the top of the page
 
+Quote Post

Posts in this topic
- Caelumamittendum   Signal Problem   Feb 28 2009, 12:58 AM
- - Andrew6   Check the settings on your sound card maybe there ...   Feb 28 2009, 01:00 AM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   Can you see the meter in the PatchMix application?...   Feb 28 2009, 01:04 AM
- - Caelumamittendum   When I'm playing through my computer my Pandor...   Feb 28 2009, 01:33 AM
|- - Muris Varajic   It must be something with channels on E-MU mixer. ...   Feb 28 2009, 02:03 AM
nnn
- - Ivan Milenkovic   There must be something wrong with your settings, ...   Feb 28 2009, 03:24 AM
- - tonymiro   QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ Feb 28 2009, 03...   Feb 28 2009, 12:23 PM
- - Caelumamittendum   Now, I don't have my computer with me here, so...   Feb 28 2009, 01:36 PM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   Well -10 to -5 is a GOOD thing! Just make su...   Feb 28 2009, 02:52 PM
- - Caelumamittendum   Yeah, but where do I adjust that? On a side note...   Feb 28 2009, 03:38 PM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   Can you please give the actual picture? You can pr...   Mar 1 2009, 01:30 AM
- - Caelumamittendum   I cannot give you a picture before I'm home la...   Mar 1 2009, 01:56 AM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   It could be, but that may not be the only reason. ...   Mar 1 2009, 02:01 AM
|- - Caelumamittendum   QUOTE (Ivan Milenkovic @ Mar 1 2009, 02:0...   Mar 1 2009, 10:54 AM
nnn
- - Ivan Milenkovic   Aaah, I see, I thought you were a bit closer, sorr...   Mar 1 2009, 11:28 AM
- - Caelumamittendum   This is the Windows Mixer thingie I'm talking ...   Mar 1 2009, 11:20 PM
- - Caelumamittendum   Anyone? EDIT: and here is what happened after get...   Mar 2 2009, 02:10 PM
- - Caelumamittendum   And that is with the Pandora at only half volume.   Mar 2 2009, 08:11 PM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   OK, this helps a lot. First, the SUM mixer in win...   Mar 2 2009, 11:47 PM
- - Caelumamittendum   It all becomes even weaker at +4dB. It is at 10dB ...   Mar 3 2009, 12:01 AM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   Ok mate. Also, wanna ask you couple of more thing...   Mar 3 2009, 12:06 AM
- - Caelumamittendum   1. It sounds weaker than when played through headp...   Mar 3 2009, 12:09 AM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   Have you tried inserting a Trim Control before the...   Mar 3 2009, 12:32 AM
- - Caelumamittendum   The trim control worked wonders, Ivan! Thanks ...   Mar 3 2009, 01:08 AM
- - Ivan Milenkovic   hehe, cool mate, I was thinking about before, I re...   Mar 3 2009, 02:18 AM
nnn
nnn

 

Reply to this topicStart new topic
1 User(s) are reading this topic (1 Guests and 0 Anonymous Users)
0 Members:

 
Blues Lick Of The Day!

Display Mode: Switch to: Standard · Switch to: Linear+ · Outline

Track this topic · Email this topic · Print this topic · Subscribe to this forum


RSS Lo-Fi Version Time is now: 27th April 2024 - 04:37 AM