problem with insert jacks

[les666paul]

watsup, i have aproblem with the insert jack on my mackie board
i am running cables pushed in one click into the inserts then running into my converters, the problem is that on just one insert the cable doesnt make reliable contact and i end up recording nothing on that track, then ill wiggle it and it will show a small amount of signal, its driving me insane
can some help me out

 

[easychair]

Are you using unbalanced cables for this? You should be.

 

[les666paul]

yea i am

do you think it could be the board

 

[easychair]

I got nothing.

 

[stetto]

I'm in and out of my inserts (heh heh, no pun, honest!) all the time with my VLZ, never had a glitch. If nothing else go to the Mackie-specific forums at http://forums.mackie.com/scripts/forum/ultimatebb.cgi , those guys are ALL about Mackie...

Eric

 

[ocnor]

I believe if you disconnect the wire to the ring on a stereo 1/4 jack so that only the tip and sleeve are used you will be able to plug it all the way in. It will work the same as a mono jack except the sleeve won't ground out the other pin[ring] on the mixer input.