We are using the touch mix for recording speech one of the issues I am having with it is that the recorded volume is not very loud I have the track set to pre-fader and I am wondering what exactly makes a difference in the output record of volume. To get any useable volume out of the recording I need to run it through ProTools to amplify it what settings do I need to use in the touchmix to increase the volume.
Recording on the TouchMix desks is usually picked off just after the signal has been converted to digital.
ie, if you've set your analogue trims for 20dB of headroom, then your recordings will peak at -20dBFS.
That's not a problem in itself, until you want to export the audio to use elsewhere. I tend to keep the recordings within the desk, mix them down there (including comps/limiters on the mix output that feeds to the recorded stereo mix). After that, all I need to do is normalise for 0dBFS peaks, and the track is ready for distribution.
If you're using a DAW, you'll probably find the levels are quite low - you probably want every input to hit 0dBFS at least once. That's at cross-purposes to live audio, though, where we want to maintain headroom.
The SNR of the TM desks is pretty good, so it's safe to boost the levels once they've hit the DAW. I actually use Audacity to get the nominal levels up, but if you're doing something more complex, I can see why you'd rather use something nicer.
Chris