Help tracking down distortion in PTHD/Apogee rig

mds · 4th September 2008

Hey guys,

I'm troubleshooting some distortion problems in a PTHD rig. It uses an AD-16x and DA-16x as the interfaces. I'm getting some distortion, particularly when playing bass through a DI. I can take the same bass through the same channel into a Mackie mixer and its fine...I've taken the line from the patchbay output that normally leads to the AD-16x and it is fine. Nothing anywhere shows any kind of clip or over. I've tracked it down to something going on with the Apogee AD or PTHD. Anyone have any advice in how I can troubleshoot it from there?

Thanks!

Mike

Cracyd · 31st March 2011

did you ever find the source of the distortion problem? I'm having the same thing with bass on a protools LE 9 system with an apogee ensemble.

4th September 2008	#1
mds Lives for gear Joined: May 2005 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 1,469 Thread Starter	Help tracking down distortion in PTHD/Apogee rig Hey guys, I'm troubleshooting some distortion problems in a PTHD rig. It uses an AD-16x and DA-16x as the interfaces. I'm getting some distortion, particularly when playing bass through a DI. I can take the same bass through the same channel into a Mackie mixer and its fine...I've taken the line from the patchbay output that normally leads to the AD-16x and it is fine. Nothing anywhere shows any kind of clip or over. I've tracked it down to something going on with the Apogee AD or PTHD. Anyone have any advice in how I can troubleshoot it from there? Thanks! Mike

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Cracyd Gear interested Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 15	did you ever find the source of the distortion problem? I'm having the same thing with bass on a protools LE 9 system with an apogee ensemble.