okay i'm just going to be straight with yall here, i typed up one hell of a beautiful mountain of words to describe my gay ass miserable situation but when i clicked submit the forums told me i wasn't logged in and pretty much just told me and all of my heart-felt epilogue to go fuck itself
so heres the basics, and then i'm going to fuckin' bed. pray one of you can help me regardless.
im on a mac, osx, practically spanking new and an 003+ rack in the same condition. newest version of pro tools. i'm using a basic-ass dynamic radio shack mic, crucify me if you must but im a broke dead dog. and that shit is also new, both 'em.
the rack: line-di light is on, got my input channel button pressed, gain up, plugged in first 1/4 input, yadda yadda. thats really it. i've tried it without it, i've tried it in the front di with the line-di button off like the manual says, and all sorts of stupid crap on my own after none of that shit worked. nada
the mic: on.
pro tools: record enabled track, everything's smooth, but i've got no signal. i've got recording a flat line down to a science.
i've been thumbing through my 003 rack handbook, pro tools for losers, youtubes of old dudes, etc. and i'm doing everything i'm told, like a good boy should, i swear it to you!
however, no matter the input i use i've got no signal.
things that have become apparent to me:
- when going to setup>hardware to check input assignments i don't really have any kind of options that everyone else seems to have. there's like four things, two of which i can change.
- i dont have a whole lot of inputs. when i click input>interface i get eleven rig l and r, mic, guitar, digital in l/r, line in l/r. none of which give me a blip of signal. i've dicked around with busses and what not too to no effect. nothing as simple as a "input 1, input 2, input 3, ...". some people have all of the luck
tried starting rack before computer, some jerk somewhere on the internet recommended that. no difference. tried aux tracks, instrument tracks, what the ever the hell else too. i've blindly flailed where no man has ever flailed before, and i've got nothing but a long night to show for it.
so what i'm really asking for here is one thing: you're sitting in front of my rig, in my stinky ass shoes, how do you do it?
feel free to explain it to me as if i were a two year old, it's probably for the best. baby talk is not necessary but i'd probably laugh and hell i'd probably still thank you if you can get me a signal.
thats all i want
so heres the basics, and then i'm going to fuckin' bed. pray one of you can help me regardless.
im on a mac, osx, practically spanking new and an 003+ rack in the same condition. newest version of pro tools. i'm using a basic-ass dynamic radio shack mic, crucify me if you must but im a broke dead dog. and that shit is also new, both 'em.
the rack: line-di light is on, got my input channel button pressed, gain up, plugged in first 1/4 input, yadda yadda. thats really it. i've tried it without it, i've tried it in the front di with the line-di button off like the manual says, and all sorts of stupid crap on my own after none of that shit worked. nada
the mic: on.
pro tools: record enabled track, everything's smooth, but i've got no signal. i've got recording a flat line down to a science.
i've been thumbing through my 003 rack handbook, pro tools for losers, youtubes of old dudes, etc. and i'm doing everything i'm told, like a good boy should, i swear it to you!
however, no matter the input i use i've got no signal.
things that have become apparent to me:
- when going to setup>hardware to check input assignments i don't really have any kind of options that everyone else seems to have. there's like four things, two of which i can change.
- i dont have a whole lot of inputs. when i click input>interface i get eleven rig l and r, mic, guitar, digital in l/r, line in l/r. none of which give me a blip of signal. i've dicked around with busses and what not too to no effect. nothing as simple as a "input 1, input 2, input 3, ...". some people have all of the luck
tried starting rack before computer, some jerk somewhere on the internet recommended that. no difference. tried aux tracks, instrument tracks, what the ever the hell else too. i've blindly flailed where no man has ever flailed before, and i've got nothing but a long night to show for it.
so what i'm really asking for here is one thing: you're sitting in front of my rig, in my stinky ass shoes, how do you do it?
feel free to explain it to me as if i were a two year old, it's probably for the best. baby talk is not necessary but i'd probably laugh and hell i'd probably still thank you if you can get me a signal.
thats all i want
