aPeRSon
Member
A normal practice session for me involves hooking my laptop up to my AxeFxII XL via USB and playing along with iTunes tracks. The AxeFxII XL is set up as my primary sound device on the laptop and everything is working fine - I can hear the tracks and guitar, whilst listening via a pair of Yamaha NS5 active monitors and I'm more than happy with the sound.
What I am finding, however, is that there can be quite a difference in the audio levels across different tracks, usually as I change from one iTunes album to another, but sometimes between tracks on the same album.
Initially, I used an iPad, running a cable from the headphone out into the Axe rear inputs and placed an FX return block at the far right of the grid on my presets, but when I realised that I could use USB, it made sense to go that route, as I usually have my laptop connected and AxeEdit running whilst I play.
I know I can tweak the USB level on the Axe, but it's a bit inconvenient to do this between tracks. I was wondering if there is any way to route the USB audio differently and either add a touch of compression, adjust the level by a dB (or two) or maybe there's a slicker way to adjust USB audio levels?
What I am finding, however, is that there can be quite a difference in the audio levels across different tracks, usually as I change from one iTunes album to another, but sometimes between tracks on the same album.
Initially, I used an iPad, running a cable from the headphone out into the Axe rear inputs and placed an FX return block at the far right of the grid on my presets, but when I realised that I could use USB, it made sense to go that route, as I usually have my laptop connected and AxeEdit running whilst I play.
I know I can tweak the USB level on the Axe, but it's a bit inconvenient to do this between tracks. I was wondering if there is any way to route the USB audio differently and either add a touch of compression, adjust the level by a dB (or two) or maybe there's a slicker way to adjust USB audio levels?