What sort of music are you playing? I know you say high hain so I assume metal but what kind?
Also where in chain?
I might look at this as not expensive in the UK.
What sort of music are you playing? I know you say high hain so I assume metal but what kind?
Also where in chain?
I might look at this as not expensive in the UK.
Quick note mate to say thanks.
Got correct cables today & it sounds epic. KPA through the speakers/woofer....wow. Had a Mesa mk2c profile that had never quits made it on the Kones & BOOM.
Now going to get rid of Kones (no need for em here in house) and swap for some Vintage 30s in cab & have 2 sets of profiles, one for fun at home & one for live with cabs switched off.
Makes sense. So crappy no bass sound a consequence of only getting half signal. Same way as headphones often give sound but very poor iv not fully inserted?
Have bought a 60cm cable that is dual 1/4 and RCA ends so that should hopefully do the trick then.
Again, hugely appreciated mate. I just want to crank the think as the sound (when correctly wired...) is massive.
Yes I think that might be it.
Sub is Edifier S350db.
The cable I have is a 3.5mm to 2 x RCA.
When I link PC to the speaker (i.e. The subwoofer hub) RCA sockets it works great.
When I fix the 3.5mm to a 1/4 adapter & insert that to output 3 on the 3i3, it is awful.
Is it the case that the 3i3 outputs are mono so I need to buy a dual cable that has 2 x 1/4 inch ends (for outputs 3 & 4 on 3i3) and 2 x RCA ends for the Edifier?
Thanks guys this is really appreciated.
Only thing I can think of is the 6i6 -> speakers route.
I only use output 3 on the back - that is a 1/4 inch adapter that allows the 3.5mm-to-RCA cable from the speakers to link up. When the PC is connected (with great audio) there is only the 3.5mm-to-RCA cable into the PC.
Does the 6i6 need 2x outputs - if so then I would need to buy a cable that was 2 x 1/4 inch ends-to 2 x RCA.
Really appreciate the help!
Now got the KPA coming through the 6i6 and the PC also.
But PC & KPA sound TERRIBLE. Nasally & trebly and honestly unusable. The subwoofer barely functions. Just high end. I can't see any way to mix the sound in the 6i6 - any ideas on that? I installed a program called Scarletrite Mix Control after reading the 6i6 manual but that says "no hardware installed".
Yes sub powers L & R.
I am not using SPDIF at moment - using regular XLR cables from the 2 main KPA outputs.
Sorry I'm being dumb - If I make the 6id have the inst light on - do the cables have to go into the 1 & 2 sockets on the front of the 6i6? I had em plugged into inputs 1 & 2 on the back.
Desktop speakers plus subwoofer.
Kemper won't play through 6i6 either so I'm doing something wrong.
I have the KPA connected to the 6i6 from the MAIN OUTPUTS, into LINE INPUTS 1 & 2 on the 6i6, then the 6i6 to the AUX input of the Subwoofer (it is the hub & controls the satellite speakers).
6i6 to the speakers is done via a 1/4 inch cable output that has a RCA end - this goes into the AUX of the subwoofer. That cable works fine if unplugged & stuck into the headphone socket of the PC...
Hi Everyone,
Bought a good set of speakers & subwoofer to play KPA and PC through, run via Focusrite 6i6.
Tested speakers today & they are immense direct from PC headphone socket. But to use the Focusrite I need to connect PC via USB right? And when I do that I have zero bass whatsoever - totally different (and unusable) sound.
Any ideas anyone???
Just playing about with this after firmware update and... Wow.
It is just such a nice effect. Added to a Marshall JVM & a Mesa mkIIC and you're sounding produced all of a sudden. Think black album Metallica or Volbeat . Just adds that thickness that I'd been looking for & not finding. Won't fit for everything but for pure playing fun it blew me away.
Had been going through a bit of a shit patch with the KPA & I think this might have brought me out of it. Through headphones was amazing, interested to see what it's like through speaker set that's on its way.
That's why I was asking - I have TS cables already ?
Do the cables need to be XLR female? There are 2x normal jack outputs on the KPA.
Ps. Bayou - took your advice & bought sub + speakers .
I think the threat has been confused.
My initial issue was that a signal going direct from PC headphone output into the Aux Input of the KPA then out via Power Amp to the cab with Kones inserted was giving weird audio artifacts (i..e sounding like power amp was broken).
Kemper support advised to route audio via Focusrite instead.
Then some comment on here about why that was wise, and how using monitor speakers was a better approach.
So some thread drift...but all very helpful to me the OP
Thanks - no, issue occurs when I connect PC direct to the KPA aux. So no Focusrite involved.
Great cheers. I am erring on decent set of powered speakers connected to Focusrite. Have been monitoring mixes using headphones (good ones) so far & that was OK for my needs. But they get fatiguing after a while so speakers were a need anyway.
Still ahead scratcher why all of a sudden KPA aux input/power amp hates PC audio. One to shrug shoulders & forget about maybe... At least KPS isn't screwed up.
Not Spdif then?
Great. How do you run the KPA into your audio interface?
Honestly for me, good sound in the room >>> perfect mixing. Hence the Kones. So any recommendations based on that would be great.
What I'm looking for is to be able to play along to rock & metal tracks at some good volume. I'm lucky to live in a stone house so can play along to Metallica etc at volumes where a good set of speakers with some "ooomph" will be needed.
Will monitor speakers fit that bill?