Cubase LE and Yamaha USB mixing studio

[Ove]

Hello,

I just recently got a Yamaha USB mixing studio MW12 with Cubase LE. I went through the complete setup process and installed the latest drivers. I have been trying to figure out how to fix this problem.

I record electric drums, guitars, bass guitars and vocals. No matter what instrument or Mic I am using there always is a horrible noise to volume ratio. The Yamaha mixer has the USB main mix out and the playback returns though the USB port also. I play the instrument and use the board's main out to hear what I play while the USB sends it out to record on Cubase. All the levels are up at a good position and the level sounds great when I listen to it while I am playing through the board's main out. When I playback the recording it comes back through the USB and there is a USB return level that is all the way up. I have to turn the main controls to 10, put the USB return at 10 to even hear the recording inside all the fuzz. I have searched and searched for a gain boost to make the recording louder. But I keep getting a really low volume playback and a way too much other noise. Is this a USB calibration problem? I don't know if the gain for this is on the board or in Cubase? What am I doing wrong?

[Electriclight]

Well, if you haven't by now, I would suggest calling Yamaha's support. It sounds like you have not selected the ASIO drivers. Check the configuration setup menu in Cubase. One reviewer complained about needing to "Push the USB button everytime", whatever that means. It looks like no one here has experience with your mixer. Sorry

[brandondrury]

I have searched and searched for a gain boost to make the recording louder.

I don't think you need a gain booster. I think you have a bug in your system that needs to be worked out.

In the meantime, check out this:
Soundcard Troubleshooting 101

[sblue]

I am using the MW-12 with Audacity and I had a similar problem (until I read the help in Audacity)

The issue on my Windows machine was in the Control Panel - Sounds and Audio Devices. Until the drivers are loaded you can;t see any thing here, but when it is functioning you need to go to Sounds and Audio Devices - Click on the Audio Tab, Select the Sound Recording device - (Mine just gives me the USB Sound Device) THEN click on the VOLUME button.

The slider volume for the device was positioned very low by default. You can move it all the way to the top (it does not control an amp so you don't clip or distort, unity gain is the best it can do).

Then when you play back thru the MW-12 your 2trk in/USB knob works like you think it should.

I have mine slightly above halfway to get approx equal output from recording/monitoring as I do on play back.

[Ove]

Thanks so much guys. I've tried a few things that sblue suggested and I figured out the problem.