Low Line Output Gain Issue – Nord Stage 4 & Focusrite Scarlett 16i16

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Re: Low Line Output Gain Issue – Nord Stage 4 & Focusrite Scarlett 16i16

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majek89 wrote: 14 Mar 2025, 11:18
cphollis wrote: 12 Mar 2025, 22:34 No, not if the sender is using -10dB and the receiver +4dB, it's gonna be awfully quiet. I use Logic Pro, and I just add a "gain" utility plugin (good for +24dB) and I'm good -- not sure about Ableton. Also, if one of the cables is phase reversed, it's gonna almost silent.

I've played Nords for years, and I guess I'm just used to working with -10dB. A small mixer or powered DI is also helpful for working with some legacy PA mixers that are out there.
Right, but the fact that the Nord outputs -10dBV is basically just an assumption, since it's not explicitly stated in the documentation. However, it does seem to be the case.
I’d prefer not to have any additional devices in the signal chain while recording, but if I have to, I was thinking about using this converter instead of a DI box:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NQ1SMTJ

Do you think this could work?
DJKeys wrote: 12 Mar 2025, 22:40 Have you boosted the line outputs 3 and 4 using the Focusrite control 2 software? As you said, the hardware control does not affect these outputs.
How can you boost that in Control 2 software? There’s only a gain adjustment for inputs 1 and 2. I can change the settings in the "Mixer" section, but that only affects monitoring through the Main Output. Even if I mute everything there, I still get the input signal in Ableton or Pro Tools. So as far as I can tell, there’s no software-based gain adjustment for inputs 3 & 4.
I don't own the Scarlett, but it says this on page 28 of the v4 Manual:

Line Outputs
Line Outputs 3-4 have identical electrical characteristics to the Monitor line Outputs 1 to 2 but
aren't controlled by the Output control.
You can set the signals available at these outputs using Focusrite Control 2, and use the outputs
to drive additional speakers in a multichannel monitoring system, such as a subwoofer or to send
signals to outboard effects processors.


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