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Re: [Doepfer_a100] A-138D FX insert query

2017-06-29 by Diego Ragnini

Hi Tim glad to know that you succeeded in that 
I often press the bypass button on my brain, the difference is that I barely realise it! :-)

Best wishes
Diego

> Il giorno 28 giu 2017, alle ore 19:17, 'Tim Burgess' tim@raisedbar.net [Doepfer_a100] <Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com> ha scritto:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Just to report back that I now have glorious stereo reverb via my A-138D
> units.
> 
> Thanks for the help guys, and apologies for me pressing the bypass button on
> my brain.
> 
> Best wishes.
> 
> Tim Burgess
> 
> From: Richard Horsman [mailto:richyho@virginmedia.com <mailto:richyho@virginmedia.com>] 
> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2017 10:13 AM
> To: tim@raisedbar.net <mailto:tim@raisedbar.net>
> Subject: RE: [Doepfer_a100] A-138D FX insert query
> 
> Only one that I can find (below)
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Rich
> 
> Hi Tim,
> 
> Other members surely are better equipped in terms of knowledge to help and
> to support. I'll try to do it anyway, from far away it's even harder.
> 
> As far as I know, unbalanced sockets to balanced ones shouldn't be a
> problem, but if you don't own XLR unbalanced to TS jack cables to try with
> then it wouldn't be cool to purchase them just for this trial. By the way,
> if the module is designed to work with pedals and stomp boxes only then a
> problem of impedance bridging probably might occur, though a signal should
> be heard anyway.
> 
> I neither know if the external unit is expected to work as serial
> (compressor, limiter) or parallel (reverb, delay..), though you're
> mentioning send/return then the latter should be the case. 
> 
> So, if it is a delay reverb unit, I suggest first to check only sending the
> signal to the unit, while connecting its outputs into a mixer channel strip,
> a audio interface input or another available line input, instead of
> returning the processed signal back to the A-138d. This way you can check if
> the lack of audible signal was due to a knob to be better tweaked on the
> Doepfer module. or just a wrong connection on it.
> 
> You might also check sending a signal from another unit, not the A-138d, in
> order to see whether there was some inappropriate setting on the send
> section of the A-138d.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Diego
> 
> From: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com> [mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com>] 
> Sent: 27 June 2017 10:06
> To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [Doepfer_a100] A-138D FX insert query
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I've had mail problems at this end and may have lost any replies (apologies
> to anybody who responded). Could I request reposts, please?
> 
> Best wishes.
> 
> Tim Burgess
> 
> From: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com> <mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com>>
> [mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com>] 
> Sent: Sunday, June 25, 2017 3:36 PM
> To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com> <mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com <mailto:Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com>> 
> Subject: [Doepfer_a100] A-138D FX insert query
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have a pair of these modules that I want to use to hook an old TC effects
> processor into my rig. However, the TC unit only provides XLR connections, a
> left-right pair for input and another left-right pair for output. I have
> some cables with the appropriate XLR genders at one end and 1/4@" TRS
> connections at the other. However, when I wire this up, I get nothing back
> from the effects unit. Unfortunately, I can't validate that signal is
> getting as far as the effects processor, as I'm blind, so can't look at the
> unit's meters. I assume that my problem is that the A-138D has unbalanced
> sockets for the sends and returns, so I'm getting signal cancellation - is
> this the case, please, or are there other things I might try? 
> 
> I should say that the A-138D units are working fine as cross-faders.
> 
> Many thanks in advance for any advice.
> 
> Best wishes.
> 
> Tim Burgess
> 
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