Topic: Phase Issue - balance vs unbalanced

[todd e]

So i used some new cables last night from m248 to mini-me (thanks to kirkd)
they were rca > 1/4" unbalanced

the recording levels are great, and i'm happy with the sound, but the phase scope in wavelab is flat and i was in the OTS.  the image should be anything but flat...
they are in phase with each other, but somethings strange.  any ideas on a fix?

tried inverting phase and nothing changed.  i'm used to seeing flat line, Up and down, when i get a mono source from the SBD, but have never seen a flat phase scope image side to side.  thanks.

EDIT: the cables are fine, the mini-me is fucked up with the 1/4" jacks.  time to send into apogee, damn

[bgreen]

When you say you inverted, did you do both channels, or one? Sounds like you either need to invert just the right, or just the left, not both.

[todd e]

trying that, but unfortunately the recording is mono based on a problem with our mini-me.  strange enouhg the XLR input part of the jack works, but the 1/4" doesnt create a stereo recording

[boojum]

FWIW - I tape at a venue where I can get a SBD tap.  The fellow who does the sound runs mono out of both sides and inverts one channel.  I think he is too lazy to pan-pot the spots to where they are and run stereo.  So I have to flip one channel just to get mono.  Plenty weird.  And, they are not exactly the same the two mono channels.  I do run mics, too, so I get OK sound and use the SBD as a fill.  I do not know if thios helps, but it is an example of the weirdness that can come out of a SBD.

Cheers

[bgreen]

trying that, but unfortunately the recording is mono based on a problem with our mini-me.  strange enouhg the XLR input part of the jack works, but the 1/4" doesnt create a stereo recording

If you wanna post a snippet or PM one to me, I'd be happy to take a look for ya.