drum machine (alesis sr-16)

i have an alesis sr-16 drum machine and when i hook it into anything-- computer, amp, etc-- it is totally distorted, and i can't figure out how to get clear sound

help?

Whenever hooking hardware into my computer I always have to turn the Line In or Mic volume way down in the Recording section of the volume control. I don't know if that's your problem though.

does it sound good distorted?

record a bit of it and let's hear... probably the output channel that's been damaged?

try routing the output to 3 and 4 instead of 1 and 2

any better?

if not, then your alesis is fux0red.

also, before binning it, you might like trying to lower the output of the machine..

or turning down the input gain on whatever you're inputting it into.

yeah i've tried everything possible, and i'm pretty sure the output channel is shot

your not plugging it into a mic in right?

  aquinas said:

yeah i've tried everything possible, and i'm pretty sure the output channel is shot

so the question still stands then... does it sound good distorted?

the sr-16 is a fucking great wee drum machine, though not as versatile as it's predecessor, the hr-16.

i've got an sr, and i love the step sequencer... you can do some super complex shit on it if yoou want to get up to your elbows in lots of numbers on a tiny screen.

my only complaint with it is that the kick samples are really thin... need eq'd and compressed up to fuck before they're worth using.

thats what you get for buying an alesis sr16. undependable piece of junk from the kings/queens of unreliability. what do you expect for 150 bucks?

  feta lol said:

the kings/queens of unreliability.

why?? i have good experiences with alesis' stuff

yeah, i've got an sr16 which is ten years old, and still going strong.

who pissed in your cornflakes dan?