Troubleshooting help needed
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 12:10 pm
Hi Everyone,
I need a troubleshooting hand at as low cost as possible..why you will see later below.
My setup is as simple as this: GCP -- midi cable -- TC GMajor2.
The GCP is powered by a Samson PowerBrite PB10 power conditioner.
I've done more or less 10 gigs with it in total. Besides the gigs I use it every week in the rehearsal attic.
I have never ever had issues on the attic, yet a few times already when setting up for a gig on stage, the GMajor doesn't respond to changes on the GCP.
I have gotten it to work every time by replugging the cable 20-30 times but yesterdays gig went wrong.. it just didn't want to work, no matter what I tried.
I had to fallback on my stompboxes which I hate as then I need to really tapdance.
The two units work flawlessly alone, just the combination doesn't. I plug it back on the attic and everything works flawlessly... aargh... so that makes me still think the cable is good as that was my prime suspect.
Now, I don't have spare midi cables, nor spare midi pedal or midi device to test with and rule out faulty components.
Are there any ways I can really see that either device properly sends/receives midi data?
Any other suggestions?
Maybe one last stupid question: does it matter what you power on first, pedal or unit?
Thanks!
Cedric
I need a troubleshooting hand at as low cost as possible..why you will see later below.
My setup is as simple as this: GCP -- midi cable -- TC GMajor2.
The GCP is powered by a Samson PowerBrite PB10 power conditioner.
I've done more or less 10 gigs with it in total. Besides the gigs I use it every week in the rehearsal attic.
I have never ever had issues on the attic, yet a few times already when setting up for a gig on stage, the GMajor doesn't respond to changes on the GCP.
I have gotten it to work every time by replugging the cable 20-30 times but yesterdays gig went wrong.. it just didn't want to work, no matter what I tried.
I had to fallback on my stompboxes which I hate as then I need to really tapdance.
The two units work flawlessly alone, just the combination doesn't. I plug it back on the attic and everything works flawlessly... aargh... so that makes me still think the cable is good as that was my prime suspect.
Now, I don't have spare midi cables, nor spare midi pedal or midi device to test with and rule out faulty components.
Are there any ways I can really see that either device properly sends/receives midi data?
Any other suggestions?
Maybe one last stupid question: does it matter what you power on first, pedal or unit?
Thanks!
Cedric