I had no problem connecting the new model 12 to Reaper on MacOS, and set up there for multitrack recording, similar to how I would do it with FocusRite interfaces or a Behringer X32 mixer, both of which I've used for years without problems. Just plug in the USB on both sides, start Reaper, tell it to use the Model 12 as the I/O device, it could not be easier.
My issue is I cannot seem to get enough gain out of the Model 12's USB connection. I have the Model 12 channel gain controls set at about 75%, with an SM57 on guitar, and SM58 on vocals on channels 1 & 2. But at those levels I'm only getting -24db peak at the DAW.
The track level meters on the Model 12 also look low to me. Those signals just come up 3 or 4 dots, coming nowhere near the zero (-12db) line on the level meter.
The USB send points are all set to PRE-COMP, so I think the only thing in between the mic and the USB is channel gain.
I can always add a 12db input boost on the DAW but that's going to raise the noise floor as well as boost the signal. At least it gets my signal up to -12db peak where I can start to work with it. It just doesn't feel right.
We have the input mode switch set to PC. Maybe it needs to be set to Live, if we want to capture the live sound to the USB? Maybe PC mode is only used to play back from the laptop/DAW? If that's the case maybe we need to reserve two channels for playback and use the others in Input mode to go over to the laptop/DAW?
I don't know if I've got the model 12 set up wrong, or if it's not meant for this purpose, or what's going on.
Also, what does ModelMixer software do? I don't think I actually ran it while the Model 12 was connected. Could that be part of the problem?
My issue is I cannot seem to get enough gain out of the Model 12's USB connection. I have the Model 12 channel gain controls set at about 75%, with an SM57 on guitar, and SM58 on vocals on channels 1 & 2. But at those levels I'm only getting -24db peak at the DAW.
The track level meters on the Model 12 also look low to me. Those signals just come up 3 or 4 dots, coming nowhere near the zero (-12db) line on the level meter.
The USB send points are all set to PRE-COMP, so I think the only thing in between the mic and the USB is channel gain.
I can always add a 12db input boost on the DAW but that's going to raise the noise floor as well as boost the signal. At least it gets my signal up to -12db peak where I can start to work with it. It just doesn't feel right.
We have the input mode switch set to PC. Maybe it needs to be set to Live, if we want to capture the live sound to the USB? Maybe PC mode is only used to play back from the laptop/DAW? If that's the case maybe we need to reserve two channels for playback and use the others in Input mode to go over to the laptop/DAW?
I don't know if I've got the model 12 set up wrong, or if it's not meant for this purpose, or what's going on.
Also, what does ModelMixer software do? I don't think I actually ran it while the Model 12 was connected. Could that be part of the problem?
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