Very quiet sound when using ASIO

[default0lxbjba56cp7]

I would like to connect two microphones so that I can record two different voices. But when I use the ASIO driver, the microphones are much quieter instead of useing them individually with MME. I could not solve the problem despite uninstalling and updating the driver. Does anyone have any more ideas?

[hdp_rene]

Audition & Asio isn't the best combo here too. I disabled the Mobo audio and only use the Focusrite 8i3 (3rd) ins and outs. All in and outs are set to 44.1. In W10 also. However when I record  a new audio file on 44100 Hz, Audition produces a 48 one. Using MME I meet no issues at all.

[SteveG_AudioMasters_]

If you don't allow Audition to take control of your sound device, then it's likely to record incorrectly. With ASIO, you get an option to attempt to force hardware to the sample rate you've selected (it's on the Audio Hardware page), and if you don't select that - or your hardware won't allow it - then it won't succeed.

[hdp_rene]

Hi Steve, thank you for answering!!
I selected both options on the preferences page:
Attempt to force hardware to document sample rate and the lower one Use machine-specific device defaults.
Nothing changes.
It might be a Focusrite issue also since their software isn't at the top of the bill

[SteveG_AudioMasters_]

It's certainly the case that more than a few people have pointed accusing fingers at Focusrite over their drivers! This sounds very much as though it might be in the 'hardware doesn't allow it' category. The other thing you have to watch out for is that with some drivers, it's possible to set Audition to record at 44.1k, and the sound device has none of it, and sends out a 48k stream - which Audition promptly records at 44.1k. So when you play it back at 44.1k, it comes out about a semitone flat, and a bit slower. That's caught a few people out in the past! Fortunately that's easy to correct in Audition using 'interpret sample rate'...

[hdp_rene]

Thanks Steve for answering. But again, no issues here using Audition, MME and Focusrite 😉 

[hdp_rene]

Hi Steve,

I decided to re-install the Focusrite drivers this morning and guess what; ASIO works correctly in Audition now. But again thanks for your replies. 🙂 

[default0lxbjba56cp7]

Thanks for your advice but forcing the hardware to the sample rate has not changed the volume. 
The record was also set at 48k. 

[SteveG_AudioMasters_]

Really, we need more information here. What microphones are they, and how are they connected to your PC? Audition  faithfully records what it's sent from your sound device (whatever that is) and of itself, can make no difference to the record levels at all. There is nothing inherently wrong with ASIO at all. Indeed, Audition's audio engine is inherently an ASIO one  - everything that's sent to it from the OS has to be converted to ASIO streams, regardless (you don't see that - it's hidden from the end user).

[default0lxbjba56cp7]

I use the USB-FOX microphones from Beyerdynamic and a microsoft laptop. 

[SteveG_AudioMasters_]

If you want to use two USB mics with Audition at the same time, then you have to use the ASIO4ALL driver to sort out the sync problem (one becomes the slave of the other). When you've done that, please note this comment from one of the reviews of your mics:

"Found on the back of the Beyerdynamic Fox USB mic, the low-to-high gain switch is easy to forget about. As a concept, it’s wonderful, but Goldilocks was right: oftentimes what’s best lies between two extremes. In the case of the Fox USB mic, an auto or “zero” gain setting would have been greatly appreciated. When testing, I found the low setting to be too low. It captured my voice at -35dB, nearly inaudible, and the mic was just two inches from my mouth. Then, switching to the high setting, bumped it up drastically, making post-processing a bit of a pain when alternating between the two modes in a single recording."

Basically, turn up the gain and get a bit further away from it.

[default0lxbjba56cp7]

Thank you, but I already have the ASIO4ALL driver and turned up the gain. The volume is still quiter than using them with the MME driver. Therefore, it must actually be the driver?