alesis 230

[tj jr.]

i got an alesis 230 and when i run it,,, and i adjust the slider eq settings,, i get his noise . even when theres nothin pluged into the eq. when i slide them up or down the his gets louder. that goes for all 30 eq slider switches. just a hair up from center position or a hair down from center position,, it hisses and when its perfectly in the center it doesnt his. but then it does nothing as far as the eq is concerned. i know i sometimes have a hard time describing what i mean,, so if you dont understand,, bare with me.

 

[MISTERQCUE]

Exactly, what kind of setup do you have?
Also, how do you have your gear hooked up?

 

[tj jr.]

i have my eq running directly into my md8. and it does this even when i dont have anything running into my eq.

 

[deryk]

I think I know what you mean. I had the same thing with my eq. I ran my mic straight to the eq, then out from the eq to my mixer. I got noise until I bypassed it, which disables the eq functions. So far the only thing I have been able to do is let my mic go to the mixer, and after the signal goes thru the mixer it goes thru the eq to my computer input. I can't hear the eq while I record vocals, but I can hear the effects of it when I play back. I'm sure this is not the best way, but its makin do while I figure out what's wrong. All of the material that I've read says to put a mic-preamp between the mic and the eq. I think thats why it works after the vocals go thru the mixer, which has built in preamps. ART makes tube preamps that are pretty good for the $$. Hope that helps.