Indigo i/o

[Dan Montgomery <dmont@knology.net>]

"I've just acquired an Indigo i/o.  Output is strong and clear.  Input 
is very weak (< -12dB with source wide open) , but what I can hear is 
clear.  I've tried several sources, mic and line values.  I've checked 
the console (all at max.), the system audio settings (in and out to 
Indigo i/o) and drivers.

Initial install was with provided drivers.  When the problem occurred, I 
checked the Echo Audio site, downloaded and installed version 6.11.  
Still very low input.  I noticed that both driver sets still showed as 
installed, so I directly uninstalled the earlier version, with no 
difference.  Then, I uninstalled all Indigo drivers, re-downloaded them 
from echoaudio.com, reset the computer and reinstalled.  This changed 
nothing."

I contacted Echo with this message and Marcel wrote back:
    "- Right, your Indigo IO input is line level. You need a micpreamp 
or small mixer...."

I could've sworn  I heard a "..., ya' dope!" added when I first read it, 
but that prob. just me. ;-)

All of the work so far has been via line sources and/or mixers with 
proper gain structure set.  If I push everything in the mixer 10-15dB 
above unity, I can get a reasonable signal, but that really seems like 
pushing it.  No other system I've connected to has required that kind of 
mixer amplification for level input and I don't like using a mixer as an 
amp anyway.

The question is for those who have used the Echo Indigo's.  I'm trying 
to determine if I have a defective card.

Do you have to push your inputs like this?

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Dan Montgomery

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