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I need help troubleshooting buzzing noise in microphone
Recently, I purchased a cheap lavalier microphone, the Boya BY-M1, and noticed that the recordings have a constant electric buzzing noise, similar to the sound produced by a Tesla coil. This issue ...
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How can the power system mess up the audio?
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We have a Behringer X32. Everything in the mixer sound great. We try to bring its sound to a PC so we can record and stream it.
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The audio in the PC is noisy. In indescribable, ...
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Eliminate static crackling noise when scrolling Scarlett 2i2 interface
This issue has been driving me crazy for years now to the point where I was using only single monitor for the last half year. There is a crackling noise at idle and a much more pronounced noise when ...
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What causes voltage potential to alternate in a ground loop?
I know what a ground loop is and what it is defined as and how to avoid them. I am wondering what causes the current between the two ground points to alternate. Is it the ac power to the device or ...
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Does DC translate to sound?
In an analog signal it is alternating currents that mimic the sound wave; so in my mind DC should never produce audio but is that true?
In a ground loop the noise is caused by differences in ground ...
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Condensor mic stops buzzing completely after I touch the grill. Why?
I've been trying to diagnose why my condenser mic keeps buzzing for ages.
I'm running it through an audio interface, but it still had a noisey 'buzz' that sounds like a very common electric hum (near ...
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Can metal desk legs cause grounding or interference issues?
I'm currently designing an audio production desk/workstation. I've got most of the thing worked out, planning to use mostly 3/4" maple plywood for the desk itself.
The legs are where my question ...
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Interference in new audio setup - how do I get rid of it? Possible ground loop?
I just bought M-Audio BX5 monitors and connected them to my Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium sound card with a stereo TRS to an unbalanced TRS (mono) in each speaker.
The sound is fine, but ...
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Removing ground hum safely
At church we have a strong ground hum since we added a sound desk into the PA equipment. We have eliminated ground hum on the foldbacks by running them off the same power circuit as the desk. However ...
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Recording audio from PC sound card
I am trying to use the sound card in PC 1 as a synthesizer from PC 2, which sends MIDI commands to PC 1 through Ethernet, which is not a problem. The problem appears when I connect line out to the ...
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Recording: Sporadic ground noise with DI acoustic guitar
Getting loud sporadic buzz/hum/noise when recording my Ovation Celebrity acoustic guitar.
Using Logic Pro 9, running direct from the guitar's 1/4" output into a PreSonus Tube Pre-amp --> Focusrite ...
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Buzzing (humming) sound in the speakers (ground loop)
Very often, when I connect my pre-amplified speakers to some peripherals such as a computer and a mixer, I get a very annoying buzzing sound in the speakers.
The volume of this noise is rather ...
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Can I use the RCA cable to ground the turntable to the amplifier?
I have a Technics SL-3310 turntable which I connect to the phono input of my amplifier.
The turntable has a short RCA cable coming out of it.
The turntable and amplifier are far apart from each other,...
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Source of ground looping? Different ground for USB and laptop's line out?
I have a Behringer UCA202 (no-external power) USB Interface (DAC):
Bus 006 Device 003: ID 08bb:2902 Texas Instruments Japan PCM2902 Audio Codec
and an Intel audio controller which is built into ...
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USB Isolators to eliminate ground loop?
I believe I have an issue with a ground loop. I'm looking at some USB Isolators. I found this,
Solarbotics model for $48
Would this eliminate ground loop? I have both my both two outputs going to my ...
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