Ok, what am I doing wrong (going direct to the PA)

javajunkie said:
straighteight2003 said:
Last try I see (maybe you already tried this too) is try another cable.

Since I'm using the unbalanced out1 to go to the PA, does anyone know if the balanced out1 is wired differently to any "normal" xlr-cable? Hope I could make myself unterstandable.
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It is wired the same.
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Okay, if a new cable doesn't work the very last chance is: does your PA mixing console have a standard wiring in the xlr-inputs (don't aks me which and why, but as I remember some do have a hot and ground or 1 and 2 switched layout)?
 
SouthernShred said:
last night was simply the first time I'd tried it with an unbalanced cable to the PA...granted the PA is pretty crappy, but we were cranking various CD's through it all night and it sounded fine...

I'll experiment more...If I continue to have a bad sound from the balanced out, I'll call support...
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I assume that you meant a balanced cable to PA judging from your first post? Definitely swap in a known good cable, and also check the gain settings on the mixer - if it's set near mic level that could be part of the problem. It's also not uncommon for a channel on a mixer to go bad, try swapping channels with a known good one.
 
Also, at risk of pointing out the obvious (a talent of mine heh), check out the channel strip on the mixer -- input pad? channel trim? eq settings? Maybe try moving the Axe-FX to a different channel. I believe the Axe-FX uses line-level (1v p-p) output on its balanced outs, so it'll be hotter than a mic.

You might also try editing the Axe-FX's audio config (I/O menu) to use LEFT (instead of L+R SUM) and see how it sounds, just see if you're getting odd phase issues from summing any stereo patches (enhancer, etc).
 
I'll check my I/O set up tonight Shannon and report back so you can compare. I've run to FOH since day one and yes I had to tweak but even out of the box I was pleased.
 
SouthernShred said:
I've ran it a few times using the unbalanced out to the PA and it sounded fine...
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That's new and very useful information. It's possible that you have a cabling problem or that your PA mixer's balanced input really isn't.

granted the PA is pretty crappy,
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What kind of mixer? It's possible that you were connected to a mic input. Most 1/4" inputs will be line level, but XLRs can be mic, line, or trimmable/selectable for either. If you send the Axe-Fx output - which is line level - into an input intended (or configured) for a mic-level signal, you will severely overload (i.e., clip) the input.
 
Jay Mitchell said:
What kind of mixer? It's possible that you were connected to a mic input. Most 1/4" inputs will be line level, but XLRs can be mic, line, or trimmable/selectable for either. If you send the Axe-Fx output - which is line level - into an input intended (or configured) for a mic-level signal, you will severely overload (i.e., clip) the input.
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It's one of those cheapie EMS (or something) head style mixers...8 channel, xlr input (assuming that's a mic input in retrospect) and Hi Z 1/4" input on each channel...

man...I feel like a dumba$$...I didn't think that one through

When I've hooked it up before, it's been plugging it into a line in on the main board at my church...*sigh* dumba$$
 
SouthernShred said:
When I've hooked it up before, it's been plugging it into a line in on the main board at my church..
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Looks like you may have identified the problem, then. All's well that ends well.
 
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