Please bear with a novice setting up HW for the first time.
I have midified an Allen 120-3 with an Mac Mini (2012) with an optical connection between the Mini and a Pioneer Elite 65 and Polk speakers. I have also routed the analogue output from the Mini to the RCA input of the amps of the Allen so that I can play the HW through the Allen amp and speakers.
In both cases I have run the HW at max volume as per the Sound panel display.
But the sound from the Pioneer has to have a substantial volume increase at the amp to match the volume of the music played via iTunes from the Mini through the same optical connection and all other amp settings the same (note the optical output from the Mini automatically sets the MAC sound at maximum so there is no internal control).
Similarly the analogue output from the Mini through the Allen amps is very weak (but does have the advantage that I can use the Allen volume pedal to increase the volume) with the MAC settings the same.
I am using the free demo version of HW and plan to buy the advanced version when available. But is there a way of making the sound louder within the software to create a louder signal to the Pioneer (optical) and the Allen (analogue rca) Amps even though the volume is at max on the audio panel within the software? It is very anemic at the present. I am not a audio expert so probably am missing something.
Any help is appreciated.
Ells.
I have midified an Allen 120-3 with an Mac Mini (2012) with an optical connection between the Mini and a Pioneer Elite 65 and Polk speakers. I have also routed the analogue output from the Mini to the RCA input of the amps of the Allen so that I can play the HW through the Allen amp and speakers.
In both cases I have run the HW at max volume as per the Sound panel display.
But the sound from the Pioneer has to have a substantial volume increase at the amp to match the volume of the music played via iTunes from the Mini through the same optical connection and all other amp settings the same (note the optical output from the Mini automatically sets the MAC sound at maximum so there is no internal control).
Similarly the analogue output from the Mini through the Allen amps is very weak (but does have the advantage that I can use the Allen volume pedal to increase the volume) with the MAC settings the same.
I am using the free demo version of HW and plan to buy the advanced version when available. But is there a way of making the sound louder within the software to create a louder signal to the Pioneer (optical) and the Allen (analogue rca) Amps even though the volume is at max on the audio panel within the software? It is very anemic at the present. I am not a audio expert so probably am missing something.
Any help is appreciated.
Ells.