Does anyone else have a problem getting their tracks loud enough while recording into a computer? It seems like there's no way to get something loud enough without it clipping. My setup is SP404SX into Lexicon Lambda interface into Cubase LE 4.

Thanks!

I use 404 and audacity and it is very hard for the levels to be loud and not clip.

Maybe run the signal through a preamp before your soundcard?

Record it into audacity and leave it at about -.08 db for headroom. Then normalize the track and run it thru a compressor plugin or a saturator... or a combo of both. Also you might try recording to your computer with the -.08 clearance then record it back to the SP. Now turn your Vinyl Sim on and record back to the PC.

Or as Dilla says "If you can't hear this shit, turn it up louder!"

How do you do this?

i've been using audacity also and have been annoyed with latency issues if i'm multitracking -- i know there is a way to adjust for this -- does anyone with more audacity experience have some good tips on this issue?? otherwise i will try to go at it alone and report back with what i learn

[ i'm just running line in to the computer, not sure if a cheap audio interface would help with latency? ]

Don't turn the SP up as loud and make sure you watch the VU meters. They will tell you what your loudest peak is.

i dontk now audacity but i know alot of other multitrack software. i use cubase and you can download a driver that helps with latency. its called "ASIO4ALL" just do a searcha nd get the most updated version. i just dont know if audacity will allow you to change your driver but most programs like that do. so it probably does, its just a setting in like the audio section or something. once you install it, you switch it to ASIO4All from whatever it is, might be ASIO full duplex drivers or primary sound card drivers or something. This will take the latency down alot from what it is if your using your standard computer audio settings. like from 46ms to like 10ms. its helped me. still not that good but good enough. when i used the sp555 as an audio interface my latency would go down to like 3ms. it was weird to press the pad and have the sound come instantly. latency sux.

springwater: proper soundcard with native ASIO drivers solves the issue. If you're a zero-latency junkie like me, get a PCI/PCIe one and enjoy 1ms latency.

im using a cakewalk/edirol ux-25a interface, got a built in limiter/compressor which is a great help!!