Emu XL-7 & MP-7 User's Group

--- In xl7@y..., erik_magrini@B... wrote:

thanks for your help! It was a grounding problem. I had the cabels 
from my computer soundcard next to mp7 in the mixer and that produced 
the infamous hum. Still there is a very slight hum (higehr in tune), 
but thats tolerable. Btw can anyone tell me how these grounding 
problems happen and what to do to avoid them? Still I would like to 
run both the emu and the computer through my mixer.
Michael

> Does any of your other gear make a hum when connected to those same 
leads 
> by any chance?   Not saying it's not your XL_7, just make sure it's 
not  a 
> grounding issue first.  If you still have it, maybe pop open the 
botom and 
> make sure everything is screwed in tight?
> 
> rEalm
> 
> 
> 
> 
> brand new machine with the hum. Not on the headphones but on the 
main outs 
> (not on the subs). Anyone any idear?