15 minutes and LS-2 just....stopped working...

Oreomeister365 · #1 12-25-2007, 08:25 AM

So I just got a brand spanking new LS-2. Tried it out blending a loop in, worked great. So I got to try it again 15 minutes later and it just..won't work. The buttons all light up and everything, but it will not transmit any sound from the input to the output, if you know what I mean. No sound is created when I use it, and that includes all 3 inputs/returns. I've tried a whole bunch of different instrument cables, different batteries and a boss power supply...it just...I don't know. I've fiddled with all the settings on it...no dice, volume is up, amp works assuming I don't have the LS-2 anywhere near it...other pedals work...

Maybe I'm missing something, but how the heck did it just cease to work? The proper buttons still light up when they should be. It's like the inputs no longer send to the outputs or something. Royalled screwed up.

Ideas?

OhThePeacock · #2 12-25-2007, 08:30 AM

I have the same exact problem with my DOD FX35 octoplus, help would be great.

Oreomeister365 · #3 12-25-2007, 09:13 AM

Fiddles with it some more and its just gone completley wack. Like, theres an input/output, and A send/return, and a B send/return. So, the input, instead of sending the signal out the output...creates sound from the A or B sends for some reason. But it doesn't function at all normally because the input isn't supposed to have anything to do with the A/B outputs, so none of the modes do anything. And any pedals in a loop don't work at all, like, whether I switch to the loop entirley or blend it it, nothing works because nothings in he right slot.

I mean, when I got it all the inputs/outputs were normal, but somethingompletely mixed everything up.

What in the world is going on...

EBMan · #4 12-25-2007, 09:42 AM

I've got one of those and it seems a little more complex than you would think it should be. You may have done this but I would start with your bass directly into the amp to verify they are not the problem. Then I would insert only the LS2 into the chain and see if it works in bypass, then when on. Then try out each channel one by one.

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Oreomeister365 · #5 12-25-2007, 10:06 AM

I have tried every single little detail that there is to try. It is the LS-2, nothing else.

If I had to guess then its main output jack is messed up somehow. Anyone know if I could take this into your average music shop and get it repaired?

Also: theres something loose inside...what a pos.

Tomass · #6 12-25-2007, 03:19 PM

Send it back man, possibly get a refund too. And then buy a Barge Concepts bVFB-2 blender/looper pedal, there meant to be the shiz. Or you could build your own loop pedal, there not that hard.
http://experimentalistsanonymous.com...opic.php?t=134

Jazz Ad · #7 12-25-2007, 05:32 PM

Why would he buy a Barge if he needs a LS-2 that can do a million more things ?
If it doesn't work just return it and get a new one.
I'm pretty sure you're getting confused by the unit though. What you describe seems perfectly normal.

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Originally Posted by Oreomeister365

Like, theres an input/output, and A send/return, and a B send/return. So, the input, instead of sending the signal out the output...creates sound from the A or B sends for some reason.

Oreomeister365 · #8 12-26-2007, 08:14 AM

The main input does not transmit anything to the main output, I don't know how much less normal it can get. I can't blend anything in the A or B loops in because theres no signal to blend anything into, it does not work. There is nothing normal about its operation. I'm pretty sure you're completely wrong about my confusion.

Jazz Ad · #9 12-26-2007, 11:18 AM

The A and B knobs are return levels, not clean blends.
It is perfectly normal for the input to send signal into the A and B loops, not to the output.
The main output receives signal from A and B returns.
They are effect loops after all. If you engage an effect loop with nothing inside, you will get silence as a result.
Does the input process directly to the output in bypass modes ?
Did you try activating one of the loops and plugging your bass to the loop return (with a dummy jack in the main input) ? If so, does it send signal to the output and can you adjust the level with the knob ?
Did you read the manual and try the settings they propose ?
You might very well have a defective unit but so far I doubt it.

Oreomeister365 · #10 12-26-2007, 11:55 AM

Heres my setup if it helps: Bass going to input straight to output. In loop A is a proco turbo rat and boss GEB-7. I had it set to A+B mixed mode. Even though there is nothing in the B loop the manua litself uses this as an example, and I heave be told directly that you don't need anything in the B loop when it is on A+B mix. So At first I was able to turn up the A know when it was on to blend in the loop into the clean signal. This worked perfectly for 15 minutes. Try again 15 minutes later and no sound is coming out. So yes, I am aware A+B knobs are return levels, but it's basically saying how much of the loop is in the total signal, which is exactly what I used it for.

Why does the input not send to the output?

The output was receiving no signal even when I had effects in the A loop.

There were things inside the loop, it should work eh?

I tired all the modes with a loop in A and without. I held constant that there was a bass going in the input, and th eoutput went straight to the amp. After going through all the modes, pressing the LS to go through all the bypasses etc of eacd mode, no signal was sent to the amp (yet uplugging the output while the amp was turned on still produced a pop).

Did not try that

Tried all settings in the manual that involved only one effects loop (in A) and zero of them work. The manual even has the very setup I propose where I blend in loop A with my clean signal (only 90% sure of that but I'll check).

Thanks for the help.

::Saint:: · #11 12-27-2007, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Jazz Ad

The A and B knobs are return levels, not clean blends.
It is perfectly normal for the input to send signal into the A and B loops, not to the output.
The main output receives signal from A and B returns.
They are effect loops after all. If you engage an effect loop with nothing inside, you will get silence as a result.
Does the input process directly to the output in bypass modes ?
Did you try activating one of the loops and plugging your bass to the loop return (with a dummy jack in the main input) ? If so, does it send signal to the output and can you adjust the level with the knob ?
Did you read the manual and try the settings they propose ?
You might very well have a defective unit but so far I doubt it.

I thought you were supposed to be able to blend a clean signal by using only one loop and leaving the other empty?

Jazz Ad · #12 12-27-2007, 05:08 PM

Yes, you can do that.
If you leave a loop empty, it will shortcut automatically and you can use the return level knob as a clean volume.

SpankyPants · #13 12-27-2007, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Oreomeister365

15 minutes and LS-2 just....stopped working...

I've had the same complaint from a few women... Still haven't figured out how to fix it, yet.