what do you mean ?
I’ve got a possible idea- instead of trying to monitor all of your sounds through the mixer > speaker, perhaps you could route your mixer into the A4 and monitor sounds through the mains/headphones?
Edit: I just realized how this is dumb and defeats the purpose of sep outs
it works if I hard pan on the tracks or plocks, but doesn’t if I want to audition sounds as they are panned center in the sound pool, browser and manager.
How you managed to dig into ops history and discovered that its a cross post plus mis handling his gear
I m impressed
not even sarcastic
On android
They were present in the other thread.
I must admit I’m still curious about what happens if using this cable in this situation…
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ahh…so only option is to use stereo outs into either 2 mono panned mixer channels or a stereo input on desk…
Maybe elektron could allow mono outs…i just assumed they were… But 4 stereo outs sound better tbh as long as you can route them into mixer.
Have you tried a simple unbalanced TS cable with the voices panned to the left (for amplitude) ?
This is how I run my AK, without issue, into my Qu-Pac. Gives me 4 mono voice outputs.
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In hindsight, that feels obvious…
I don’t know why that solution didn’t jump out prior
He’s got only xlr inputs on his mixer which is why I was wondering about the type I posted above…
A TS to XLR… -Elektron woes
So do i!
I actually use TS to XLR cables.
I suppose it depends on the mixer but mine handles the signals fine. Same principle. They’re going to be unbalanced either way out of the Elektron.
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Yeah, try this. It sounds like it should work.
It’s clear you’re the only one with a phasing issue on the stereo outputs and you’re uninterested in understanding why. You should sell the A4 and move on.
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With all due respect - this was all covered in the thread I linked right at the top
It really should have been merged as it has descended into a bit of a farce, just like the other and now we’re covering identical ground
There are solutions, but not the solution the OP wants (which Elektron will not deliver imho)
This is a basic misunderstanding about the product specs - there are ways to work around this at the small price of a bit of mixer gain - done
There’s also a thread (or a few) about OB delays !
puzzling, but it’s hardest to understand why a box of that quality would simply gather dust, but each to their own
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I know exactly why. I don’t need your input.
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honest question. how often are you auditioning sounds? in a live situation couldn’t u just have all your sounds etc memorized and know exactly how it was gonna sound before u bring them into the mix ?
With all due respect, I don’t feel like you’re actually reading what I’ve posted objectively. In the original thread, I was asking for Elektron to give an option for a mono out. During the course of the thread, I gave up on that and was trying the solutions people suggested without success. Your assumption is that I don’t know what I’m doing, but that’s not true. I detailed the issues that arose while following the suggestions provided by the community and elektron support but you chose to gloss over that. I’m not exactly sure why. I’ve never had this kind of issue with other devices with stereo trs outputs. Just this one. Probably because something is done differently on the way the stereo outs are handled compared to other devices. Just a thought.
Anyhow, as you say moot and irrelevant because I’ve given up on that solution. The purpose of this post wasn’t to open up this discussion again. It’s to state that after 2 years I’m tired and to voice my general disdain for the company’s direction and the state of it’s customer service and quality control. This is the purpose of this thread and the other minutia was to describe why I feel that way. I’m allowed to be upset with the company, as so many other people are.
I find it interesting how much attempt there is to silence complaints on this board.
Yes, but when I’m creating I audition all the time. Live isn’t an issue because everything will be automated and I would be using performance knobs and macros.
No one is silencing anyone. It’s just clear that you have a misguided expectation that the L/R sides of a stereo output should be out of phase or something bizarre like that (at least that what you stated earlier in this thread) and that’s enough to understand that it’s your issue and not the device’s. If you want to go on and on about how you think things should work then expect more comments trying to help you find solutions or correct your misunderstanding. You always have the option to just move on, especially since you’ve decided the A4 doesn’t work for you.
I still need to try this at home, and maybe I’m just dumb. But if the sounds are playing in the center, why are they out of phase, instead of just being identical in both speakers. Is it inverting the left signal in relation to the right signal, like it’s treating it as though it’s a balanced mono signal, BUT is stereo at the same time or something? This makes no sense to me.
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