hi nicholas,
i hadn't thought of using the 24 bit mode,
which could help some... thanks for the tip :)

unforutnately, in my experience, any given signal coming out of the fa-101
(no matter how compressed or even pushed to the point of clipping)
sounds weak when going into / out of the a-100 system
compared to the level of the native a-100 oscillators.

so i'm curious if anyone else has had similar (or opposite)
experiences with other audio interfaces

i am thinking of picking up a fireface 400 & would be particularly curious to hear
if anybody had experience feeding its outputs into an a-100 system...

cheers,
m

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , zaum <zaum@...> wrote:
>
> >
> > wondering if it'd be possible to swap out a resistor or something
> > on the 183-3 to change the range from 1-4x loudness to 1-8x, 16 etc
> >
> > i am trying to use it to raise a line level signal
> > from my audio interface output (edirol fa-101)
> > to a usable level within my a-100 system
>
> Just a guess, apologies if you are certain you've ruled this out.
>
> I would think many people would complain if that particular interface
> had super low output signals. I remember earlier on with my digital
> recordings I was just glad to see the amplitude bar moving and not so
> concerned that I was getting near the max (without clipping of
> course). Now if your digital signal going to the interface is pretty
> low to begin with, adding gain at the analog out won't make it up
> properly since you are also boosting all the digital artifacts making
> them more audible. 24-bit mode helps reduce that aspect, but you do
> want to get the strongest possible non-distorting levels at all
> points through the signal chain rather than a big boost at the end if
> possible.
>