First post, by Stojke
- Rank
- l33t
Hey guys, i have recently started recording OPL3 from my PAS16 via analogue cable into my XFi Xtreme Music sound card.
What i noticed is that the sound level is quite low, around 20%, and i later have to volume maximize the entire track in order to get something loud enough to listen to with out having to set my sound card to maximum sound output level.
I later discovered that i can boost my sound card to 200% (level 100 in windows) and record at around 30% ~ 40% but thats still far away from 100% maximum that i want to get.
So i tried other sound cards, like Yamaha SW1000XG and noticed the same thing there - 20%.
How can i get more sensitivity with out more noise? If i increase sound source sound level i get more noise. With sound maximize i get the desired sound level (still a bit silent) but i also amplify the noise level (which is logical).
I am using an cable with two ferrite beads on each end and have place the cable where there is least possible interference from anything.
I am also using maximum possible sound level on PAS16 with out getting too high noise floor (the lowest possible noise floor for sound level), and thats 80% FM and 50% WAVE.
Ive seen others get very good sound levels with out noise, am i doing something wrong, or is that how recording actually works 😀 ?
Here is one track recording: MiR - TenChi MuYo Ending Theme SW1000XG