routing an external hardware audio effect unit (ABLETON LIVE)

[iamachince]

I've tried googling, youtube, ableton forums, etc. and I cannot find how to route my compressor (Alesis 3630)

I'm hoping someone here can help me out. To start off:

1) I am using an Akai EIE Pro audio interface. My monitors are routed through output 1/2.

2) I am using Channel A of the Alesis 3630 compressor (it has 1 input and 1 output). I routed my compressor's input into my audio interface's output 3, and routed my compressors' output into my audio interface's input 1

3) I then throw an "External Audio Effect" live device onto my A Return channel. In the device, I route Audio To to 1, and I route Audio From to 3.

4) Lastly, I grabbed a kick sample and cranked the Send A all the way up. Tweaking with my 3630, I still had no results.

 

[krushing]

3) I then throw an "External Audio Effect" live device onto my A Return channel. In the device, I route Audio To to 1, and I route Audio From to 3.

These are the wrong way round - should be audio to 3, audio from 1...

 

[iamachince]

Thanks .. I'll give that a shot when I get home. I think I may have tried that already but can't remember ..

 

[iamachince]

Still not working. My Alesis isn't even getting a signal now