Low Hum

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Driving me crazy I have 10 or so pcs of out board gear going into 2
patchbay racks and a digital and analog board all running in to 3 Monster power conditioners
with are all plugged in to different outlets. Is their an easy fix hear.Like get another power conditioner and plug the other 3 in to it then it in to 1 wall outlet ? don't know where to start At this point im not sure what gear gos to
what power conditioner I suppose this all makes a difference or is it the patch bay:confused: normal/ full normal Be Gentle with Me HELP

[Mixwell]

Plug all electrical devices into the same circuit

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Plug all electrical devices into the same circuit
Thanks ill try that dose it matter if i go from 1 power conditioner to another

[Tomasz]

What is your circuit rated at? 15 AMP or 20AMP? Is it solely for recording gear, or do you have a fridge or other shit on it? No Florescent lighting either.. sorry go greeners, but they induce noise.. (nothing against being "green" intended)
also be sure you are not overloading the circuit.. though this would probably not cause the hum but rather a tripped breaker. nonetheless, since you are doing all this, might as well get your "ducks in a row" , so to speak.
Surely some may disagree, but I'd plug each power conditioner into it's own outlet, but same circuit. ... good luck

[Mixwell]

Where is the low hum coming from specifically? Is there a way to trace it?

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Its strange my mains seem fine my headphone amp(Headphones hum*alow buzz) my left
speaker on my 2nd set of monitors Hum Im going to have to do some work on isolating the prob Pain in my ASS

[Mixwell]

Rick,

You gotta go into more detail about the specifics in order for us to help you trace the issue.

If some of your equipment is having the issue and some is not, its probably not an electrical issue.

Its certainly better to have everything on the same circuit, and nothing suspicious there as well, like Tomasz mentioned.

I know some of your equipment, but at least go through what is humming, and how its connected in the system. The best way to trouble shoot is to follow the signal back to its origin and check every possible component.

I would Check all your audio and electrical cabling, make sure audio wire its properly shielded and patch bay properly terminated. Make sure electrical cabling does not run along audio cabling. You might also want to isolate some of the equipment away from others, as there could be stray field going on, though unlikely, this can be an issue with some equipment.

Hope this helps

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Thanks Adam Yes I was kinda looking for a quick fix (ya Right) Cuz Im having a Bitchen
console made to hold my 2 boards so Im going to rewire every thing in about 2 weeks
so the info was good on the plug it all into 1 circuit.Ill try that for now and after my new
rewire if I have problems Ill get more detailed I did try to keep power away from cables but
it always seems to touch somewhere I even got the plumbers installation foam and wrapped the power with that I also have a problem with my pre amps cutting out after some use like a bad cord the signal just fades. It started with one pre amp so I thought it was 1 of the cords on the snake or my Mic going out but now It dose it with other Mics and pres FRUSTRATED just want to rip it a part and start over PAIN in my A**
have you ever heard of such a thing with fading signal (dose not happen all the time)
amp 1 works then fades so I switch to amp 2 works fades and every amp has its own cord. 8 into a dsub into patch bay patch bay out dsub to 8 pres

[Tomasz]

just want to rip it a part and start over
amp 1 works then fades so I switch to amp 2 works fades and every amp has its own cord.

Probably your best bet... start over..
Also to the hum issue: unplug ALL then try your main two previous offenders: your left secondary monitor and your headphone setup.. is the hum still present? If so check all the cords, and swap with known good ones. now what?
Now with only your two offenders plugged in and NO buzz, then reconnect one piece 'ogear at a time, and perhaps you'll find the issue..
As to the fading issue, I'm racking my brain on that, could be a AC issue or sometimes a bad solder here or there as when shit heats up it changes sizes
Hey man, it's better that this happened now, BEFORE you got your new stuff, that way you'll have the bugs worked out prior to it's installation, and on the bright side , you'll have a better idea where all the "spaghetti"(cables/power cords/etc) is running.
peace........ tomasz

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Probably your best bet... start over..
Also to the hum issue: unplug ALL then try your main two previous offenders: your left secondary monitor and your headphone setup.. is the hum still present? If so check all the cords, and swap with known good ones. now what?
Now with only your two offenders plugged in and NO buzz, then reconnect one piece 'ogear at a time, and perhaps you'll find the issue..
As to the fading issue, I'm racking my brain on that, could be a AC issue or sometimes a bad solder here or there as when shit heats up it changes sizes
Hey man, it's better that this happened now, BEFORE you got your new stuff, that way you'll have the bugs worked out prior to it's installation, and on the bright side , you'll have a better idea where all the "spaghetti"(cables/power cords/etc) is running.
peace........ tomasz Thanks yep going to start all over closing the studio for a few weeks the fade out thing is puzzling to me most all my gear is 1-3 years old

[Tomasz]

the fade out thing is puzzling to me most all my gear is 1-3 years old

Me too:confused: ... are you certain you are not overloading the circuit? (Too many amperes) Or the power conditioners! process of elimination bro... Let us know what's up..

[pauly]

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They look good Thanks