Help With Mixer Setup, using 1/8" audio in on my PBG4/667 Options

[evanmcd]

Hi, I am really impressed by this site and forum; my first time here today. Great job to all those responsible.

I've been struggling with this problem for a while now and have just bought a new mixer (Eurodesk MX-802) with the hope that my old mixer (Spirit Folio) was the problem. It seems, however, that it's not my mixer but my lack of knowledge that is the problem.

I'm a drummer looking to do multi-track recording with my PB G4/667 and Cubase 4.1. Here's how my mixer is setup:

- Electronic drums (Roland V-Drums - the best!) coming in to one of my mixers 1/4" stereo inputs.
- 1/8" output from computer into mixers RCA tape in (for monitoring output from Cubase)
- tape in is sent to main mix (which I'm not using) so that I don't get signal from cubase sent back in to computer.

The problem comes when trying to get a stereo output from the mixer in to my 1/8" stereo input on my computer.

I've tried using the RCA tape out, the 1/4" control room outs, and even the AUX send, but all I get is a mono signal in cubase.

I thought that it must be a problem with my input jack, but after a while I tried sending my headphone out to the computer... and it sounded great! perfect strong stereo signal.

I've tried monitoring the output through the computers out rather than sending it to the mixer, but I get horrible latency.

So I guess my question is: how do I rig my setup so it works correctly?

I won't be surprised (or too embarrassed) if there turns out to be a simple solution, but I've tried lots of things and searched this forum for answers and still am at a loss.

Thanks so much to anyone who might help me out with this.

Sincerely...Evan

[evanmcd]

hey tom,

thanks again for the reply.

i've good news to report in that i've got the setup working the way i had hoped. the unfortunate part is that i must say i'm not really sure what i did that fixed the problem.

i went out and bought a couple of new 1/4" to rca adapters and started to tackle the problem again. it wasn't fixed right away, but little by little things started to get closer to right. i'd noticed that both L and R bars of my stereo track in cubase would light up. even though it didn't sound any different to me. then i fiddled with some things in cubase that i hadn't touched before and noticed that sometimes i'd get a flash of what sounded like a stereo signal in my headphones. eventually i switched the headphone adapater i was using and suddenly i had a stereo signal as strong as ever.

so, i guess it was some combination of bad adapter (or adapters ) and lack of cubase knowledge on my part. whatever it was, i now have a working setup that sounds quite good by my standards.

i can't imagine that i'll get to the point where i could offer you tech advice, but if you ever need someone to lay down a drum groove for you, i'd be happy to help you out.

take it easy.

evan