Clipping! Headaches! Frustration!

[waz]

I've been having nothing but problems with this Ultrlite Mk3. The random pops and clicks I can handle, but the clipping issue is infuriating.

Here is the scenario;
I have a session opened in Reaper at 88.2. I have two line ins from my synth at line level. I record a drone and anything over -10db clips. I try recording louder and it clips. I record at lower volumes and try to bring up the volume in post and it clips. What gives? Clipping should be indicated by my DAW not my AI. Any advice? I shouldn't be clipping at these levels. Is there a way to relinquish ALL control to my DAW? Thanks in advance!

This is super frustrating because MOTU offers no help when you call them.

[waz]

I should also point out that if I adjust the trims in cuemix to 0, my line-level signal hovers around -20db. Way too quiet.

[billf]

I have a session opened in R••••• at 88.2.

I have no idea what application that is. Is it a Windows app?

Anyway, what happens if you try a sample rate of 44.1? Any difference? In Windows is there a systems level setting for devices?

[waz]

It's r e a p e r.

[waz]

I have my volume analyzer up in R E A P E R and it looks like its clipping on the master channel at around -11/-10 db. I opened this up in ableton and am having the same results. It should clip ONLY in the DAW and well above -10db. I get no red light or indication of clipping other than hearing it.

[MIDI Life Crisis]

Sounds pretty Grim to me.

[waz]

Sounds pretty Grim to me.

How so?

[MIDI Life Crisis]

Sounds pretty Grim to me.

How so?

It's a play on words...

[HCMarkus]

Difficult to analyze without knowing exactly what equipment you are using (signal chain) and where the clipping is occurring. Sounds like you may have a gain-staging issue somewhere along the line.

[waz]

I have a stereo signal coming from my modular synthesizer at line level going into the MOTU channels 6&7. If I increase the level in my DAW (R E A P E R) it begins to clip at around -10db. Are there gain stages in windows I'm not seeing? I have the cue mix setup properly I think. Trims are all at 0. Any suggestions?