mr.blisset
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Hi everyone,
I've been happily recording on my 388 for years now without any problems. Unfortunately, channel 2 has just stopped working. I plan to open it up and check the channel card sometime over the next few days but thought I'd better run things by the folks at homerecording before doing so.
So last night I decided to run a bass drum I'd recorded on channel #2 through a Boss RV-3 Reverb pedal inserted into the channel via the channel inserts. I use guitar pedals on the inserts quite often and haven't had any problems in the past. It was working fine for a while but after 15mins or so the channel has stopped working.
The channel in question has always been iffy when using the EQ. I'd often turn the monitors right down before touching the EQ knobs as turning them would often cause loud crackling and squealing (always assumed the channel could use some new caps). It was only when turning the eq knobs and only an issue on channel #2 so I thought it best to leave it alone and keep making music. Not sure if this EQ problem is related to my current woes?
Some notes:
The bass drum I've recorded onto the tape still registers on the channel #2 VU, but no sound in RMX mode or signal registering on the MASTER VUs at all.
If I try and route channel #2 to another channel to bounce it, I also get no signal reading at the selected channel (and it wont bounce the recording of course).
Plugging in a microphone (MIC switch selected) or instrument at line level (LINE selected) into channel #2 I also get nothing.
Any ideas?
Thanks
I've been happily recording on my 388 for years now without any problems. Unfortunately, channel 2 has just stopped working. I plan to open it up and check the channel card sometime over the next few days but thought I'd better run things by the folks at homerecording before doing so.
So last night I decided to run a bass drum I'd recorded on channel #2 through a Boss RV-3 Reverb pedal inserted into the channel via the channel inserts. I use guitar pedals on the inserts quite often and haven't had any problems in the past. It was working fine for a while but after 15mins or so the channel has stopped working.
The channel in question has always been iffy when using the EQ. I'd often turn the monitors right down before touching the EQ knobs as turning them would often cause loud crackling and squealing (always assumed the channel could use some new caps). It was only when turning the eq knobs and only an issue on channel #2 so I thought it best to leave it alone and keep making music. Not sure if this EQ problem is related to my current woes?
Some notes:
The bass drum I've recorded onto the tape still registers on the channel #2 VU, but no sound in RMX mode or signal registering on the MASTER VUs at all.
If I try and route channel #2 to another channel to bounce it, I also get no signal reading at the selected channel (and it wont bounce the recording of course).
Plugging in a microphone (MIC switch selected) or instrument at line level (LINE selected) into channel #2 I also get nothing.
Any ideas?
Thanks
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