Anyone using Edirol FA-66 Firewire interface with a PC?
Anyone using Edirol FA-66 Firewire interface with a PC?
I have one hooked up to a pc. I notice that i get a small but annoying hum from the computer that goes into my monitors. Have you experienced this? Its like the whirl of the hard disk or something that i can hear in the monitors? Any ideas how to get rid of it?
Got an Fa-66 with my Mac.
But have had similar issue (with several different interfaces at times), in different venues and studio setups.
First - break your setup apart and test each component seperately to isolate the issue (PC, fa-66, monitors). Use the PC headphone jack to the monitors, run fa-66 with an mp3 player input, have a buddy with a laptop come over and test your fa-66. It takes time - but you will know the gear better though.
Basic suggestions:
I will assume that you have the Fa-66 hooked up by firewire to your PC (not the optical in, or PC into other gear then into an Fa-66 input).
#1 - Check your cables. Are they shielded? Move your audio cables away from your PC, electronic gear & power cables - it is possible to pick up EM interference and your monitors could be amping that up (like pink noise or a ground hum). Change firewire cable (check it). Wornout cables are a nightmare you cannot see.
#2 - monitors themselves could be in a ground fault loop (power hum up and thru the grounding plug). Change outlets/ circuits that the monitors are plugged into. Fa-66 has a grounding screw on the back - try using it - connect to same ground as monitor circuit. Use an extension cord without the grounding plug (sry- dont know if this exists oversees?) to isolate the ground out.
#3 - PC could be transmitting a RF signal that the monitors are picking up and amping into audible range. Had this issue with my G5 until i turned 'nap' off to make sure the processors never rest - as the rest state created a churping in my studio mates self-powered monitors. Check PC - use different programs and/ or drivers to see if problem is software.
Good Luck
But have had similar issue (with several different interfaces at times), in different venues and studio setups.
First - break your setup apart and test each component seperately to isolate the issue (PC, fa-66, monitors). Use the PC headphone jack to the monitors, run fa-66 with an mp3 player input, have a buddy with a laptop come over and test your fa-66. It takes time - but you will know the gear better though.
Basic suggestions:
I will assume that you have the Fa-66 hooked up by firewire to your PC (not the optical in, or PC into other gear then into an Fa-66 input).
#1 - Check your cables. Are they shielded? Move your audio cables away from your PC, electronic gear & power cables - it is possible to pick up EM interference and your monitors could be amping that up (like pink noise or a ground hum). Change firewire cable (check it). Wornout cables are a nightmare you cannot see.
#2 - monitors themselves could be in a ground fault loop (power hum up and thru the grounding plug). Change outlets/ circuits that the monitors are plugged into. Fa-66 has a grounding screw on the back - try using it - connect to same ground as monitor circuit. Use an extension cord without the grounding plug (sry- dont know if this exists oversees?) to isolate the ground out.
#3 - PC could be transmitting a RF signal that the monitors are picking up and amping into audible range. Had this issue with my G5 until i turned 'nap' off to make sure the processors never rest - as the rest state created a churping in my studio mates self-powered monitors. Check PC - use different programs and/ or drivers to see if problem is software.
Good Luck
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