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Pete Nicholls


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Macon, Georgia, USA
Post  Posted 27 Aug 2012 9:42 am    
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When I hook up the output of my laptop to the aux in of the Cube, I have to turn the output level of the laptop to 4% (most of the time I forget to do this before hand!!)
What solutions are being used to better control the aux input volume? I've looked at a few solutions, but wanted to see if anyone else has a recommendation.

Thanks
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Earl Foote


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Houston, Tx, USA
Post  Posted 27 Aug 2012 12:36 pm     Volume control
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Manual says the volume is controlled by the device that's plugged into it. I pluged my ipod into it and it was scary loud. I always remember to check the volume now. Whoa!
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Stephen Cowell


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Round Rock, Texas, USA
Post  Posted 27 Aug 2012 6:43 pm    
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You could try an attenuator cable, here's one from Rat Shak:

http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103841

Fixed attenuation, pretty cheap, probably available locally.

Here's some other ones:

http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/category/270/audio

They do get kinda pricey... note this one:

http://www.soundprofessionals.com/cgi-bin/gold/item/SP-HSC-1

That one looks like it might be in our price range.
Tape the knob(s) to where you like it and run with it.
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Pete Nicholls


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Macon, Georgia, USA
Post  Posted 1 Sep 2012 8:45 am     Thanks for the inputs ...
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Thanks for your replies, thought I would share what I finally came up with for my solution. At just under $8, the price was right too!



http://www.amazon.com/Axxess-AALC-Remote-Level-Controller/dp/B003FPD3IS
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Justice The Judge SD-10, 2007
Justice Pro Lite SD-10, 2011
Quilter Steelaire
Quilter Labs Tone Block 202 Head
Roland Cube 80-XL
American Stratocaster - Yamaha Bass Guitar
1 Fender Telecaster Nashville Edition
Ham Call: N4BHB


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David Mason


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Cambridge, MD, USA
Post  Posted 2 Sep 2012 10:38 am    
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For future reference, there are any number of places to turn down a computer's output, some of which will alter the signal/noise ration. Control Panel -> Sound Effect Manager lets you in to an equalizer, headphone/speaker selector, various types of reverb (called "sound effect" for those who don't know what "reverb" IS...?!?) There's about five volume controls between "you" and "it."
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