David Lincoln Brooks

I think the "AIR" treble boost only operate when you are plugging in a mic or Line In into the unit. I am referring to how the unit sounds when listening to audio on YouTube or Winamp or whatnot.

After years of using my computer's built-in Realtek soundcard as my audio (associated with my Cakewalk projects, but also for listening to online radio and video), I received a Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 3rd Generation audio interface. Mercifully, it took mere minutes to set up, and all aspects of it worked immediately. Windows 10 x64 immediately recognized it and set it up as my audio playback default. Interestingly, I notice that the music now coming through my studio monitors sounds clean and clear, as expected... but also it's MUCH less bass-y sounding. I'm guessing (tell me if I'm wrong) it's because the Realtek was aimed at general computer users, with an especial emphasis on gamers... The bass response artificially goosed up, designed to appease gamers who want to hear the explosions and helicopters really thump as they FSU. ? I'm guessing that the Scarlett is giving me a truer sound response across the frequencies? And if I want bass, I'll have to dial it in myself, in Cakewalk and elsewhere (and that's as it should be). Thoughts? I've started out by recording some VSTi instruments at 192Khz / 24-bit. The Scarlett handles recording and playback at this rate, with nary a hesitation or hiccup, and latency now feels nonexistent as I play my keyboard through it. Cool. Dave

Thanks, guys... I'll try those...

I have a question... I don't even know if this sort of thing exists: I would like to have an envelope follower trigger any VST effect that lacks one. I have a distortion VST plugin, but I would like to have the distortion effect kick in only in moments when the track's signal reaches a certain volume. Some plugins have an Envelope Follower capability built in, but most do not.... What do you do if you have a favorite VST effect which lacks a follower? Is there a workaround of some sort that will achieve the desired result anyway? Thanks, David