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huuumin monitors

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:08 pm
by ting
just got some krk rp 8s ,when i use them with my computer they they make a humin noise the secod i shut down my computer it stops even though the monitors are still on ! :x

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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:09 pm
by uproot
You might have an earthing loop... usually this only happens with laptops with dc power supplies. Check your power supply thats all I can recommend.

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:35 pm
by daft cunt
2nd the earthing loop.
The monitors should have their own power supply, apart from any other device. There might still be a bit of humming then but not much.

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:05 pm
by jade_monkey
This should stop as soon as you get a proper audio interface. A D/I Box like this one should help, too:

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Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 10:42 pm
by addict
jade_monkey wrote:This should stop as soon as you get a proper audio interface. A D/I Box like this one should help, too:

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mine we real bad till i got a soundcraft desk, no hum at all now unless i use my decks.

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 1:54 am
by suitcasepimp
used to get awful hum off my PC laptop when it was connected to the mains. I also use a MAudio Firewire 4/10.

I got these XDirect DI Boxes:

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which didn't completely solve the problem but it wasn't as significant a hum.

Now Im on a MACBOOK PRO, I don't have a problem at all, I don't even use the DI Boxes anymore.

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 2:01 am
by bowzer
alittle unrelated but I trouble-shooted a really odd problem yesterday. if my left deck was on i'd get really loud humming. For some reason I tried lifting it up, and the problem stopped... turned out I had a whole bunch of wires from the other decks and stuff under it, moved em and the humming stopped!

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:28 pm
by ting
tried moving the speakers to two seperate plug s still no luck !
my sound cards a ediroll FA-66

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 5:47 pm
by tems
http://dubstepforum.com/viewtopic.php?t ... highlight=

This thread might be of use to you. I had the same problem, now the problems solved :)

Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2008 9:18 pm
by ting
problem sorted ! i swapped my soundcards firewire from the back of my monitor the the front of my pc problem solved no hum