Bass rumble glitching my harddrive(s)

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I think the rumble from my Bass amp is causing problems with , i believe, my main harddrive...

my computer sits in a rack in my recording/practice room... i had been getting a 'decent' sound by recording in the same room "live" style... but last time i couldnt even record, i believe the harddrive was cutting out and causing the computer to reset.. i tried to read the error message but it was too quick, and i cant seem to find it in the log...

anyone have any suggestions on how i could better isolate my computer from the bass?

thx for any help
 
1. Play softer
2. Move the computer farther away from your bass amp
 
I've never heard of that happening before. Can you get the bass rig off the floor? Maybe you could decouple your pc from the rack/floor by removing it from the rack and placing it on a cardboard box or something, just to see if bass rumble is what's causing your problem.
 
well it only happens when i am playing/recording... it works fine everyother time..
the computer is also on its own circuit, so its not a power issue...

taking it out of the rack isnt really an option... it is on wheels (desk/rack custom) .. maybe some soft rubber to decouple?

?????
 
seismetr0n said:
well it only happens when i am playing/recording... it works fine everyother time..
the computer is also on its own circuit, so its not a power issue...

taking it out of the rack isnt really an option... it is on wheels (desk/rack custom) .. maybe some soft rubber to decouple?
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There are drive shock mounts available designed to isolate drive vibrations so that it doesn't make noise in your room. You might try something like that. You might also add a quarter inch of hard rubber between the rack ears and the rack and see if that helps.

Finally, you might also decouple the bass amp from the floor. Put a couple of thick carpet pads under it. Do the same thing for the rack.
 
i like rubber mount idea.. i found a couple on newegg for $5 - 9 .. since ive got a rack mount i have plenty of internal room to mount my drives in 5.25 bays...
id would like to decouple the bass amp, but i dont know how well that'd work... its a full stack and my vocal monitor sits on top of it... im guessing its way too heavy for carpet foam... maybe something thicker, like the kind they use in guitar iso boards ??

thx for the help
 
i was also considering getting a new drive, my old system drive is full, and it seems like a good enough time to upgrade... to help with this i was considering a Seagate Barracuda with"350 Gs non-op shock 3D Defense System"... to help with shock protection.. or a Western Digital Caviar SE.... for the quiet (i assume this also measn some kind of internal rubber)

has anyone had any experience with either of these??

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seismetr0n said:
i was also considering getting a new drive, my old system drive is full, and it seems like a good enough time to upgrade... to help with this i was considering a Seagate Barracuda with"350 Gs non-op shock 3D Defense System"... to help with shock protection.. or a Western Digital Caviar SE.... for the quiet (i assume this also measn some kind of internal rubber)
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Quiet usually just means "fluid bearings". Doubt that will make any difference, though the faster the drive speed, the more immune it should be to vibration interference, at least in theory.... You know, like a bicycle wheel.... The faster you go, the harder it is to turn.
 
There is an absober made for bass amps and subwoofers by Auralex. It's quite versatile and easy to move around.
 
seismetr0n said:
i was also considering getting a new drive, my old system drive is full
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that might be your problem right there.
 
the gramma looks good too ... $50 isnt so bad... but will it really do anything... arent the soundwaves shaking everything as much?
dont get me wrong, i thinkd it be great to isolate the amp a little
 
open up your computer, and make sure the hard drive has ALL 4 screws in it.

it's common practice to just put two in one side, because the other side is such a pain to get to.

of course this won't do a thing if the bass is actually rumbling the internal mechanisms of the hard drive...

is it a cheap drive?
 
it definately has all four screws in it.. i assembled the computer myself... im not sure of the drive quality.. its an IBM.. which might be from my first recording computer back in 1998 :O (an old dell) ... which actually still runs as our secondary computer ... thats why the drive is almost full... its only a 12gig , but ive managed to keep it down to 11gigs worth of prog files....

i think im going to replace the drive and get some rubber mounting kits... (can do this for around $60)... hopefully that will fix the problem..

whats the DIY amp iso solution?
 
i recently chatted with a hard drive designer on anothwer site woh said the test thhese things for up to a 200 g shock so it's way unlikely to be your bass... unles it's a VERY old drive...
 
Dude, yeah, I'd agree with demented - I've done some dumb stuff to PCs before, and have never had any glitches. You've got two possibilities: the bass is actually affecting your hard drive (which I consider quite unlikely), in which case you should replace your hard drive because it's got no control of its read/write head. The other option is that your hard drive is on its last legs. Either way, you should just replace the dang thing!
 
1998 is old enough if you ask me. thats 8 years ago. plus, i dont recall IBM making any spectacular hard drives.

kinda old thread too, no? how did things work out for ya?
 
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