Mono usb playback to soundcraft Signature 22

[Toubab_du_Sinsaloumn]

I am in process of setting up a Soundcraft Signature 22 mtk.

I play reggae/dub music, and I want to playback single channels from Cakewalk to Signature, via usb, for the purpose of live dub mixing using the aux channels and outboard gear. Is there a way to playback mono channels instead of stereo? Even if I select interleave mono, I can only choose among stereo channels as output (see picture). I guess I am probably missing something.

(I found a workaround for now. Given that I only have 4 to 6 channels I want to play back, I can set 2 to the same pair (analogue 1 + analogue 2), and use pan in Cakewalk to set them to the left and right channel, respectively. Both are then sent as stereo to the master on the Signature).

Edited November 6, 2021 by Toubab_du_Sinsaloumn
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[Xoo]

Tick "Show Mono Outputs" on your third screenshot?

[John Vere]

Question. Are you using the ASIO driver? I have a Signature 10 and even though it’s only stereo audio the ASIO Driver made by Harman ( Korg) shows me the normal

Channel 1 left

Channel 1 right 

Channel 1 stereo. 

That most ASIO interface drivers do. 

[Toubab_du_Sinsaloumn]

yes, I think I am (I added another screenshot).

(also, I cant go back from master to daw, which should work on channel 21/22, but I dont think this problem is related. I will figure it out)

[John Vere]

Sorry if I had zoomed in more I would have seen the ASIO in the settings. 
 

[Toubab_du_Sinsaloumn]

On 11/7/2021 at 1:18 AM, Kevin Perry said:

Tick "Show Mono Outputs" on your third screenshot?

Thanks!

[sjoens]

I like that the Soundcraft has individual track inputs & outputs. My Behringer only has individual track inputs and 2 stereo outputs from the DAW.

Thinking of switching, tho the compromise is the Soundcraft has no dedicated AUX returns so you're forced to use a track for that.

[John Vere]

@sjoens  I would do a little review reading as well as go to the Soundcraft user forum first 
 

I lost my usb connection a year ago. We were using it for live playback only.  But back when I bought it about 4 years ago I thought I’d try it as an interface. I remember the driver was weird to install and it was never clear at what point you would connect the device. Was not impressed about that But once I got it installed the board worked great with Cakewalk and I think I used it all Winter on my W7 laptop system  without issue.  We used it last over the Summer of 2019  and it went back in a road case . 

But of course live performance ended that spring 2 so the board was gathering dust. Just this Summer I thought I’d hook it up and use it. I had redone the W7 laptop with a new SSD HD and W10 
So I re installed the driver and after 10 tries I thought I must be screwed up. The manual just tells you to plug it in and follow the prompts.  I logged on to the Soundcraft user forum and this is we’re I found a lot of posts were people were having similar issues but nothing about my Signature 10. They were all about the Signature 22. 
I emailed support and never got an answer. My conclusion was the USB port on the board has a bad connection, cold solder. 
So they are on my ——- list Otherwise the mixer is very nice with not bad effects. But it become a door stop. 
Funny the only other mixer I ever had issues with was a Behringer. 
My Yamaha o1v is from 1998 and is still working 100%. 

[sjoens]

Seems all USB multitrack mixers have issues of one sort or another. Latest offerings can't even make it to store shelves ATM. 😢