Re: Where is Ian Schmidt (or, can you help with my SoundMeister)?

["Rodney Hester" <rod72@optonline.net>]

"Rodney Hester" <rod72@optonline.net> wrote in message
news:bac1r8$rhqlq$1@ID-194148.news.dfncis.de...
> All,
>
> Just picked up a SoundMeister from eBay.  I'm delighted with the quality
of
> the stereo output.
>
> However, I just can't seem to get anything to digitize through the mic
port.
> Anything I record comes back as total silence.  Here's what I know:
>
> - The problem is slot-independent.  I've tried 1 and 4, with equal
results,
> both set to Your Card.
> - I've tried two different microphones, same results with each.
> - I don't *think* there's a physical problem with the card - but if
someone
> can tell me simple pin pairings to check with a continuity tester, that
> might help.  Both output ports work, it's only input that's giving me
fits.
> - I get the same results whether the SoundMeister Control Panel is set to
> mic or line in, ditto the DigitalStudio 0.9b2 recording preferences
> - DigitalStudio's oscilloscope shows very unusual "activity", with what
> looks like a line of 'noise' far below the zero point
> - AudioZap 2.0 does exactly the same thing with its oscilloscope
> - In fact, AudioZap shows similar "freaking out" even with the card
> unplugged from the machine and the microphone removed!
> - Finally, I can't even select the SoundMeister in AudioZap - I can flip
> between different slots, but the SoundMeister option is consistently
greyed
> out.  Is it supposed to be this way?
>
> Any help whatsoever appreciated.  I realize the recording quality will be
> very low even on a good day, but I'd like to see this thing work at all!

Thanks to all that offered assistance!  Wire 1 on the motherboard-to-card
wire set was not making a proper connection.  A little soldering and all is
well!

Rodney