no sound

[Les Braun]

hi guys, it's been a while!

i recently got my SP-404 back from a friend who had borrowed it for quite a while
i started it up; no problems, everything looks good. there's just 1 problem; i can't hear a sound! i tried listening through headphones, also tried connecting headphones with a cable to line out, nothing works! anyone know what it might be?


thanks in advance guys

[Dr Van Nostrand]

no advice on the sound issue, sorry, though i'm sure heads will pop in with some suggestions, just wanted to say what up!!! glad to still see you lurking round these parts, i check your soundcloud every now and then and am always into the sounds contained within, glad to know you've stuck with it and continued to work/progress

UDAMAN COMPUTERS!!! NOW GET THAT BOX FIXED!!!!

[soopington]

volume knob problem? IDK, hope you get that figured out though

[hseiken]

If RCA out works, a workaround would be RCA->stereo female phono jack. and long term solution would be to fix the headphone jack.

RCA test is next tho.

[Les Braun]

oh shoot it's the doooooc
thanks! i appreciate it man!

i think the problem is the volume knob... i lined the 404 out to audacity and if i used the EQ to maximize the volume i could pick up the sample sounds to the smallest volume; turning the volume knob didn't make any change in volume.
any way to get this fixed? it's good to be back!

[formal]

Did you try pushing the volume pot downward while turning it to the right? Sometimes this can pop the solder points back into place. Does the knob feel loose at all? I don't solder, but I know the pot is cheap and from what other forum members say the replacement is fairly simple. If you pay to get it fixed I wouldn't spend more than $40 on the repair bill since it's only a 5 minute job.

[Les Braun]

thanks for the help guys, i think i got to take the sp to an electrician...