yea im kind of already doing that cept of course i dont have a DI box.
this is what i do.
virus audio outs are plugged into the back of my delta 1010 with the switch on both inputs set to their out position (-10 dB). i am using analogue ins 1 and 2.
i open fruity and add a MIDI out channel plugin.
in fruity's mixer i select the input source to analogue ins 1 and 2 on the delta whilst the output i leave on master. the virus now plays back through fruity's mixer via the MIDI out plug but it comes on very quiet regardless of the patch.
what i normally do with my soft synths is to calibrate the channel fader. basically i raise the channel fader until its right on 0 dB using fruity's dB meter and inspector's dB meter just to check it. ive found fruity's dB meters arent always accurate. anywho i then increase the input volume of the plugin until it peaks on the 0 point of the channel fader. i then adjust the channel fader volume until the instrument sits well in the mix.
herein lies the problem. i have the virus master volume maxed. i have the MIDI plugin volume maxed. and the channel fader volume maxed. and its still under the 0 point of the channel fader. the only way i can seem to...
EDIT: sorry whilst i was typing this i discovered there is a patch volume parameter in the edit menu. it was on 80. i whacked it up to 120. it made it louder.
feel a bit sheepish now...