I don’t know if anyone else has experienced this, but the input on the organelle seems to be very low gain, both when used with a microphone or with a guitar.
At first I thought it was a problem specific to the microphones I tried, but yesterday I realized that if plug in my guitar, choose a patch with audio through (Granular freezer, for example) and set the volume to maximum, it’s still lower than the volume I get if I plug the guitar straight to the amplifier.
Is there any way to increase the input volume, globally or patch by patch?
You’ll need to run the mic/guitar into some kind of preamp to get it at the appropriate levels. Check if there’s a way to route the signal out from your amplifier, or if you have any effect pedals that may do the trick.
i’m having the same issue. i’ve tried putting a mixer right before and boosting the output but it doesn’t seem too practical long term. did u find an answer to this?
Would be cool if c&g could address this, even if it’s just to confirm nothing can be done within PD - I’m sure it can be though. In the desktop version of PD you can change input levels in options, I wonder if you connect a HDMI monitor you can access the same menu.
The input doesn’t have any gain on it, so for something like a guitar or dynamic mic you might need a preamp… depends on what you are plugging in. The guitar I often use has humbucker pickups and actually puts out a signal that is hot enough to clip, so I have to turn it down.
You can always add gain in Pd, but you’ll be amplifying the noise too, which is why a preamp is better for low level signals.
I just got an Organelle and I’m super pleased with the synth capabilities but I’m having a lot of trouble with the sound processing patches. My initial problem was that I wasn’t getting enough input signal from the mic I was using (SM57) directly into the Organelle so I started using a pre-amp to increase the input gain. I’m seeing results in the input display on the screen but I’m still not getting satisfactory output levels. If I turn the output up all the way I can hear a faint whisper but nothing close to full level of sound. 1 or 2 bars at most. I’d really welcome any thoughts.