GarretGraves Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 I've been having this issue for like 10 years now. I got a static problem. I hear it everytime my guitar rings out and during the decay you hear a buzzing sound. I tried sound supressors, and the compressor on my RP100 but to no avail. I have a sample of what im talking about. I have no where else to upload it to but my myspace. UGH! yet another problem. no where to put the crap! but here http://www.myspace.com/gregdevin (and for the record, i just played wahtever the hell. i normally play better than that. im just using it to show what i mean.) especially at the end of the sample when it rings out. this is my gear: Crate GX-20M amp (15 FRICKEN years old!) Dean McPhantom with a stock neck pickup and a DiMarzio Evolution at the bridge Digitech RP100 guitar pedal. (I use it for everything. Clean, distorted, effects, you name it) Sound Blaster Audigy 2 which I plug the amp directly into via 1/4 inch to 1/8 inch adapter and outputting from the speaker socket on the amp. I know! I need new gear! Im working on that. But I wanna solve this buzzing problem! Im tired of having to edit it out with the volume automation MANUALLY! You know how much of a bitch it is to do that?! Especially with start/stop riffs?! HELLLLLP! Truthfully yours, Garret Graves PS. Its labeled on the playlist as Guitar Sample1. It might take a little while to upload so give it time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarretGraves Posted October 17, 2008 Author Share Posted October 17, 2008 HOLY CRAP IT'S TAKING FOREVER! Sorry guys. when it's up there i'll post again. i didnt expect it to take that long. its never taken this long before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarretGraves Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 ok ppl. i need a place to upload my stuff. where can i go? myspace has taken longer than i think anyone expected. where can i upload my stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tensei Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 Okay, for one, don't triple post. The most obvious solution is to just get an USB/firewire recording interface, which should solve most of your problems. Second of all: but I wanna solve this buzzing problem! Im tired of having to edit it out with the volume automation MANUALLY! You know how much of a bitch it is to do that?! Yes, I do know 'how much of a bitch it is to do that', it takes almost *gasp* ten minutes to do it for all my recorded tracks. Ten minutes is peanuts, if you're not even willing to spend that amount of time on mixing your stuff, you might as well give up music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaos in a Can Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I don't know if you've tried this yet, but if the buzzing isn't too loud, you could also try a noise gate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarretGraves Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 what USB/fire wire interface do you recommend? im not too familiar with firewire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matney X Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I'll wager that what you're hearing is 60-cycle hum... It's caused by magnetic interference in the pickups, and can be caused by things like lights, TVs, cars driving by, cell phones, radios, radio stations in the air... Basically, ANYTHING can cause it. A few options are a) put the noise suppressor VERY FIRST in your line, so the decay from delay and reverb is coming from pristine audio, not the constantly humming signal that's coming from your guitar. Also, unless you're particularly picky with a certain delay pedal or reverb tank, you can do that kinda stuff post. Open up your guitar and shield the crap out of it (guitarnuts.com for a good guide); that requires a bit of skill with a soldering iron, though. Granted... this is just the most common problem with hum/hiss/static, and without hearing your audio samples, I can't totally tell you what it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matney X Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 what USB/fire wire interface do you recommend? im not too familiar with firewire. Also, check out tweakheadz.com for a really good explanation of firewire vs usb inputs, as well as the what the best bang for your buck is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarretGraves Posted October 19, 2008 Author Share Posted October 19, 2008 thanks guys! i'll give it a shot. i may post again with an audio sample as soon as i can find a place to upload it. Found a place! i think that's as little of the buzzing as I get. there are times where it's REALLY bad. there was even one time when i was alone in the house and i turned ALL of the other appliances in the house off. I still got it pretty bad. hopefully that sample is a good example. damn. sorry for a double post Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarretGraves Posted October 20, 2008 Author Share Posted October 20, 2008 here's a clean one for another example. that should give you a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matney X Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 Yeah, that's definitely 60-cycle hum. Pretty bad, too; are you near any major power lines, or anything? Also, what kind of guitar (with what kind of pickups) are you using, and what is your effects chain like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixto Posted October 20, 2008 Share Posted October 20, 2008 You're connecting using the speaker out of your amp? That's a very bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GarretGraves Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 yeah i've been told that my current hook-up is not recommended. but when it's all you have, you learn to work with it. if you have any recommendations on that particular subject i'd be more than happy to listen. I hasve made some decently made demos though with this setup. But i know it can be a lot better. Im all about quality. at least i want to be. ha! Im using a Dean McPhantom (i think) with a DiMarzio Evolution bridge pickup and a Dean stock pick up at the neck end. I could shield the crap out of the wiring but that'll take time and quite possibly money. My mom handles all the saudering in the house but she's always too busy. lol One more thing. There have been days where the buzz isn't there at all at it stays clean for about a day. I don't know what the controlling factor is but it does happen. What I'm about to do though is buy another guitar and amp. Not just cause of this issue (cause that wont solve anything im sure) but cause i need to upgrade. I already picked the guitar im getting (Jackson Rhoads model with Duncan humbuckers. Pretty damn sweet i must say.) And I plan on just recording straight through a Shure dynamic mic and use that to mic the amp. I figure it's gonna work better than what i have now. What say you guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matney X Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Without being there to test things out, it's hard to say what's really happening with that hum. Have you tried playing at different angles from your amp? Sometimes that helps. Your guitar and pickups sound like humming shouldn't be a problem, but it's still there, so possibly the amp, but amps rarely hum like that, and when they do, it's constant, not intermittent like yours is. Let's hope the new guitar and amp fixes the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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