Waldorf Q

Marhof45 · Joined: Aug 12, 2009 Posts: 9 Location: Netherlands

Hi all,

I have a Q and if I using phones, the left and right is reversed. I noticed this on an INIT sound and send the OSC1 completely to Filter 1 and panned Filter 1 hard left, but on my phones I heared the sound hard right. I also tested my phones on two mixers and panning is OK there.

Regards,

Mark

DrJustice · Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 5:14 am Post subject:

I just tested and it's the same with mine. The easy fix: turn the headphones around Razz

When the main L/R outputs are connected to a mixer, is the panning reversed then? It seems so, but mine isn't hooked up to a mixer at the moment, so I can't test properly. How about the sub outputs, are they reversed too?

BTW, I'm running the latest OS, v 3.02.

DJ
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Marhof45 · Joined: Aug 12, 2009 Posts: 9 Location: Netherlands

Hi DJ,

Hahaha, yes, turn the phones!!!! I'm running 3.02 also. I'm not at home tonight, but I will test it tomorrow and hook the Q to my mixer. I will test both sub out's too and let you know the results. But it is strange, isn't it?

Regards,

Mark

DrJustice · Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 7:02 am Post subject:

Yes, it's a bit strange. A quick google search didn't bring up any mentions of it, except for this thread. I must admit that I usually do pan positioning in the mixer, while on the synths there may be pan modulation - thus, I probably wouldn't discover a reversal of the left/right channels unless specifically testing for it...

It'll be interesting to see the result of your testing.

DJ
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Marhof45 · Joined: Aug 12, 2009 Posts: 9 Location: Netherlands

Hoi DJ,

Last night I hooked the Q on my mixer, and guess, same problem, left and right are reversed. So The best thing you can do is switch your cables.

Regards,

Mark

HrastProgrammer

Yes, this is the old problem present on Waldorf Q since its release. There is a small chance it will boot with the correct panning sometimes, but I really cannot remember when this happened for the last time (and I have a few Q synthesizers since 2000). There is no cure for this, no OS update etc. Just have your L/R cables reversed and that's it ...

Marhof45 · Joined: Aug 12, 2009 Posts: 9 Location: Netherlands

Thanks for the info Hrast. I never noticed this problem! But it's just a software problem and no hardware problem?

Mark

HrastProgrammer

Hi Mark,

I think it is a combination of software and hardware. There was discussion about it on Waldorf mailing list, long time ago ...

As far as I know, both yellow and blue Q can be affected by this problem, at least some of the units, and at least all my yellow and blue racks are affected ... And if I remember correctly, my XT has reversed L/R outputs, as well. It's just a part of "Waldorf tradition", I am affraid ...

DrJustice · Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 11:07 am Post subject:

At a guess i'd say it's a software problem. I once found a similar bug in another box, and it was just the startup code for the CODEC (it's driving routine/DMA) that was sloppy (not waiting for sync) resulting in a left/right channel swap on most startups. Same DSP, same'ish CODECs, same hook up.

Oh well, I can live with it. Although seeing as the Q is still in production, it's such a silly bug that I'd fix at once if it was up to me...

DJ
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