Re: [ARSCLIST] Reducing soundcard/circuit noise

[Rod Stephens <savecal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hello Downunder Friend Basson,

I just found some specific  info on your soundcard from a British 
magazine web site, "Sound on Sound".  To quote from the article:
Solving Computer Audio Problems
Banish Them For Good

> If you get ground-loop problems in your computer after installing a 
> soundcard with a drive-bay interface, such as the Terratec DMX6Fire 
> shown here, try mounting it using nylon bolts and washers.

The whole article covers most of what we've been discussing and then 
some: http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/nov04/articles/computerproblems.htm

Hope this is of help,

Rod Stephens
Family Theater Productions

P.S. I use Audition, too, so if you need some tips on using your 
"Frequency Analysis" function to find out what your buzz is in Hz 
(cycles), let me know; if you record just the buzz, you should be able 
to get a sample wave that should be easy to analyze.


D Basson wrote:

> Dear Rod, Mike, Lou, Richard, Joe, etc.
>
> Thank you very much for your advice!
>
> I've disconnected the monitor and recorded "silence", but the buzz 
> (like a shaver) was still present.  I've removed the I/O box from the 
> PC case and everything sounded much better.  One thinks of upgrading 
> one's system (in need of speed) just to encounter new problems slowing 
> you down again!
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Diederick Basson
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rod Stephens" <savecal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <ARSCLIST@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:51 PM
> Subject: Re: [ARSCLIST] Reducing soundcard/circuit noise
>
>
> > Hi Diederick,
> >
> > In checking out the Terratec, I see that there is a different version 
> > of that box, the Terratec Phase 26 USB which, of course is USB, so I 
> > would guess means no internal card (much better).
> >
> > Rod Stephens
> > Family Theater Productions
> >
> > D Basson wrote:
> >
> > > Dear Group members
> > >
> > > I recently bought a Dell Optiplex GX620 computer with Windows XP.  I 
> > > use a Terratec DMX6Fire soundcard.  When I make recordings using 
> > > Adobe Audition or Wavelab, I get a buzzing noise -  a problem I have 
> > > never had with my previous computer. Can anyone perhaps help me 
> > > solve the problem?
> > >
> > > Kind regards,
> > >
> > > Diederick Basson