Reply To: Individual 1/4” Output Problem

[SomaLabsKeymaster]

Hi Dream Villain,

It’s possible you are dealing with two separate things, which are unrelated. One is the sound, the other MIDI. I will address the audio part as I don’t have access to the sequencers you’re using. Maybe another user can address the MIDI issue.

Since you get normal sound using the main output, but not using the individual outputs, I will share the following info:

BD and BASS have 5V bias voltage on their pins. This was done to avoid cutting low frequencies on those channels and let users decide on using a High-Pass Filter of their own choosing.
Your audio interface or mixer probably doesn’t filter bias voltage on its own, it basically wants signals with bias voltage around 0V.
However it’s getting constant 5v + BD/BASS signal, which causes pre-amp oversaturation and results in signal distortion.
The easiest way to get a proper signal is to send BD/BASS signal through the 10uF capacitor and then connect it to you interface/mixer input.
You can also send it through an external High-Pass filter.

I hope this helps!