I was recently considering putting dimmer lights in my home studio. I wanted DJ type lights; where I would buy a lighting console and have many multi colored lights attached to them. Then I could program the lights to strobe and dI'm constantly.
After doing some research, apparently the dimming of lights (which is the cutting of electrical voltage) causes a buzz every time the light is not at normal wattage. To worsen the problem, this "buzz" is very very silent and can pretty much only be heard during the mastering phase!
Does anyone have any suggestions on how I could have dimming lights or a light console in studio that won't effect the electrical signals in a small studio room?
Thanks,
Lenny
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Thank you Thank you for the information. I really appreciate i
Thank you
Thank you for the information. I really appreciate it. After your response, I found some "Industrial Adjustable Variable Voltage Autotransformers." I am going to try and find out the exact models that some studios use to make sure they reduce the noise properly. Thank you once again.
-Lenny
Most pro studios use autoformers or Variacs for light dimming in
Most pro studios use autoformers or Variacs for light dimming in a sutdio as they do not create any noise. If you want to check out how noisy a dimmer is take an AM radio tune it off frequency then put it near the dimmer if it does not create hash on your radio you should be safe.
-TOM-