ProFire 2626 Line input levels are quite low

[mlange]

Hey all 2626 owners.....

My unit reads -18VU within ProTools on a +4dBu line level signal inputted to any of the 8 TRS channel inputs. We've tried mono and TRS cables from variety of line level signal sources & test gear and the results are always the same.... an enemic signal level at -18VU.

As there's no adjustment the line levels' inputs, has anyone else run a line level signal and checked their 2626's performance? When we took the same configuation and used a Firewire Audiophile, it properly reports a -1.7VU with +4dBm applied to it's line input.

Thanks

[mlange]

Nobody got a chance to record a line-level signal into their 2626?

[detroitkruk]

have you called m-audio?...i'd really like to know how this goes...was looking at the light bridge then turned my attention to the 2626...

please keep us posted in this thread...i know alot of people simply don't own these yet...

detroitkruk

[tash]

-18VU, not -18dbFS on the digital scale? If it reads -18dbFS on your pro tools, it doesn't sound too low to me. I don't know what is the maximum input level of the line input for the unit. The tech guy from M-Audio told me it's all in the spec.

Every unit/maker has different value. To me it's not a surprise a gear like profire 2626 has maximum input level between +16~22dbu. If it's the case, -18dbFS (sorry if you mean -18dbu) is not low. You don't want the siganl to be too much hotter than 0dbu (probably equivalant to -16~-22dbFS). If it's close to 0dbFS, it's way way too hot.

maximum input for A/D and maximum output on the same unit for D/A are not alwasy the same, either.

[mlange]

-18VU, not -18dbFS on the digital scale?

Hey Tash -

Yep, it's -18VU, not dbfs

Can anyone else try this? Just slap a line-level signal into the 2626 and check your VUs in PT ......

[theaero]

Anyone figure out whats going on? I ordered one of these 2626s and I wanna make sure the line ins work right..