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Noise when recording to laptop...help!

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 8:54 pm
by kabuchi
Hi all

I get a terrible noise when i record from my mixer to the laptop. it comes through the recording and its loud. How can I stop that noise? whats causing the noise? I can clean up the noise after wards but it also affects the audio.

Need help with this...thanx

Posted: Sat Dec 12, 2009 9:34 pm
by Timo
A ground loop/hum, or just normal noise?

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 1:00 am
by Giner
Is your input signal hot enough? Low signal leads to background noise. I like to keep my input levels peaking around -6db.

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:55 am
by kabuchi
hey guys,

first off, yes, input signal is hot and 2nd, sounds like normal noise, then again, mayb it's a ground loop...

what r my options?

thanx

Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 7:50 pm
by benok
get an APEX AHK1 hummkiller it works fine , benok :)

Posted: Mon Dec 14, 2009 2:53 am
by kabuchi
hmmm

thanx, will try that