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At The Back => Time Out => Topic started by: MrBump on May 04, 2009, 05:27:10 PM

Title: Tw@t
Post by: MrBump on May 04, 2009, 05:27:10 PM

So, I had an idea about something that I had recorded a few weeks back, a nice little number showcasing my new BG Flat 50s, and was thinking about posting here.

So I loaded the file into Cakewalk and the sound was terrible!  Weak, unbalanced, scratchy, like the soundcard wasn't coping with it's settings.  So I reset everything to a "safe" environment, tried again and it was STILL trash.

Tried AISO For All instead of the native Tascam ones, and they were just as bad.  I'm using an old US122, which is cr@p, so I'm now thinking that maybe it's finally bitten the dust.

Reinstalled all of the native drivers, reset them all in Windows Device Manager, still cr@p.

Checked around the back of the US122 and realised that the headphone jack was half way out...

Completely lost the will to live.

And I work in IT.  I am a numpty.

Mark.

Title: Re: Tw@t
Post by: SG Thrasher on May 04, 2009, 05:35:26 PM

Shouldn't it be 'Tw@'? :lol:

Seriously though, we've all been there.

Title: Re: Tw@t
Post by: indysmith on May 04, 2009, 05:35:56 PM

lol @ you

Title: Re: Tw@t
Post by: Andrew W on May 04, 2009, 07:12:05 PM

Quote from: MrBump on May 04, 2009, 05:27:10 PM

Completely lost the will to live.

And I work in IT.  I am a numpty.

Mark.

Rubbish.  Sounds like an A1 bit of debugging to me.  You have to start somewhere in the signal chain and fiddle from there.

Title: Re: Tw@t
Post by: Johnny Mac on May 04, 2009, 07:38:18 PM

 :lol: Well at least you sussed it out in the end but I know how you feel as I've done similar things myself.

Title: Re: Tw@t
Post by: ailean on May 04, 2009, 08:13:04 PM

Quote from: Andrew W on May 04, 2009, 07:12:05 PM

Rubbish.  Sounds like an A1 bit of debugging to me.  You have to start somewhere in the signal chain and fiddle from there.

Yeah, your only error was not starting with the simplest thing to fix. (I do that too, and I'm in IT)

Title: Re: Tw@t
Post by: AndyR on May 05, 2009, 12:39:27 PM

Quote from: ailean on May 04, 2009, 08:13:04 PM

Quote from: Andrew W on May 04, 2009, 07:12:05 PM

Rubbish.  Sounds like an A1 bit of debugging to me.  You have to start somewhere in the signal chain and fiddle from there.

Yeah, your only error was not starting with the simplest thing to fix. (I do that too, and I'm in IT)

+10000

:lol:

What do you (or did you used to) say to users everytime, VERY first question?

Repeat after me:

"I'm sorry if this is a silly question sir/madam, but is the unit plugged in?"

Title: Re: Tw@t
Post by: MrBump on May 05, 2009, 01:10:01 PM

Yeah, yeah.  I sit at a desk now and tell people what to do.

Easy how one forgets...

Title: Re: Tw@t
Post by: Darbyjack on May 05, 2009, 02:53:51 PM

lol, oh man... Hate it when that happens.

Title: Re: Tw@t
Post by: Davey on May 05, 2009, 11:44:46 PM

i would've thrown the whole thing out the window/against the wall ... :P

Title: Re: Tw@t
Post by: MrBump on May 06, 2009, 10:02:57 AM

^ that would have been my next step...