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So I just recently pulled out my R3 after not using it for the longest time, and I noticed that it sounds great from the headphones jack. However when I went to plug my headphones into the L and R output i noticed it was a little quieter and was only coming out one ear. Is this ito be expected? Its been so long since I've last used it and I always ran it through an amp so I never noticed it before, but maybe im just being stupid and thats just the way it is. Thanks for the help!

8bitace wrote:So I just recently pulled out my R3 after not using it for the longest time, and I noticed that it sounds great from the headphones jack. However when I went to plug my headphones into the L and R output i noticed it was a little quieter and was only coming out one ear. Is this ito be expected? Its been so long since I've last used it and I always ran it through an amp so I never noticed it before, but maybe im just being stupid and thats just the way it is. Thanks for the help!

can you tell me exactly how you've got it wired up?

For example,
Headphone w/ 1/8' male -> 1/8' female to 1/4' male adapter -> 1/4' female Left and 1/4' female Right to 1/4' stereo female -> 1/4' cables to L and R

I just have a simple setup:
L OUT to 1/4 male ->1/8 female adapter to my headphones

Yes, it's to be expected that the headphones don't sound right when you don't plug them into the headphones jack.

The main outputs are not designed for headphones. They are for sending to a line-level input, such as the input of a mixer or powered speakers. They don't have enough power to properly drive any speakers without an amplifier, including the headphone speakers.

The phones jack is for headphones people, yes indeed, and only for headphones, and headphones are only for the phones jack. Amazing how that works.

xmlguy wrote:Yes, it's to be expected that the headphones don't sound right when you don't plug them into the headphones jack.

The main outputs are not designed for headphones. They are for sending to a line-level input, such as the input of a mixer or powered speakers. They don't have enough power to properly drive any speakers without an amplifier, including the headphone speakers.

The phones jack is for headphones people, yes indeed, and only for headphones, and headphones are only for the phones jack. Amazing how that works.

Thanks for the reply, you probably could save the sarcasm though

8bitace wrote:

xmlguy wrote:Yes, it's to be expected that the headphones don't sound right when you don't plug them into the headphones jack.

The main outputs are not designed for headphones. They are for sending to a line-level input, such as the input of a mixer or powered speakers. They don't have enough power to properly drive any speakers without an amplifier, including the headphone speakers.

The phones jack is for headphones people, yes indeed, and only for headphones, and headphones are only for the phones jack. Amazing how that works.

Thanks for the reply, you probably could save the sarcasm though

Come on now... you really need to turn on your brain for before using it. Should it really be necessary to explain how a headphone jack works and what it's for? It's described on page 7 of the manual, if you were confused. But is cracking open the manual too hard? But I don't see why anyone would think to put the headphone plug into any other jack besides the phones output. What were you thinking? If you say "I dunno", your brain was turned off. I'm not mad or anything. I think it's funny to watch these crazy newbie antics. There should be a TV show or youtube videos of people plugging their headphones into every plug just to see what happens. You know you'd laugh too!

8bitace wrote:I just have a simple setup:
L OUT to 1/4 male ->1/8 female adapter to my headphones

As a side note this wouldn't give you stereo, considering how it's just the left out.

I have the same problem when I hook up my 1/4 jack into the right output. It only comes out the right side as well.

*plugs headphones into outputs*
yep
its happening on ALL my boards, consider it normal.

The line outputs are monophonic (and unbalanced) and put a signal only on the tip of the jack, not on the ring. They also don't have sufficient power output to drive the bass frequencies, so you'll usually get a very low, thin sound, because it takes less power to drive the high frequencies than the low ones. Headphones are low powered speakers and require an audio power amplifier sufficient to drive them.

I think sarcasm was called for. headphones sound good in the headphones socket. headphones sound not-good in the not-headphones socket. HOW COULD THIS BE?!?

xmlguy wrote:There should be a TV show or youtube videos of people plugging their headphones into every plug just to see what happens. You know you'd laugh too!

I would totally watch that

8bitace wrote:Thanks for the reply, you probably could save the sarcasm though

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Okay, it seems that 8bit has had his issue solved but I'm having a little problems myself

I plugged my headphones into the pedal slot and whenever I press my pedal I'm not hearing a sound. Do I need to plug my beats by dre into the DC? It won't fit, should I pull it open?

You need to plug a cable between the midi out and in ports, so you can do phat Dre loops. Plug a USB-midi cable into the midi thru port when you're thru with the loop. You won't be able to hear the loop on the computer unless you assign it to be heard by hooking a cable from the assignable jack to the headphone jack on the computer. Never leave the R3 unassigned or it won't know what to do with all the extra music bits, and they'll overflow and make a mess on the floor.

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