Pc soundcard volume booster

[1979.2]

Does anyone know of a utility that can boost the overall volume of a pc soundcard.

I am running some vdj software and the volume on the second soundcard is way to low, even when I pump up the max windows settings ...especially when I am trying to cue in a loud club....I also dont fancy having to lug an external powered amp!


Thanks for your help..

N

[ezeeboogie]

You need a headphone amplifier. Do a search on Google using that term and you should find plenty of links. You can usually buy them from hifi/electronics shops.

[1979.2]

hmm this look good......wish i didnt have to get more hardware....

was looking for software...

[Kiwburger]

If you are driving the soundcard with a normal compressed commercial mix, then it will be peaking at 0dB. If the analog output of your soundcard is still too weak, there is absolutely nothing digital that can make it any louder. Apart from smashing it further with a limiter to increase the percieved loudness.

You might have a faulty card, or you might even have some digital mixer software attenuating the output, which would be silly. But check.

A consumer soundcard should output an unbalanced -10dB signal, similar to a CD player. Get a decent soundcard with balanced +4dB outputs, ideally.

Edit: if it is just for headphones, the headphone amp is what you need. Or get a USB or Firewire interface that has a good headphone amp built in.

[1979.2]

I am looking for a setup where I just have my computer running,maybe one power lead...

At moment I have my laptop pluged into a usb powered midi keyboard and an external sound card.

I monitiored in my onboard laptop and that was pretty bad.

So I guess i ll go and check those headphone amps today....

maybe some external soundcards come with a bulit in amp??

thanks for the help guys..

Nick

[fred2112]

You can lower the volume of the first sound card !

[EJo]

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