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Hey all! I’ve been wanting to record some stuff using my 2nd Gen focusrite 2i2. Right now I have 2 TS cables coming out of my NS3 and they’re plugged into the 2 inputs on the interface. But the sound is much lower quality than when I have my headphones plugged into the keyboard. I have my headphones connected to the 2i2 and I’ve tried panning both inputs in my DAW (Ableton) this helps but still sounds hollow and thin. What could I do to fix this? Would I need to use 2 TRS cables instead? All help is very appreciated.
Re: How to Fix Bad Sound Quality NS3 + Focusrite 2i2
Posted: 21 Feb 2022, 11:13
by Berretje
Hi!,
Marc (from My Keys To Music) has published a video about how to connect your device to a audio interface
Make sure you have selected the "line" level switch on the interface (as mentioned in this Focusrite article).
Connect the Stage 3 with TS cables to your interface (you don't need TRS cables because the output of the Nord Stage 3 is not a balanced output)
Make sure to properly gain your left and right signal (play and make sure it the led doesn't go red using the gain knobs)
In the Focusrite Control software make sure you are panning the 1st channel to the left and the 2nd channel to the right. Or select them as stereo pair (1-2).
Re: How to Fix Bad Sound Quality NS3 + Focusrite 2i2
Posted: 12 Nov 2022, 21:20
by PASH17
Hello,
I was having the same issue. One thing that made a HUGE difference to me was some changes the Focusrite control software.
Rather than having two mono inputs panned to L and R, I added a new hardware input as stereo 1/2. This made the sound so much better. I don't fully understand as I thought this would be the same as Mono 1 / Mono 2 separately panned to L / R.
I hope this helps.
Joe
Re: How to Fix Bad Sound Quality NS3 + Focusrite 2i2
Posted: 12 Nov 2022, 21:33
by PASH17
Just to follow up. Doing this change to Stereo 1/2 input as I previously mentioned has made the sound identical to how it is when I plug directly into the Nord headphones slot.
Re: How to Fix Bad Sound Quality NS3 + Focusrite 2i2
Posted: 13 Nov 2022, 14:48
by Mr_-G-
Interesting, can you record an example with both settings? Thanks.
Re: How to Fix Bad Sound Quality NS3 + Focusrite 2i2
Posted: 13 Nov 2022, 20:45
by florence
I changed my 2i2 2nd gen to the 3rd gen. This allows to select the Direct Monitor from Mono to Stereo and this was a game changer for me. Now I have the same sound from the 2i2 headphone output and the Nord direct headphone output.