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Subject: Re: Noise in my soup

From: "bigpeeet@rocketmail.com" <bigpeeet@rocketmail.com>
Date: 2012-02-01

It's a high end hiss, like you'd expect from a channel strip gain being too high on a mixer. Seems like a bad signal/noise ratio in the output, if you know what I mean.

--- In PolySix@yahoogroups.com, Mike <mrjdevries@...> wrote:
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> What type of noise?
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> Hum, hiss or a random popcorn/crackle?
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> Sent from my Apple ][e
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> On 31/01/2012, at 11:38 PM, "bigpeeet@..." <bigpeeet@...> wrote:
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> > Does anyone else have a problem with noisy outputs?
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> > I'm aware of two remedies: the insulation mod for the fx board described by Johannes, or re-capping. I have a really noisy couple in my possession at the moment, and unfortunately interference with the fx board isn't the issue for me. One has been re-capped recently too, so I'm striking that off the list.
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> > While I really love their sound, they're both practically unrecordable for anything pro without a really good gate, and even then…
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> > Anyone had success reducing noise, or have ideas about how to reduce/eliminate it?
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> > Thanks
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