Gain level on QU-Drive Multitrack

Qu Qu Troubleshooting
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I’m recording my band via QU-16 QU-Drive multitrack on 16 Tracks. After recording I’m importing these files into Logic to do the mixing.

Unfortunately I don’t get a proper signal for my stereo guitar signal coming from a Kemper. In the channel strip everything looks good, it’s even short before clipping.
As soon as I’m arming the multitrack recording function I see, that the signal is pretty weak. And so it is on the recorded track. If I then add more gain I’m deeply into the distortion and don’t get a clean signal any more.

Could anyone tell me what I could to to solve this?

Thanks in advance for your help!

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Simply normalize the tracks after you’ve imported them into Logic.

Good luck !

Giga

3

My recording are also very quiet, but as they are in 24 bit, you can easily increase their gain/normalize on the computer without raising the noise floor.

4

On the direct out setting are they set for pre fade?
There is also a level trim adjustment for the direct out.
Those are global settings that can be set from any channel in the preamp menu screen.

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Thank you so much. That was the solution! Great!

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Hi.
I too have had this problem.
Would anyone be able to help me find where the trim level adjustment for the direct out can be accessed.

Cheers for now.

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Let me check it for you asap.

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This article may be useful in explaining what’s going on and why - https://support.allen-heath.com/hc/en-gb/articles/4403616287889-General-Qu-SQ-Levels-and-Metering-in-Qu-and-SQ
(in short, 0dB on the meters = -18dBFS in the digital realm)

@Beely - the Direct Out Trim is found in the Routing screen when an input has been selected. Note that Direct Out Trim is on a per-channel basis, unlike the other (Global) Direct Out Settings.

Thanks,
Keith.

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Hi Keith.
I had a quick skim-read of that article.
The last paragraph in particular seems to cover what I am looking for.
Cheers for that.

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Sorry, I was too slow. Thanks guys!