VF16 Cuts out During Monitoring

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Hello,

I got a VF16 a bit back and have it setup in our "studio" with everything running into it and then the rca outs going to a regular stereo amplifier that powers some speakers to work as a PA for vocals and a bit of guitar. The monitoring is turned all the way off for everything but the guitar and vocals. When we're playing it cuts out sometimes and if I look at the VF16 I can still see the level meters on the display, but the sound cuts out. It seems like it happens most often with vocals changing volume, whenever our vocalist hits a more energetic section it cuts out. Is this something I can fix or is that just the way it is? I can get the setting so it doesn't do it too often, but it seems very sensitive. The level meters on the digital display are all kept so they only go about half way up.

I know this isn't the best way to run things but we can't afford a PA at this time...
 
Sounds like the wires may be shorting out. Or they may just be cheap monitors. What kind are they? But i does sound like a problem in the wiring.
 
Monitors.... err

Well, I'm running my VF16 through a really old Teac amplifier which runs to two large teac speakers and two surround sound sony speakers. As you can probably tell, I gathered everything I could find around the house for this "monitor" system. Although I know it sounds very much like this would be the culprit, I have tried adjusting my levels so that I turn my VF16 monitoring levels way down and turn the volume on the Teac amplifier all the way up and it doesn't cut out too much, but if I turn things up on the VF16 (and bring the level back down on the amp to compensate) that's when it really starts to cut out, especially if I turn up the vocal track.

Is this a bad thing to do to my VF16? I'm guessing the comment on the MR8 was meant for the VF16... my bad, but I simply cannot buy anymore music gear. I must make due with what I have, is it going to work?

Thanks!
 
It doesnt sound like the problem is with your VF16.It sounds like the problem is somewhere in between the Vf and your speakers and that lends itself to what Zeke mentioned.Bad cables....which Outputs on the VF16 are you going out of?You should never go out of the headphone out into a power amp.....are you using the Monitor out(1/4 inch on top of the machine) or the Main Outs on the back of the recorder?(RCA jacks)......none of this really matters if the problem is happening "after" you go out of the recorder.

Plug a set of simple powered computer speakers into the monitor outs or the Main outs and see if it cuts out playing through those.If it doesnt then the problem is in the chain from your VF16 to the Speakers.
 
The monitors are not busted are they? because you said that when you turn the vf up, i starts to cut out. that sounds like a busted monitior but i'm not sure. take the cover (if you have one) of the moniotrs and look around on the inside to see if you can find anything that looks to be brocken or not right.
 
I haven't had a chance to try plugging some powered computer speakers in to see if they cut out, but thank you all for your advice. I'll definitely try that this weekend.

I have the VF16 running through regular home stereo amplifier via the RCA outputs. The stereo powers my "monitors", which are just household speakers.

The reason I don't feel it's in my monitors or the stereo is because when I turn up the VF16 and turn down the stereo, so as to achieve the same overall volume, that is when I get a lot of cutting out. When I turn the VF16 down and the amplifier up (to get the same volume) it doesn't seem to cut out so much. But again, I really don't know what I'm talking about, this is just the feeling I had from my quick and dirty experimenting. I looked at my speakers and they look fine, I don't think they're blown since they sound just fine except when the sound cuts out entirely.

I'll try the powered speakers this weekend and let ya'll know what I find out.

Thanks!
 
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