My Notes Actually Disappear!!!

[Raydio]

Im using a Triton keyboard which has an Audio output using 1/4 left, and a 1/4 right. I have a Hosa cord, which on one end has two mono 1/4 plugs and on the other end has a stereo 1/8 plug. I plugged the 1/4th plugs into my Triton and on the other end I placed an adapter to make the 1/8th into a 1/4th. I just got a Joe Meek VC6Q preamp so I plugged the other end into the "line in" on the preamp. HERE COMES THE PROBLEM!!!! When I play a patch on my Triton, when I play notes in lower octaves the notes have nice volume, but as I approch middle C, the notes either lose volume or have no volume at all. When I keep moving to higher octaves the sound increases to the same volume as the lower octaves. SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE MIDDLE OF MY KEYBOARD! It all started when I connected my keyboard with the preamp. I want to know if the preamp's line in is Mono or Stereo? Could that have something to do with it?? Or is it the cords i used? What solutions should i try?? Excuse me if I double posted this.

[DonF]

Please see my response in the Computer Recording and Soundcards Forum:
http://homerecording.com/bbs/showthr...threadid=95069

[Raydio]

(Excuse the double posting please, this is just really urgent)

Ok, it works fine, but what about my stereo image??? I hope this doesnt mess up my stereo image at all. I heard that the Triton automatically pans pianos and other synths according to octaves and i think this may mess that up. Is this true? What should I do?

[KingstonRock]

your problem is when you use an adapter to go from stereo 1/8" to mono 1/4," this is where you're losing your notes. If the outputs from the triton are hot enough, you *should* be able to go straight into two channels of your soundcard (record those two channels as a stereo pair, or make them one later) which will preserve your stereo image.

Eric

[Raydio]

Ok, this is possible but... someone told me that if I run my Triton through my Joe Meek, i could get a richer sound than just runnin the Triton through just the sound card, which has RCA jacks.

[KingstonRock]

not that this person is wrong, but the joemeek is good pre-amp, while the triton is an excellent keyboard. The *joemeek* sound is known to be very colored, specifically warm and fat, but the triton is a very nice sounding keyboard on its own. IMHO it's not worth giving up your stereo image for a little extra warmth.

[Raydio]

Oh boy, i found the answer, the Preamp also has an unbalanced jack on it. I feel so dumb because its smack dead in the front of the unit, while the line input is in the back. I connected the Hosa cable as before, and no more notes disappearing. Thank you guys so much for your help.