problem on recording from external source

[rak]

hello sp community!i'm also a new sp user.just got an sp 606 and i am trying to sample from an external source.the problem is that although the sp recognises the sound input (mono L channel) as it shows on the input setting screen,no sound comes out from the speakers.rec level and volume knobs are checked.i cannot record anything.does anyone know anything about this problem??
thanks in advance!

[korakios]

Is the "input" pad lit on?

[rak]

yeah i realised that was the problem....pretty challenging machine

[ellaguru]

from my experience i can tell you that this machine , like the sp505 and maybe the sp808, is not 100% instinct* and intuitive, so, basically, i understood many things of it by reading the manual and found hidden things about the 606...(for example 1-the curious internal synth...not the dbeam one..2-the powerful mute group system...3-the building Songs instead of Patterns...4-the roll...5-the feedback reaper effect...)

*check the 202,303 and 404 for that aim

[korakios]

yeah i realised that was the problem....pretty challenging machine

It's way more simple than mpc but you have to read the manual!
The best way to practise is to enter the arena ( I did on the past ) and make some beats...don't worry about the final song ,people here are nice!