Fostex FD-4 input problem.. any suggestions?

Posted on Aug 13, 2008 04:39 pm
moundev
Member Since: Aug 13, 2008

Hi
I've picked up a Fostex Fd-4 digital 4-track recorder (with a ZIP drive! how 1998!)
I'm having difficulty with noise/distortion when recording: basically if I run an electric or electric-acoustic guitar into the inputs I get large amounts of distortion at even low volume levels. The input LEDs barely register the instruments signal and if I increase the input volume I get huge fuzztones. I've tried running through a passive DI into the XLR inputs and same problem. Toggling between the Hi/Mid/Low impedance switches on the balanced inputs gives me very little at high and mid and the aforementioned distortion at Low. Even the Microphone is distorting when I attempt to use it to record 'live'. I've been back and forth through the manual (which isn't very helpful) and can't for the life of me figure out what I'm doing wrong.

Anybody with any ideas/suggestions/advice?

Thanks

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