u/ChaperonBlue

Logic Pro recording at -45 when input monitoring shows -12 — Scarlett Solo

Using Logic Pro with a Scarlett Solo on Mac. When I do input monitoring my levels show around -12 dBFS which looks fine. But after I finish recording and play it back, the recorded audio sits at -45 dBFS. The waveform is not even flat.

Things I've already checked:

\- Input is set to Input 1 (correct)

\- Channel strip gain isn't pulled down

\- Tried turning off input monitoring while recording — same result

\- Dim Level was at -20, changed it to 0 — didn't fix it

\- Scarlett Solo is selected as both input and output device in Logic's audio settings

This happens every single time I try to record. It's driving me insane because I keep losing song ideas over this. Anyone know what's actually causing the drop between monitoring level and recorded level?

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u/ChaperonBlue — 1 day ago

Logic Pro recording at -45 when input monitoring shows -12 — Scarlett Solo

Using Logic Pro with a Scarlett Solo on Mac. When I do input monitoring my levels show around -12 dBFS which looks fine. But after I finish recording and play it back, the recorded audio sits at -45 dBFS. The waveform is not even flat.

Things I've already checked:

- Input is set to Input 1 (correct)

- Channel strip gain isn't pulled down

- Tried turning off input monitoring while recording — same result

- Dim Level was at -20, changed it to 0 — didn't fix it

- Scarlett Solo is selected as both input and output device in Logic's audio settings

This happens every single time I try to record. It's driving me insane because I keep losing song ideas over this. Anyone know what's actually causing the drop between monitoring level and recorded level?

reddit.com
u/ChaperonBlue — 1 day ago

Logic Pro recording at -45 when input monitoring shows -12 — Scarlett Solo

Using Logic Pro with a Scarlett Solo on Mac. When I do input monitoring my levels show around -12 dBFS which looks fine. But after I finish recording and play it back, the recorded audio sits at -45 dBFS. The waveform is not even flat.

Things I've already checked:

- Input is set to Input 1 (correct)

- Channel strip gain isn't pulled down

- Tried turning off input monitoring while recording — same result

- Dim Level was at -20, changed it to 0 — didn't fix it

- Scarlett Solo is selected as both input and output device in Logic's audio settings

This happens every single time I try to record. It's driving me insane because I keep losing song ideas over this. Anyone know what's actually causing the drop between monitoring level and recorded level?

reddit.com
u/ChaperonBlue — 1 day ago