well its not much of a studio..... :

card: esi esp1010
h/w: korg electribe esx1. with a L & R out as well as 2 additional mono outs

so far im using cubase sx2 as a host but the signal in cubase shows the L channel volume at a slightly lower level

in the sound card panel, its shows the same difference in volume, so its not cubase.! what ya think ritzi?