Interference issue during recording
Hi,
This is the issue I've been experiencing for couple years already, and I was never able to resolve, I hope Recording community will be able to help me...I need your help, BIG TIME.
What's going on: whenever I try to record a DI signal from my guitar I have noise in the background. That noise appears even when the guitar isn't plugged in.
Throughout my years of dealing with that issue, I've tried multiple laptops (now I have a desktop PC), recording interfaces (Focusrite, Mackie Onyx Blackjack and currently Steinberg UR22), cables and guitars. Do you think that there might be a dirty power running in my sockets? Do you reckon that power conditioner may filter the noise out?
Ah, and I am based in United Kingdom and I live in a council estate.
I am sharing with you some samples, so you can import it into your DAW and hear it yourself...
Many thanks!
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vpagezev4qdzi7o/AACAb6xAetlCZCknaUtwxVpga?dl=0
This is the issue I've been experiencing for couple years already, and I was never able to resolve, I hope Recording community will be able to help me...I need your help, BIG TIME.
What's going on: whenever I try to record a DI signal from my guitar I have noise in the background. That noise appears even when the guitar isn't plugged in.
Throughout my years of dealing with that issue, I've tried multiple laptops (now I have a desktop PC), recording interfaces (Focusrite, Mackie Onyx Blackjack and currently Steinberg UR22), cables and guitars. Do you think that there might be a dirty power running in my sockets? Do you reckon that power conditioner may filter the noise out?
Ah, and I am based in United Kingdom and I live in a council estate.
I am sharing with you some samples, so you can import it into your DAW and hear it yourself...
Many thanks!
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/vpagezev4qdzi7o/AACAb6xAetlCZCknaUtwxVpga?dl=0
Comments
it sounds to me like hiss from whatever you are using to get hig
it sounds to me like hiss from whatever you are using to get high gain from your guitar. try turning that off and playing the guitar clean to see what happens. most distortion pedals make that exact noise. so will any high gain modeling amp sim plug or emulation. the only answer is some noise gates and a guitar with pups that have higher output. even with louder pups it's still going to be there a bit. signal masks noise.
Where does the OP mention a processor or a pedal between the gui
Where does the OP mention a processor or a pedal between the guitar and the interface? Is it because the recorded sound is so distorted, or did I miss something else? We also do not know whether he/she (not easy to tell from that name) is connecting via a DI box into a microphone input or into a hi-Z input on the interface.
I have been presented with hissy guitar outputs in my time, and I generally start by assuming that the guitar has built-in electronics struggling to run from a flat battery. However, the OP states that several guitars have been tried and they all produce the noise.
I have been presented with hissy guitar outputs in my time, and I generally start by assuming that the guitar has built-in electronics struggling to run from a flat battery. However, the OP states that several guitars have been tried and they all produce the noise.
op said thaty were direct into the interface. i am assuming the
op said thaty were direct into the interface. i am assuming there is some kind of overdrive gain sim or plug going on because it is so distorted. how else can distortion like that be generated? increasing gain is the only way i know. i don't understand the resistance. just turn off the distortion and see what it sounds like.
op indicates the noise happens even when a guitar is not plugged in. to me that says there is a high gain amp, sim or something going on.
op indicates the noise happens even when a guitar is not plugged in. to me that says there is a high gain amp, sim or something going on.
Yep - we're all guessing, but he's doing something odd as those
Yep - we're all guessing, but he's doing something odd as those interfaces are not the quietest, but perfectly usable. Maybe he has an insert effect semi-permanently applied if he always records that kind of guitar sound? I guess we have two wait for an explanation.
I know guitar pickups don't have the same output level.. What th
I know guitar pickups don't have the same output level.. What the OP may need is an external active Di..
Like this : http://www.radialeng.com/product/pro48/
or a J48
Like this : http://www.radialeng.com/product/pro48/
or a J48
I have another idea !! The thing with the entry level audio inte
I have another idea !! The thing with the entry level audio interfaces is that when you crank the volume pass 70% they are usually noisy. That's why I suggested an external DI
But a thing that you must check is if the input chosen is switched to di / instrument. Most of those inputs are combos XLR/TRS and you need to go to the drivers or the realtime mixer to switch the input between mic / line / instrument...
But a thing that you must check is if the input chosen is switched to di / instrument. Most of those inputs are combos XLR/TRS and you need to go to the drivers or the realtime mixer to switch the input between mic / line / instrument...
That wasn't what I expected to hear, to be honest. Normally peop
I hear no interference, hums or impulse noise that filters and conditioners might have sorted - just plain old fashioned broadband hiss. Do microphones have the same hiss?