This problem arrives in your DJ Emergency Room, what is your diagnosis?
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DjDennis
RIP- My Dad (2011), Sister (2013) and Mum (2017)
I didn't think so because I didn't know if it was a computer issue...and I don't think it was.
I just hooked up my system in my house and VIOLA...works fine :sqerr:
So I call the venue manager where my last gig was and he admits that he had issues with that circuit in the past...in fact it fried a bands mixer last year!!! He says he thought the building guys fixed it but maybe not
He's a very nice guy doing a great job with his venue so no ill feelings but I think it was a power issue.
Two questions:
1) I have a cheap juice goose "power conditioner" running my rack. If I had a nice furman would that have prevented this? If so, how?
2) Was this a ground loop issue with the power...surges...what? 100 year old building. If I wanted to tell him how to have it fixed what should I say? Would he need all new wiring?
Thanks ya'll
Kris,
Get the Furman power conditioner, yes it's expensive compared to the cheapos out there but, it'll keep your power constant, clean the noise and if the power available goes too low, or overboard it will shut down. Your gear will be safe.
As for the ground loop it can be the old wiring or it can be your laptop's plug. My house down here is wired for industrial needs. Two 200 AMP Triphase circuit boards feed the house while a third 200 AMP Triphase circuit boards services the garden that's where my power distro hooks up. I have enough juice to throw one hell of a party. Everything is grounded properly. My Sony Vaio laptop provides great clean sound when plugged in (Regular socket with no ground) while my HP laptop does have the ground and it makes a ton of noise so I need to use a ground lift.
The venue should have an electrician check out the wiring to see if it has the needed capacity and it's done properly but other than that the ground noise may or may not happen.
Get the Furman power conditioner, yes it's expensive compared to the cheapos out there but, it'll keep your power constant, clean the noise and if the power available goes too low, or overboard it will shut down. Your gear will be safe.
As for the ground loop it can be the old wiring or it can be your laptop's plug. My house down here is wired for industrial needs. Two 200 AMP Triphase circuit boards feed the house while a third 200 AMP Triphase circuit boards services the garden that's where my power distro hooks up. I have enough juice to throw one hell of a party. Everything is grounded properly. My Sony Vaio laptop provides great clean sound when plugged in (Regular socket with no ground) while my HP laptop does have the ground and it makes a ton of noise so I need to use a ground lift.
The venue should have an electrician check out the wiring to see if it has the needed capacity and it's done properly but other than that the ground noise may or may not happen.
Not the hum. I'm anal about sound and a friend of mine has an audio system that suffers from said problem, he doesn't mind, it drives me crazy. He's been running it like that for three years and no problems, except maybe I'll shoot it one of these days
My guess is voltage fluctuations or the mixer was on it's way out.