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Monitor levels in Multitrack

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March 15, 2018
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Hi,

I'm trying to monitor my levels on the selected track armed for recording in a Multitrack project using the Level Meter Window, but the Level Meter Window does not work as it does in Waveform mode.

Alt+i does nothing and when right clicking, the option "Meter Input Signal" is greyed out. The Windows Level Meter Window works fine when playing a track, but during recording (or before recording, when the track is armed for recording) the only level meter working is the small one of the armed track itself.

How can I get the Level Meter Window to display the levels of the armed+selected track in a Multitrack session?

And a related question:

In a Multitrack session, BOTH the small track Level Meter when recording and later, the big Level Meter Window when playing, show the levels clipped at -3db: the display never goes above -3db and never gets into the red "peak" markers. But this is only an apparent clipping: when the same file is viewed in Waveform mode (or in a different app) it shows, correctly, the levels going above -3db and peaking.

How can I get the level meters to show levels above -3db in Mutitrack mode and register peaking when it does occur?

I'm using Audition CC 11.0.2.2 (just updated it)

Many thanks.

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Correct answer ryclark

In order to see your Input levels on the track that you are recording to on the main meters you have to also select the orange 'I' icon square (Monitor Input) as well as the 'R' Record icon for that track.

As far as the levels clipping at -3dBFS in the Multitrack view make sure that you don't have any Limiter or Compression effect in the Master tracks Effects Rack.

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george_5275

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could you please anyone recommends me on what level i must set instrument and what level a vocal? ( i mean music plays ok seperetly, but whne i add vocal its goes over 0db, so, on what level i shoul set music, and what level i shoud set vocal adui, which is good for sond, how must it be

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Nwaka23007813x720

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Hi. I picked an input for my audio interface from the insert of my mixer which is a balanced stereo trs cable to an xlr cable entering my audio interface. I'm not recording mono, I'm trying to record all my stereo mix on track one in multi track. But my issues is that when I pan my drums for example, it's not reflecting on my multitrack. My multitrack is still recording same levels on both sides (left and right) in track one.

What can I do?

I believe that since it's stereo set in Adobe and I'm using a stereo cable, my pan mix on my mixer should reflect. Please help me out.

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emmrecs

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@Nwaka23007813x720 I suspect your problem is because the insert from (your) mixer, assuming you mean you're using a single insert point (normally found as a socket in the channel strip), will be mono. Hence your drums are recorded as mono. (It makes no difference at all in this situation that you are apparently using a TRS plug.)

You need to take a stereo output from your mixer into two channels of your audio interface.

ryclarkCorrect answer

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In order to see your Input levels on the track that you are recording to on the main meters you have to also select the orange 'I' icon square (Monitor Input) as well as the 'R' Record icon for that track.

As far as the levels clipping at -3dBFS in the Multitrack view make sure that you don't have any Limiter or Compression effect in the Master tracks Effects Rack.

IgFAuthor

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Thanks ryclark!

I don't know how I missed it - however, if I select it I get what I'm monitoring through my output+latency so I get that sort of echo loop - if I turn my speakers off I don't hear it, but the echo is there in the recording.

If I mute the track or select output "none", then the Level Meters Window does not work... even though the small level meter on the track itself works... in fact, if I lower the volume of the track that seems to affect the level in the Level Meters Window, i.e. it is showing the track's output, not its input? Can I get it to monitor the input instead? In other words, get it to do just what it does in the Waveform editor?

As for the clipping, I'm pretty sure I have no effects and, as I say, the sound is not actually clipped - it just shows that way in the level monitors in the Multitrack Editor... actually now it is only doing it in the large Level Meters Window, the track input monitor appears to work fine whereas the Level Meters window stops at -3db...

ryclark

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No there is no other way if you want to monitored the incoming levels on the main meters. You have to remember that the large meters in the Multitrack view are showing the actual output from the Master track of the Multitrack Mixer. Therefore they show whatever is being routed or mixed to the Master output and that is what you also hear in your headphones. Unfortunately you cannot separate the meters from the audio monitoring.

However the smaller track meters should be sufficient just check what levels you are sending into a track to record. If you need larger calibrated meters for each track separately then switch from the Multitrack to the Mixer view.

Can't help any further with the Level Meters window not showing above -3dBFS I'm afraid.

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