AUdIoCoUrSeS
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How are you combatting your noisy PC, are you bothered, have you bought with noisy free parts in mind?
Tell us your set up.
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Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:40 am |
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Jaehoo
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Joined: 20 Jul 2005
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Recording to my PC is >VERY< noisey, I find. I'm using PT free edition on a win98SE platform, SB16 soundcard. What I've learned is that most of the noise comes from my monitor. So, even though it means recording "in the dark", I just turn the monitor off until I've got my track laid down.
The rest of the hiss and noise I get is from unshielded input devices (I once picked up a local French radio station on my little Marshall practice amp, *L*). I'm really unsure what I can do to cut down the rest of the noise, though. |
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Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:03 am |
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AUdIoCoUrSeS
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Ah that's great resourcefulness you got there Jaehoo.
I'm wondering that as it is the monitor creating the majority of the noise issues it might be resolved by (yeah spending money) investing in an external interface for your sound card, you audio input.
I can't help thinking it is the close proximity of the monitor (on board graphics card) and sound card that is the deal.
Anyone else have any views?
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Wed Jul 20, 2005 9:46 am |
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conquistadore
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Noise induced by monitors,etc can be cut down if you stand away...maybe on the other side of the room and record. Hum due to your power source can be reduced by having your recording equipment run on a different power loop.
Yeah the other option is investing in Noiseless fans etc or maybe the G5's liquid cooled system (drool!!). Or maybe you can simply put a thick blanket over your CPU, it may reduce the sound but your CPU will surely get over heated! |
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Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:09 am |
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AMR
Joined: 16 Sep 2003
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A P4 running at 3 GHZ can survive with fanless CPU cooler and fanless Power Supply Unit.
There are also good gfx boards with fanless cooling.
Add to that silence and cooling boxes to house the hard drives inside the PC bay, and you have a perfectly "cool" totaly silent PC - 0 db's.
As for induced noise, modern soundcards and shielded cables bring it way down, as I see (or hear) it.
LCD monitors do not induce electromagnetic interferences. Nonetheless, using purely audio "rendering" packages like Reason, for example, means you get pristine audio quality no matter what you use, once you render it - no outside interference affects it.
Kind Regards,
AMR
http://www.alvaromrocha.com
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Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:08 pm |
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AUdIoCoUrSeS
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Some good input here so far...
Anyone else have some tried and tested methods?
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Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:02 pm |
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wailingalleycat
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If you are recording a very short piece, and your PC isnt too stressed. i.e. not over 3ghz P4. i see no reason why you couldnt remove the side panel of the PC, making sure there is plenty of ventilation, and disconnect the fans from the motherboard. then record with the side panel off.
If you were going to try this you should get a little app from your motherboard manufacturer that will monitor CPU and case temperatures so you can ensure it doesnt overheat, some also have a built in security function, that will shutdown the PC if it reaches a set temp, avoiding any damage.
Does anyone know the highest temp you should ever let a CPU reach?
-Paul
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Sun Jul 24, 2005 7:55 am |
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wailingalleycat
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You can also buy acoustic treatment for inside your PC, such as acoustic foam kits which you glue to the inside of the tower to reduce noise and vibration. remember that the noise of the fans is amplified by the vibration of the metal tower. you could almost think of the side panels of your PC as a minature plate reverb. however i dont recommend you use it as such!
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Sun Jul 24, 2005 7:59 am |
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bullfeathers
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I completely abandoned recording straight to my PC for this very reason. Fan noises, hum and my computer has a 400watt power supply that alone is going to effect my tube mic and add noise to the recording...
my solution: i record straight to a harddisk and then after recording transfer the files to my pc to cooledit and mix and master there |
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