andrushkiwt
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Please check the clip below and let me know what you'd do to get rid of the hum/hiss in the bass DI. Here's the flow:
- wall outlet > surge protector Amazon.com: APC 8-Outlet Surge Protector 2630 Joules with USB Charger Ports, SurgeArrest (P8U2): Electronics > Micro DI Amazon.com: Mooer MDI1 Micro DI: Musical Instruments > XLR from DI to USB interface & 1/4" (GLS 6') from DI to bass > DAW.
I've bypassed the DI and it didn't help at all. Hum still there and the same as in the clip below. If you must know, the DI is for the guitars, really. My Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 clips them on their lowest volume, and this thing has done wonders reducing input gain into the interface with its -20db pad. I turn the pad off for the bass, since that instrument does not clip the interface.
DAW-wise, sure, lots of compression going on for bass, so that isn't helping.
Here's the EQ screenshot during the loudest hiss/hum in the clip:
And, finally, the clip:
Dropbox - Bass(2).wav
It isn't much of a problem during the full mix, but it becomes a pain during fadeouts or anywhere that I want the "sound" of plugged in instruments, but without them playing anything. Sometimes that "amp turned on" sound gives a little feeling toward a live recording, rather than complete silence that digital can bring.
My opinion is that it is something inside the bass output jack. A little jiggle of the jack gives more crackling. The cable itself is tightened fully, as are the outer pieces of the bass jack.
Thanks for any help and let me know what info you still need.
- wall outlet > surge protector Amazon.com: APC 8-Outlet Surge Protector 2630 Joules with USB Charger Ports, SurgeArrest (P8U2): Electronics > Micro DI Amazon.com: Mooer MDI1 Micro DI: Musical Instruments > XLR from DI to USB interface & 1/4" (GLS 6') from DI to bass > DAW.
I've bypassed the DI and it didn't help at all. Hum still there and the same as in the clip below. If you must know, the DI is for the guitars, really. My Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 clips them on their lowest volume, and this thing has done wonders reducing input gain into the interface with its -20db pad. I turn the pad off for the bass, since that instrument does not clip the interface.
DAW-wise, sure, lots of compression going on for bass, so that isn't helping.
Here's the EQ screenshot during the loudest hiss/hum in the clip:
And, finally, the clip:
Dropbox - Bass(2).wav
It isn't much of a problem during the full mix, but it becomes a pain during fadeouts or anywhere that I want the "sound" of plugged in instruments, but without them playing anything. Sometimes that "amp turned on" sound gives a little feeling toward a live recording, rather than complete silence that digital can bring.
My opinion is that it is something inside the bass output jack. A little jiggle of the jack gives more crackling. The cable itself is tightened fully, as are the outer pieces of the bass jack.
Thanks for any help and let me know what info you still need.
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