Trouble hooking up krk rokit 5's with M-Audio Fast track Ultra

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Trouble hooking up krk rokit 5's with M-Audio Fast track Ultra

Hey everybody,
I just picked up a pair of krk rokit 5 monitors and for some reason i am having a really hard time getting sound. i connected the rca into output 1 and 2 on the fast track ultra. I set the FTU as the output and input for logic and in the mac settings. NO SOUND zip nada! I might be doing something wrong so if anyone has any advice or know what to do, lemme know! thanks! I would appreciate it!
joel

macbook, Mac OS X (10.5.8), logic express 09

Posted on Dec 24, 2010 5:03 PM

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Answer 1

Dec 24, 2010 6:16 PM in response to NothinSpecial

Can anyone help me?!! This is starting to get annoying! Am I using the wrong cables? I am plugged into the unbalanced rca on the krk's. what should i do?

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Answer 2

Foxboy71

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Dec 25, 2010 12:30 AM in response to NothinSpecial

Hi,

don't use the RCA. most probably you have mistakenly connected the S/PDIF outputs of the Fast Track to you Rokits. You'll need either a standard TRS 3,5'' connector cable - the plugs look like the standard stereo headphone plugs - not the little ones, but the bigger ones (if-ya-no-wod-i-mean).
Or you could use a TRS-XLR cable. Either way, you'll need to use the correct outputs on the Fast track, since there are more than one. I'd suggest you use outputs 1 and 2 (for left and right channel).

Fox

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