Questions tagged [noise]
Any unwanted sound from a musical instrument, the environment, people etc
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Squealing string when muting after strumming
I have a Jackson guitar with a Floyd Rose.
Recently I have changed the tuning from C# standard to E standard which involved a lot of screwing of the springs which hold the Floyd Rose mechanism.
So ...
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Electric guitar is making a weird vibrating noise on hammer-on
I bought a new ESP LTD M-201 guitar and everything is sounding nice, except if I hammer-on in this specific spot in the guitar, it starts to vibrate and make a weird noise. I tried fretwrap and it ...
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MLC Subzero 100 – Unwanted sound during fade out
I am an amateur attempting to play my Samick electric guitar (Strat imitation with all 3 single coil pickups).
On my Windows 10 Desktop PC, I have an Amp Sim called Guitar-Rig 5. I also tried another ...
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Is there an audio mistake in the Carole King You've Got A Friend YouTube video?
I think I've discovered an anomaly in this video at approximately 4:13.
It is subtle and I describe it as a faint ringtone on a phone. A friend described this as a ...
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Guitars hum consistently, even while touching strings
Ibanez Gio GRG220PA and Fender Starcaster constantly hum when plugged into either my amp or audio interface. The hum doesn't get better or worse when I touch the strings, unlike what's often reported ...
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why does music become less harmonic if we transpose it down to the extreme low end of the piano?
Why does music become less harmonic if we transpose it down to the extreme low end of the piano?
The reason I'm asking this is, is so that I cross check an assumption in a philosophy post: https://...
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Filtering noise from (bass) guitar headphone amp?
For bass guitar practice, I'm using a headphone amp - or rather a preamp with a headphone out - which I then put through a small analogue mixer or directly to headphones. I like the sound of this ...
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Frequency ratio, Wavelength ratio, and chords
Here is a plot of list of wavelengths λ ($\lambda$, inverse proportional to frequencies f) of some strings, or sound waves.
Let us call the wavelengths as
λ1: λ2: λ3: λ4: λ5: λ6: λ7 and so on
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How do I get rid of that background noise that sounds like microphone white?
Here are two videos made by same person.
The first one comes with some kind of background noise that sounds like microphone or computer fan while the other doesn't.
Considering the videos are not made ...
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How can I ground my body when playing a nylon-string guitar with a piezo pickup?
I have recently had a piezo pickup added to a nylon string guitar. There is no onboard preamp, just an undersaddle piezo running to a 1/4 jack in the bottom of the guitar body.
I noticed a problem ...
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Weird resonating noise coming from electric guitar bridge only when playing a C
two days ago I noticed my guitar making a strange noise when plucking certain strings on certain frets. Watching the issue more closely, I realized that it only happens when I play a C anywhere (e.g. ...
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Hum happens with one guitar but not another
I'm having a problem that many of you must have already had. I have an old guitar with old humbuckers ( a Jolana, Galaxis model, 1970's Czech guitar) that is producing that classing "not grounded&...
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Reduce pedal noise when recording
When recording my upright piano with a zoom recorder and a dynamic microphone, I find that the noise from the sustain pedal is quite noticeable. I usually don't think of it while playing. Is there a ...
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Muting string technique with right hand only
I'm fairly new to the electric guitar and currently learning about string muting (as in noise reduction) while soloing. The usual advice is to mute the lower strings with your right hand and the ...
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Play Bansuri WITHOUT Person in Next Room Knowing
I took up Bansuri practice again and it disturbs the person in the next room.
How do I play Bansuri so that the person in the next room doesn't even know I am playing?
I am unable to find a muter for ...
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Amp noise in different places [closed]
I was at a band practice for the first time with my friends in one of their basements. My amp when on would randomly out of no where make static noises as if their were a loose cable but when I got ...
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Connect mixer to fm xmtr, noise-free, xlr to unbalanced? Can I run the length first balanced, then adapt? (Church)
I'm trying to wire up a CZH 12V CZE-7C FM TRANSMITTER at church with stereo, its just pushing mono right now. I have to make a purchase to get the correct cabling.
The xmtr is installed in the foyer, ...
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Why my amp make noises on max volume?
recently I bought a orange crush micro terror and I notice a dirty noise when I play my guitar on max volume, it’s impossible to play clean riffs, obviously the gain is low as possible. This not ...
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How to avoid noise in a voice recording
I'm recording for a podcast with a Rodhe NT2 microphone and I'm getting a lot of noise in the background, although the room is pretty quiet. It looks like this mic doesn't pick up my voice very loud ...
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Not confident enough to play guitar loudly because neighbours will hear it
I am playing guitar (mostly Acoustic Guitar) for like 2 years now so i wouldn't say that i completely suck. i can play numerous songs and strum chords fairly and easily. Although every day is a new ...
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Avoid disturbing neighbors/roommates ... is a pillow fort effective? [duplicate]
Does anyone have a good idea on how to reduce the noise I am producing when speaking in my room, so to avoid disturbing my neighbors me. (Without I have to speak lower than usual; i.e. whisper).
I ...
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Guitar making a weird sound
In short I've got an electric guitar that makes a buzzing sound when I'm not touching metal, I know it sounds like the thousandth time this has been asked but bare with me, it doesn't go away ONLY by ...
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Scarlett Solo Gen 3 headphone out noise
As the title suggests, I've recently bought a Scarlett Solo Gen 3 as an interface for a podmic and decided to use the built-in dac to drive a pair of 8-ohm final audio heaphones I use.
The issue is ...
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Electroacustic bridge piezo picking up sounds from the room
I am a noob at playing electric, having mostly played accoustic guitar/banjo.
I have an electro acuoustic guitar with a piezo pickup in the saddle, and an old Zoom gfx 1 from my teenage days in a ...
