Recording Levels Low w/ Acoustic -- Repost -ACID Product Family

Subject:Recording Levels Low w/ Acoustic -- Repost Posted by: spinweb Date:8/4/2004 5:17:13 PM There's another post with the wrong subject....sorry. OK, now: I have a Taylor guitar with a pre-amp built into it. For some reason, when I record out of it directly into my ECHO Indigo IO sound card, the signal is barely visible in ACID after recording. It IS recording, but at a tiny signal/noise ration compared to anything else (i.e., drum loops, electric guitar). In Windows I can't seem to access a volume control for the Indigo card. There are 4 virtual outs and one in, but no choices for the input. Anyone know wus up? Thanks! Rick
Subject:RE: Recording Levels Low w/ Acoustic -- Repost Reply by: dorkus Date:8/4/2004 5:32:11 PM The indigo is line-level only - you may need a preamp. However, all of my acoustic guitar line outs produce very hot signals. Have you checked the battery on the guitar?
Subject:RE: Recording Levels Low w/ Acoustic -- Repost Reply by: spinweb Date:8/5/2004 11:18:18 AM I need to try other batteries, but it seemed to work fine a few days earlier through an amp at the store, so I thought they were good. What's line-level mean? How does that affect the signal? Peace, Rick
Subject:RE: Recording Levels Low w/ Acoustic -- Repost Reply by: Chienworks Date:8/5/2004 1:25:38 PM Microphones put out about 1/1000 volt signal. Line level (which is used to connect things like stereo components or mixer to amplifier) are almost a full volt. While most audio transducers produce signal at the microphone level, many guitar pickups seem to put out a voltage closer to line level. It appears that yours must be closer to mic level instead. If that's the case then you'll need some sort of pre-amp to boost it's output up to line level before your sound card can record it well.
Subject:RE: Recording Levels Low w/ Acoustic -- Repost Reply by: dorkus Date:8/5/2004 4:29:31 PM Also, so you know, if you keep your guitar plugged in, it eats up the battery - even if it's not connected to something else.

Subject:Recording Levels Low w/ Acoustic -- Repost

Posted by: spinweb

Date:8/4/2004 5:17:13 PM

There's another post with the wrong subject....sorry. OK, now:

I have a Taylor guitar with a pre-amp built into it. For some reason, when I record out of it directly into my ECHO Indigo IO sound card, the signal is barely visible in ACID after recording. It IS recording, but at a tiny signal/noise ration compared to anything else (i.e., drum loops, electric guitar).

In Windows I can't seem to access a volume control for the Indigo card. There are 4 virtual outs and one in, but no choices for the input.

Anyone know wus up?

Thanks!

Rick

Subject:RE: Recording Levels Low w/ Acoustic -- Repost

Reply by: dorkus

Date:8/4/2004 5:32:11 PM

The indigo is line-level only - you may need a preamp. However, all of my acoustic guitar line outs produce very hot signals. Have you checked the battery on the guitar?

Subject:RE: Recording Levels Low w/ Acoustic -- Repost

Reply by: spinweb

Date:8/5/2004 11:18:18 AM

I need to try other batteries, but it seemed to work fine a few days earlier through an amp at the store, so I thought they were good.

What's line-level mean? How does that affect the signal?

Peace,

Rick

Subject:RE: Recording Levels Low w/ Acoustic -- Repost

Reply by: Chienworks

Date:8/5/2004 1:25:38 PM

Microphones put out about 1/1000 volt signal. Line level (which is used to connect things like stereo components or mixer to amplifier) are almost a full volt. While most audio transducers produce signal at the microphone level, many guitar pickups seem to put out a voltage closer to line level. It appears that yours must be closer to mic level instead. If that's the case then you'll need some sort of pre-amp to boost it's output up to line level before your sound card can record it well.

Subject:RE: Recording Levels Low w/ Acoustic -- Repost

Reply by: dorkus

Date:8/5/2004 4:29:31 PM

Also, so you know, if you keep your guitar plugged in, it eats up the battery - even if it's not connected to something else.