I bouhgt Apogee Duet 2 to record guitar with GB.

Hi,
I'm trying to record clean jazz guitar with Apogee Duet 2 and GB.
When recording into GB, I managed to get clean sound only when recording with low volune/gain input.
The result is low volume track
What can I do to increase volume of input or track?
Ronen

I've wondered about that myself. I know the XLR cable will provide 48 volts of phantom power, but I'm not sure how much power the 1/4 inch input provides. I had thought about e-mailing them and asking about this, as I'm not using a preamp currently. My current setup is a LR Baggs Radius pickup on my mandolin, and it does fairly well without the preamp but I know I could get so much more control if I were to use one... especially in my low end.
I've been thinking about the Fishman Pro-Eq as a preamp, as it gets great reviews and is well regarded.
Since I'm not sure what instrument you're playing I am hesitant to recommend a preamp for you. Are you playing acoustic with a piezo or an electric?
Another question that I just thought of... have you played with the virtual gain and presence on the amp in garageband? If you click on the amplifier it allows you to adjust the controls like it was a real amplifier. If not it might just need some tweaking.

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