Re: OT: live/firebox/kaoss pad problems (not sure which but something's wrong)

[Nick <ParadoxQuine@gmail.com>]

Rainer,

thanks for the advice. it seems the problem occurs somewhere between
the input into the firebox and ableton live reading the input. as that
is the only program I have that lets me choose the input channels, im
not sure how to determine if the issue is hardware or software. also,
I reinstalled the firmware on the firebox and restarted my imac and no
change.

actually, I just tested the firebox connected to my macbook pro with a
fresh install of ableton and a mic plugged in to input line 3 (where
the pad previously was) and it's still at about 10% input volume.
Unless there's a control for the input volume on the firebox (which I
don't see for the line ins) should I assume the box's inputs are
broken all of a sudden?

is there any way for me to test to see if the box's hardware is broken
for sure, other than the deductive logic I just used to conclude that?

Thanks,
Nick

On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 9:30 AM, Rainer Straschill
<moinsound@googlemail.com> wrote:
> Nick,
>
> have you tried the typical "distributed system diagnostic route"?
>
> Connect something else (another line level sound source) to the inputs
> of the Firebox you're using, instead of the KP3, and see how it works.
>
> Connect your KP3's outputs to something else (like your mains), and
> see how it works.
> Exchange the KP3->Firebox cable with a "known good" one (like the one
> you're using to go from the Firebox to the KP3), and see how it works.
> Connect the KP3 to inputs 1+2 of the Firebox (do they work with
> another source?) and see how it works.
>
> If all of these work ok, report back ;)
>
>