cre8ivemindz
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I am very new to sound equipment and eager to learn! Perhaps this is a dumb question ... but I couldn't find much info on the web about it.
I recently bought an 18 channel Allen & Heath USB mixer about 9-10 months ago. I realized recently that it has collected dust over time and it just dawned on me that I should probably be keeping it covered when I am not using it. So I bought a cover for it and I want to take the best care of it possible.
However... I was hoping to get some info on care and cleaning for my mixer board. I have heard that dust can affect the faders but I dont think that is a problem on this board because the slots on the faders are well sealed with rubber and it looks like dust would have a hard time getting in there.
I guess my main question is ... can dust affect the 1/4" mono, xlr & rca connections? can it affect sound quality on these connections? if so? what is the best way to get dust out of these ports? i have used a shop vac so far ... should I be spraying compressed air on or into my mixer?
I am having some feedback fuzzy interference on some of my connections and wondering if dust could be an issue from not keeping it covered. I am also changing all my cables to shielded and hoping that helps with this fuzz sound.
hope i dont sound like an idiot asking these questions. haha. any help is greatly appreciated. thank you so much!
I recently bought an 18 channel Allen & Heath USB mixer about 9-10 months ago. I realized recently that it has collected dust over time and it just dawned on me that I should probably be keeping it covered when I am not using it. So I bought a cover for it and I want to take the best care of it possible.
However... I was hoping to get some info on care and cleaning for my mixer board. I have heard that dust can affect the faders but I dont think that is a problem on this board because the slots on the faders are well sealed with rubber and it looks like dust would have a hard time getting in there.
I guess my main question is ... can dust affect the 1/4" mono, xlr & rca connections? can it affect sound quality on these connections? if so? what is the best way to get dust out of these ports? i have used a shop vac so far ... should I be spraying compressed air on or into my mixer?
I am having some feedback fuzzy interference on some of my connections and wondering if dust could be an issue from not keeping it covered. I am also changing all my cables to shielded and hoping that helps with this fuzz sound.
hope i dont sound like an idiot asking these questions. haha. any help is greatly appreciated. thank you so much!