Triggering SD3 with Roland TD-25 – volume too low….can’t get volume high enough to be usable

[Derek Schaaf]

Hi, I am triggering SD3 with my Roland TD-25 and...

Hi,

I am triggering SD3 with my Roland TD-25 and finding that the volume is way too low….can’t get output volume (either MacBook Pro of Focusrite 8i6) high enough to be usable. I have tried both USB out of the TD-25 into my MacBook Pro as well midi out of the TD-25 and into a focusrite 8i6 and then usb in MacBook. In both cases it is triggering the virtual instruments and I have volume maxed on the Mackbook pro and on the 8i6 but the output volume is super low. If however I click the virtual instrument with my mouse, it is SUPER loud. Any thoughts on how to increase the output???

Thanks,
Derek

Hi,

I am triggering SD3 with my Roland TD-25 and finding that the volume is way too low….can’t get output volume (either MacBook Pro of Focusrite 8i6) high enough to be usable. I have tried both USB out of the TD-25 into my MacBook Pro as well midi out of the TD-25 and into a focusrite 8i6 and then usb in MacBook. In both cases it is triggering the virtual instruments and I have volume maxed on the Mackbook pro and on the 8i6 but the output volume is super low. If however I click the virtual instrument with my mouse, it is SUPER loud. Any thoughts on how to increase the output???

Thanks,
Derek

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[MihaiD]

I have the same problem with a Roland TD-27 and EZD3. I think adjusting the USB Input gain in the Roland module is not really the solution. Yes, it does significantly increase the volume, but it increases the volume from any sound coming from the computer, not just the drums. It is in effect the same as turning up the main audio volume from the computer’s OS.

[BlueMistral]

MihaiD wrote:

I have the same problem with a Roland TD-27 and EZD3. I think adjusting the USB Input gain in the Roland module is not really the solution. Yes, it does significantly increase the volume, but it increases the volume from any sound coming from the computer, not just the drums. It is in effect the same as turning up the main audio volume from the computer’s OS.

it’s the solution if you don’t want to buy an audio interface with more than 2 outs to create a submix for the drums and another for the computer sounds

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