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<blockquote data-quote="Audio.Trench" data-source="post: 1003527" data-attributes="member: 13155">Okay, so I've listened to it (cool sounding track btw!), and it's definitely very quiet compared to a track from a CD. I have the volume at max on my laptop, and it's somewhat at a &quot;normal&quot; volume level.Typically with pre/post-gain controls on a guitar amplifier, the pre-gain control would control the strength of the signal going into the pre-amp, and the post-gain is essentially the the volume for the power-amp section.That said, the pre-gain basically would be your &quot;distortion&quot; (typically labeled &quot;gain&quot;) knob on the amp. So if you set it to a high level, you'd get more distortion. After that is set to taste, you'd use the post-gain to adjust the overall volume of what you're doing.Keeping this in mind, try adjusting the pre/post gains with this explanation in your head.For starters, increase the pre-gain slightly, then play the track back. If you notice the playback volume increasing, then you've solved your problem. You basically have to find the &quot;sweetspot&quot; between the pre and post-gain levels.Another thing to check out, is in the options of iTunes, check to see if the sound enhancer or volume balancer (forget what it's called) is enabled, this could affect your playback as well.Also, try playing the track on different things like iPods, cd players, other media players on your computer, etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Audio.Trench, post: 1003527, member: 13155"] Okay, so I've listened to it (cool sounding track btw!), and it's definitely very quiet compared to a track from a CD. I have the volume at max on my laptop, and it's somewhat at a "normal" volume level. Typically with pre/post-gain controls on a guitar amplifier, the pre-gain control would control the strength of the signal going into the pre-amp, and the post-gain is essentially the the volume for the power-amp section. That said, the pre-gain basically would be your "distortion" (typically labeled "gain") knob on the amp. So if you set it to a high level, you'd get more distortion. After that is set to taste, you'd use the post-gain to adjust the overall volume of what you're doing. Keeping this in mind, try adjusting the pre/post gains with this explanation in your head. For starters, increase the pre-gain slightly, then play the track back. If you notice the playback volume increasing, then you've solved your problem. You basically have to find the "sweetspot" between the pre and post-gain levels. Another thing to check out, is in the options of iTunes, check to see if the sound enhancer or volume balancer (forget what it's called) is enabled, this could affect your playback as well. Also, try playing the track on different things like iPods, cd players, other media players on your computer, etc. [/QUOTE]

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