So we recently acquired an SSL 6048E, loaded with 4000G modules and E EQ, and ultimation. Amazing desk, and I basically commissioned the whole thing myself, without ever really working with an SSL. I also cut her down to a 40 channel. The desk was basically in pieces when I got it, meters, faders, bus cards, everything in boxes, save for the center section and patchbay. So, after 5 days of work, everything works as it should save for a few things. We never got a floppy dual drive from the guy, so I can't run the computer without one. I have the 50-10 way ribbon terminators on the underside of the desk in all of the available places (all channels, VCA, etc). The power supply for the faders (audio) is on, and has the same terminators in the slots 'groups to computer' and 'groups to console,' and I can get the signal flow to function as it should. But the VCA groups do not work, and when I hit VCA's on the meter select, the bargraphs read some of them maxed out, no matter what, and some of them go up and down with the ultimation fader movement. Not sure if this is normal when not using the computer or what. Can I use the VCAs with no computer? Or is the audio routed just through the fader wiper when there is no computer present? Also, the CA fail light is on, which I assume is normal for a setup like this. All of the audio from the line ins and multitrack returns passes through the ultimation faders as it should, we can mix. Just want to get it all working correctly. Any help would be awesome. Thanks!
Kevin
