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    Aaargh! I'm getting frustrated!

    I just purchased a Presonus FireBox and have had all sorts of issues trying to connect it to the rest of my gear.

    Weird things are happening in Traktor, such as the sound playing even when all volumes are set to zero. Also, the xSession just isn't working properly and the computer has frozen a couple times.

    The Gear:

    MacBook Pro 2.4 GHz
    4 gigs of ram
    OSX 10

    Presonus FireBox

    Two M-Audion BX5a Studio Monitors
    Traktor 3.3

    Sony MDR-V700 headphones

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    What I've done..

    connected xSession to Mac USB port
    connected FireBox to Firewire Port
    FireBox plugged in with power supply
    headphones connected to FireBox headphone input
    installed Fatlimey's tks files

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    RESULTS

    Both speakers work (yay!)
    xSession cross fader works on only one channel.
    xSession cross fader seems, "soft"

    Please see attachments in subsequent posts.

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    Default More images

    Here are more screenshots

    Midi Interface

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    Sound card Preferences..

    I hope that's enough to get some help.

    Thank you!
    Last edited by Sunshine; 08-15-2008 at 03:46 PM. Reason: Removing attachment to reupload

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    One More... Midi Set Up

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    I guess I should take this to the Native instruments forum.
    I'm going to be playing at a Design Lounge event and desperation is setting in from not having properly configured gear.
    Last edited by Sunshine; 08-16-2008 at 01:54 PM.

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    Strange... It sounds like you're getting sound from your Cue signals over your speakers?

    Can it be that you somehow mixed the outs for your speakers with that of your headset?
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    Hmm your issue with the cues always being on could be the cue mix is set wrong, try fiddling with the little black knobs on the top left corner. I cant remember which is which, have been using 1.3 for to long now.

    I had the same issue with traktor + vci stalling on friday night when using the firebox on kaons laptop for the first time. Traktor would freeze every hr or so and only a reboot would fix it.

    What firebox drivers are you using? We realised we had 1.2 installed, when the latest is 2.4 or somtin like that, + it comes with a firmware upgrade.

    Im hoping that fixes our problem, we have our first big gig on friday!

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    Quote Originally Posted by tekki View Post
    Strange... It sounds like you're getting sound from your Cue signals over your speakers?

    Can it be that you somehow mixed the outs for your speakers with that of your headset?
    Hi Tekki,

    It's very possible that something is mixed up in the settings which are exactly as shown in the images. The speakers are connected to the firebox as depicted in this image.

    The xSession is connected to the computer's USB port.
    I suspect my problem is not understanding midi mapping and once I can figure that out, things will begin to fall into place. Is there a midi learning school? (midi learn...)

    Anyhow, it's all trial and error at this point and I'm hoping to learn with the xSession before I move on to the VCI 100.

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    Quote Originally Posted by midifidler View Post
    Hmm your issue with the cues always being on could be the cue mix is set wrong, try fiddling with the little black knobs on the top left corner. I cant remember which is which, have been using 1.3 for to long now.

    I had the same issue with traktor + vci stalling on friday night when using the firebox on kaons laptop for the first time. Traktor would freeze every hr or so and only a reboot would fix it.

    What firebox drivers are you using? We realised we had 1.2 installed, when the latest is 2.4 or somtin like that, + it comes with a firmware upgrade.

    Im hoping that fixes our problem, we have our first big gig on friday!
    Hmmm... you might be on to something...The driver that shipped with the Firebox is 1.0, however, I thought drivers were not required for Macs.
    The instructions for the Firebox are minimal at best.
    I shall download the latest drivers ASAP.

    Good luck with the big gig on Friday. Yikes, it's no good if the Firebox keeps freezing! It sounds stressful. I hope your problem gets resolved before then.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sunshine View Post
    Hi Tekki,

    It's very possible that something is mixed up in the settings which are exactly as shown in the images. The speakers are connected to the firebox as depicted in this image.

    The xSession is connected to the computer's USB port.
    I suspect my problem is not understanding midi mapping and once I can figure that out, things will begin to fall into place. Is there a midi learning school? (midi learn...)

    Anyhow, it's all trial and error at this point and I'm hoping to learn with the xSession before I move on to the VCI 100.

    Well, with the cue settings I cannot help that much, only that the buttons and knobs need to be sorted properly before operating traktor.

    You might want to take a look at Fatlimeys tks. Maybe he's done some all out settings, that flick certain speaker and cue settings?
    Maybe ask him if he knows?
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