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I just switched computers. New one has a different sound card (Turtle Beach Catalina replacing a Turtle Beach Santa Cruz) and same operating system (XP). In setting up and testing the new rig, I discovered an odd problem. The volume levels of the recorded files are pretty radically different depending on whether I'm recording in the edit window or the multi-track window. When I use multi-track the levels are fine and what I expect. The problem is in the edit window - if I record from there, the files max out and actually clip at a much lower level - about 10db or so lower. The recorded sounds seem to be identical, but the low level presents a problem for mixing, as well as monitoring the recording process.

I never noticed this with my old set-up. That suggests that the new sound card or computer may be the source of the problem. But I've thought this through and can't come up with any theory that could explain how anything outside Audition, either the sound card or Windows, could explain this discrepancy. The sound quality seems to be normal, and the sound card actually seems to be working fine. As far as I can tell, this must be some kind of glitch in Audition. But I could be wrong...

Has anyone experienced this? Any theories on what may be causing the problem? Any suggestions on how to fix it? Many thanks.

Scott