Humm noise when recording
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Posted on May 05, 2005 02:24 am
Fender
Member Since: Mar 12, 2005
I get humming noise when I hit te record button using cakewalk. It shows up up on the recorded playback on the count in. What was ur fix to this problem? I have not open up my pc yet, I have also disabled other sound devices but still the humm is there. please help
It comes up when only when i record, it will be in the playback but gets drown out when the song starts.
Using audigy 2, cakwalk gt, behiringer mix
compaq
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jmailjimmie neutronMember
Since: Feb 14, 2005
May 05, 2005 06:26 am Must have more data to process request...
What are you recording? Using a mic? Do you have your inputs cranked up to get a decent signal level? Your login is "Fender", is that your guitar, too? Their pickups are great antennae for all kinds of stray noise (single coil). Florescent light fixtures, light dimmers and a CRT-type computer monitor are 3 big noise makers that will "induct" themselves into your recordings if you don't keep signal lines away. This includes guitar pickups and microphones. is it an obnoxious hum that's steady or does it vary as you move about the room? Describe your recording area's physical setup a bit, and any other "symptoms" you can think of, please, and we'll see if there isn't something there obvious we can help with.
May 05, 2005 11:20 am yeha try disconnecting what ever is goon' to your computer and see if it still does it. if not, hook up the next cable in the chain...go backwards and you'll be able to 'troubleshoot' where the problem is originating.
ZX6R1033PerdidoMember
Since: Dec 15, 2004
May 05, 2005 11:21 am Stop humming while you are recording. :D
Just kiddin.
FenderMember
Since: Mar 12, 2005
May 12, 2005 12:57 am Thanks for the input, yes I do have a fender tele but thats not what im using at the moment, Im recording an acustic number using a spanish guitar. useing a sm57 mic through berhinger 802a, I played around with the aux lowered all of them except the one im recording, it seems to help but the hun is still present. I think its my pc,or sound card next to something not sure. I notice the humm when there is silance in the room. Some kind of ghostly hummer.
The setup is as follows: pc on top of an empty rack monitor on top of pc, mixer on table next to
nothing. any ideas?
Thanks, ps: this site is awesome !
FenderMember
Since: Mar 12, 2005
May 12, 2005 12:59 am Lol Verloren yes I did have that problem on some of my recordings especially after a few. LOL
think i got rid of that habit... I think
BleakA small pie will soon be eatenMember
Since: Aug 26, 2004
May 12, 2005 01:13 am Maybe dodgy or loose leads?
Thats happened to me after spending hours trying to figure out what the noise was :)
RigsbyUltra MagnusMember
Since: Nov 13, 2004
May 12, 2005 03:40 am Might be some sort of earth issue with your wiring, i don't know much about this but my friend has a hum on his 002 that i've been trying to sort out for him and someone suggested something that's kind of like a ground lift on a DI box, the board i got that info on is down so i can't be more specific i'm afraid.
jmailjimmie neutronMember
Since: Feb 14, 2005
May 12, 2005 06:56 am Keep your computer away from any audio equipment you have, especially if you have a CRT-type monitor and not an LCD. By the same token, keep your audio cable runs as short as possible. Do not cross electrical cables unless you have to, and then at right-angles. If you've got your mixer on the table next to the PC, you're probably getting electrical power induction sounds thru your setup.
Common sources of that noise are a "dirty" electrical circuit line (having dimmers or flourescent lights or motors on the same circuit as audio equipment); placing the audio equipment too close to sources of emi(tv, game console, computer, amplifier, etc.); running audio cable parallel to power lines/cable, allowing the emi pulse to induct into the audio circuit. What you have then is a 50 or 60 Hz cycle hum (depending on your electric power source).
Another source of noise (and a potentially dangerous one) is improper grounding of your equipment. Be sure you have good grounds on everything that has a ground plug/lug. Check for any ground switches on your amps or mixers. Ground loops would be another similar problem that can be difficult to eliminate. Try moving your stuff around and check your grounding to start with.
pjkPrince CZAR-mingMember
Since: Apr 08, 2004
May 12, 2005 09:36 am one thing i did to troubleshoot, was to have the computer plugged into the mixer so I could hear it, plus any other normal mic that I was going to use. Plug headphones into the headphone jack on the mixer, then drop all faders. Bring each one up by itself and see which gives the tell-tale sound of your nasty hum. If it's coming from the mic, then you can start fixing in the cabling/ positioning etc. If it's coming from the PC, but you're not playing back, then you can start fixing in the cabling, back into the PC, maybe the fan in introducing noise. If it's only on playback, then, well, I don't know then, i'd have to see it and go from there.
May 25, 2005 05:16 pm I've had my battles with hum. One I resolved by not having my computer plugged into the same outlet as my audio equipment. The other I solved by buying a $5 car audio ground loop eliminator on ebay (cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI...PageName=WDVW). I use this between my audio out from my audio interface and my monitors. Works great and its cheap. If the the link doesn't work, go to eBay and search for ground loop, and look for the cheap car type.
Pete
FenderMember
Since: Mar 12, 2005
Jun 09, 2005 02:01 am Awesome thanks for your help ! It was that I was recording at a very low level which was mentionby dB. thanks guys u guys are F**ken awesome.
