Metronome recorded on audio track

Hi,

 

I have searched for the answer before but couldn’t find the right answer.

 

I am currently trying to record audio tracks, using both direct input and mic input. But once I’ve recorded to listen back to the audio, the input is extremely low although I’ve tried altering the input volume and the metronome has been recording on to the audio track as I can hear it.

 

Does anyone know how to fix this??

 

Thanks

Let's talk about mic recording. The normal process is to :

 

1. R-enable the track
   
2. Have the musician sing or play while you adjust the gain on the mic preamp until you see the level you want in Logic on the R-enabled channel strip

 

Then after recording, when you playback, you should see the same level on your channel strip.

 

Is this the case?

No, once I’ve played and recorded, the audio level is not the same as the output level.

 

The metronome which has been recorded onto the track could be part of the problem but not sure what’s going on

the audio level is not the same as the output level.

I'm not sure what that means to be honest.

I can see the levels going into logic, and they seem to be at a good level, however once I’ve recorded and listened back to it, it’s very quiet with the metronome blasting over it

What are you recording, your voice? Are you using headphones or speaker monitors to listen to the metronome?

 

And what audio interface are you using?

I’m using an acoustic guitar.

Speaker monitors

Allen and Heath Z10

Ok then if you use speaker monitors it makes sense that the mic would pick up the metronome. When recording with a mic you need to use headphones to listen to the metronome.

Yes of course, I do that already with a mic, but with a DI, I use my speakers. Even with a DI signal the metronome has been recorded on to the audio

Yes of course, I do that already with a mic, but with a DI, I use my speakers. Even with a DI signal the metronome has been recorded on to the audio

 

Yes... but... I thought we were testing mic recordings first:

Let's talk about mic recording.

Ok then. If you unplug the guitar (and the mic) from the audio interface and record silence on the track, do you actually record the metronome signal?

OKay and it’s a Allen and Heath z10

OKay and it’s a Allen and Heath z10

Yes sorry I noticed you had already answered that.

 

Sometimes audio interfaces have holdback features that allow you to mix the output of Logic with what you're recording onto the track so that's one thing to research for that audio interface.

Okay I’ll try that thanks

Did you figure out how to fix it? I’m having the same problem, and I have an Allen & Heath zedi 8.

Did you figure out how to fix it? I’m having the same problem, and I have an Allen & Heath zedi 8.

You have to look up the manual for your zedi 8 to make sure it's not rerouting the DAW outputs back into the DAW inputs.

Thanks – that was totally the problem. I only had to change the audio outputs in the Logic preferences, and then plug my headphones into my Mac rather than into the mixing board for monitoring.

Thanks – that was totally the problem. I only had to change the audio outputs in the Logic preferences, and then plug my headphones into my Mac rather than into the mixing board for monitoring.

Great! Good to hear. Thanks for letting us know.