+4 should be way louder than -10. a couple of things i noted. even with the master volume maxed on my virus b, part volume maxed it played through fruity loops mixer relatively quiet. i had to boost the volume on the mixer quite alot and in some cases had to add a parametric EQ to whack up the volume even more.
ive been doing this since i got the virus thinking it was normal :\ although some peeps here seem to suggest its not? ill screw around later on after i finished uni since im back in soton with all my gear again.
incidentally, i know you dont need a preamp between the virus and your audio interface but would this help? running my guitar through the virus input produces a very quiet, blurry sound. i have to boost the signal over 20 dB to get it up to a level where its audible and even then on floop's mixer it isnt clipping according to the dB meters - not by a long shot. the sound is very blurry too. i dont remember having problems like this when i ran my guitar (preamped) through to a 4 track recorder.
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