I love the RealDrums, but they always seem quieter than the other instruments when I open BiaB files into Realband. I've been using RealDrums successfully since they came out by always cranking up the volume and adding compression to get them as loud as the other instruments. It just seems like I shouldn't have to do that. In 2010 I upgraded to the Audiofile edition in hopes that would remedy the situation. Now I have BiaB 2011 Audiofile edition and still hoping that the RealDrums would be louder, but they seem the same as always.

My question is whether I have some settings wrong.

Typically, I make a rough outline in BiaB first. Then I open the file with RealBand to refine it. Shouldn't the drums be about the same volume as the other instruments when I start out? It just seems weird that I feel like I need to crank the RealDrums as loud as they will go and often add compression just to keep up with the other instrument tracks. All other real tracks and/or other MIDI tracks seem to be balanced volume-wise as soon as I open the file with ReadBand.

Am I doing something wrong?

My platform is Windows 7 64bit

Any thoughts would be appreciated,
Johnny Only