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Is anything that doesn't have a pitch considered noise?
If we take drums for example like snare, kick, cymbals, etc. They don't have a pitch I was wondering if they're in the "noise family" like pink, white, brown noise. Generally, is anything that doesn't ...
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Active noise cancellation effects on hearing
Would active noise cancellation increase or reduce the damage to ears? For example, in a hypothetical system with a constant level of external noise, would wearing noise-cancelling headphones increase ...
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Fishman Aura Plus buzz and hum
I've a Martin 00-15E Retro with inbuilt electronics by Fishman (F1 Aura Plus ).
Noticed recently that the guitar had developed a bad earth hum and buzz.
Removed the strings and saddle and checked at ...
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Power in apartment causes noise in guitar amp
My Yamaha THR10 amp sounds great in my apartment when running on batteries, but emits a nasty hum when powered by the power outlet in my apartment. I've tried turning off all lights and appliance in ...
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What is the difference between increasing volume and increasing gain?
Out of experience, I found that recording with smaller microphone gain results in less noisy audio, which later can be amplified by increasing its volume or adding a gain. My question is which one is ...
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What is this iPhone interference while recording(Rode Rec) - cell tower?
(Note: I posted this question on AskDifferent (Apple SE) but it's getting no attention so I'm re-posting it here.)
Sometimes when I record myself playing mandolin on my iPhone, using a Rode mic and ...
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Anyone else have a noise issue with thicker (~9mm) picks?
I watched a video from Rob Scallon on Purple Plectrums, and in his video they looked and sounded great. However, I purchased one of theirs, a 9mm model and I was very confused. I loved the feel of it, ...
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Notation for noise/random tempo changes
I'm working on a piece where I'd like the violins to play pizzicato notes as a background noise. However, I'd like to restrict the notes to Cm, but let chaos/noise arise through random durations and ...
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Electric Guitar picking noise from me
My electric guitar stopped working today, although it makes a hissing noise every time I touch the strings. The wire and the amplifier are not the problem. It's a Hertz J200N Electric guitar. It is ...
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Incorrect technique or signal chain noise?
I am getting a "hiss" noise from my amp sim after I play a note. This is not present in low gain. But gets pretty audible on higher gain. My signal chain is a guitar, interface, Logic pro with a ...
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e String vibrating against fret [closed]
I bought a second hand Ibanez from a dealer recently with a floating Lo Pro Edge bridge.
When I play the open e string it fuzzes a bit, just like a vibration against the first fret.
can you help me?
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How to get rid of hum from pc sound card?
I have a little setup that a PC connects to Yamaha 01V96 mixer.
I connected the mixer to the sound card using 3.5 stereo to 1/4" mono splitter cable. Since the cable is not balanced cable I am ...
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Dealing with MacBook Pro fan noise during audio production sessions
While working, i find it very disturbing to have the constant hissing of the MacBook Pro next to my ear.
How do other people deal with the noise? Since i can't really go far from the MacBook with my ...
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Issue with system audio and microphone audio
So I recorded audio & video with my computer ( NVidia Geforce instant replay ) of my mom singing a very deep song, completely out of her head with the guitar. I really want to save what she sang, ...
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Intermittent Guitar Hum
I've been dealing with an issue for weeks now and have yet to fix it, so I'm hoping someone has an idea.
This problem is happening with both single-coils (tele, strat), humbuckers (les paul), and ...
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G1on multi effects processor or a normal distortion pedal will have noise?
Whenever I try to record distortion from my G1on Multi effects processor on audacity, I get a high buzz noise...if I try removing the noise from a tool in the software...the recorded guitar doesn't ...
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How do I get rid of the white noise when playing guitar through pulseaudio?
Instead of using an amp, I have a cheap adapter that allows me to plug my guitar cable into the 3.5mm audio input port on my laptop. I then use pactl load-module module-loopback latency_msec=1 to ...
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Hum disappears on touching both strings and cable? What is the issue?
I have got a Taylor 312ce 12-fret. I actually rarely plugged it in at home, but I did now due to a new pedalboard. Thereby, I discovered a hum issue.
The simplest setup on which it occurs is:
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Buzz problem in Ibanez RG350dxz
I was cleaning up my guitar and removed my edge ii tremelo bridge and the springs holding it along with the stud screws holding the blade. But now when I reconnected everything, there is no sound ...
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Im having issue with my bass guitar
I'm new to bass, and I just got a new 200 dollar fender.
The issue that I'm having is a clanging noise when I play in the upper frets. The strings are a lot higher from the upper frets than the ...
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Removing bad frequencies from electric guitar
I use the channel EQ in logic to find out bad frequencies and then decrease their levels. For example, the constant hissing noise at high frequencies etc. I just form a peak and move it along the ...
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Why is this guitar making so much noise?
My brother has an electric guitar which he has not played or even touched for at least fifteen years. It's a cheap strat-like guitar, equipped with three unknown (most likely stock) single coil ...
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Puzzled by harmonic noise while releasing a chord on electric guitar
While using distortion on my electric guitar, when I press and release a bar chard (Power chord in drop D), a harmonic noise comes up. I tried lightly touching in between in two frets and played the ...
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Keyboard noise on brand new Clavinova CLP 645
I just got a brand new Clavinova CLP 645 and I couldn't help but notice from the first touch how noisy the keyboard is. It's not just the thud when the keys reach the bottom, but there is also a ...
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humming (noise) due to guitar or amplifier
so when i power on my line6 spider 30W amp without any inputs then even if I turn the master volume max there is no noise.
but when i connect my guitar there is noise... but again if i turn my guitar ...
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How did I make this noise?
This is a really specific question, but I was fooling around on bass guitar and made a really cool (imo) noise which I couldn't replicate afterwards. I happened to record it. If someone could tell me ...
