noisy inputs....please help!!!

themaestro · 20th August 2006, 08:29 PM

i am running audio out of the assignable outs of an mpc 2500 and a motif es 7 directly into a protools 96i/o. i am experiencing a fuzzy filmy sound when i record. i was using reason exclusively so i had become accustomed to the pristine sound quality of all digital tracking, but now i am relentlessly searching for the source of the noise in my analog setup! i have tried ground lifting both the 96 and the mp to no avail. i have tried using balanced and unbalanced cables directly into the interface and also thru a patch bay. i have tried disconnecting all midi from the computer. the sound per channel is not that offensive, but the cummulative effect of the noise over a series of tracks is. i can record enable 8 tracks from my 96 and let the cords hang free without noise, as i plug them in to the inputs of my keybaord or drum machine the noise starts to build up. also, everything except my g5 is running thru a power conditioner. have i become spoiled, or do i really have a problem? i will post a short clip of the channel noise if someone can pm me how.

themaestro · 21st August 2006, 01:07 AM

btw, i just ran out to guitar center and purchased both mogami and monster cables to replace my existing livewire cables.....they didnt make ANY difference, and actually...i couldnt hear or see ANY difference that warrants the $30 price difference!

Snatchman · 21st August 2006, 02:28 AM

Sounds like gain structure problems if it's hissing and etc...!..

themaestro · 21st August 2006, 05:44 AM

thanks alot man!!! i changed the input gain in the hardware setups and it decreased the sound considerably!!

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20th August 2006, 08:29 PM	#1
themaestro Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: ATL Posts: 509	noisy inputs....please help!!! i am running audio out of the assignable outs of an mpc 2500 and a motif es 7 directly into a protools 96i/o. i am experiencing a fuzzy filmy sound when i record. i was using reason exclusively so i had become accustomed to the pristine sound quality of all digital tracking, but now i am relentlessly searching for the source of the noise in my analog setup! i have tried ground lifting both the 96 and the mp to no avail. i have tried using balanced and unbalanced cables directly into the interface and also thru a patch bay. i have tried disconnecting all midi from the computer. the sound per channel is not that offensive, but the cummulative effect of the noise over a series of tracks is. i can record enable 8 tracks from my 96 and let the cords hang free without noise, as i plug them in to the inputs of my keybaord or drum machine the noise starts to build up. also, everything except my g5 is running thru a power conditioner. have i become spoiled, or do i really have a problem? i will post a short clip of the channel noise if someone can pm me how. __________________ I make beats!

21st August 2006, 01:07 AM	#2
themaestro Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: ATL Posts: 509	btw, i just ran out to guitar center and purchased both mogami and monster cables to replace my existing livewire cables.....they didnt make ANY difference, and actually...i couldnt hear or see ANY difference that warrants the $30 price difference! __________________ I make beats!

21st August 2006, 02:28 AM	#3
Snatchman Lives for gear Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,710	Sounds like gain structure problems if it's hissing and etc...!.. __________________ Thanks for your time and ears!

21st August 2006, 05:44 AM	#4
themaestro Lives for gear Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: ATL Posts: 509	thanks alot man!!! i changed the input gain in the hardware setups and it decreased the sound considerably!! __________________ I make beats!

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