Direct input guitar

[mentil69]

I have a line 6 FlextoneII with a direct out which i am plugging straight into my yamaha 2816, and the quality of the sound is amazing. My only problem is the humming and unwanted noise I am getting. I was thinking that i need a preamp even though i am using a direct out, and i thought it could also just be my amp. DOes anyone have any suggestions on what to do?

 

[brasher357]

I had the same problem, turned out it was the Noise Gate on my V-amp...most modelers need to have the noise gate turned up a cut down the garbage. Not too much though, or it will clip notes.

 

[mentil69]

ya except i dont use a noise gate

 

[brasher357]

Well, If the amp has one, it needs to be turned on or it will sound like garbage...at least that is how it is on my modelers and modeler/amps...

 

[Slackmaster2K]

Some noise will always be there, but you shouldn't need a noise gate.

If it's a static kind of noise, then play around with the position of the amp and the *direction* of your guitar. You should notice that as you rotate around the noise gets louder or quiter. If you have a computer monitor in the room, get away from it or turn the guitar perpendicular.

If it's a "hum" kind of noise, it could be a grounding issue. Try the amp in differnet outlets...or try lifting the ground....or turn off other electrical appliances.

Slackmaster 2000

 

[crosstudio]

i get a distinctive hiss from my single coil pickups on my fender strat.

if i have my strat switch either at the top or at the bottom, i get that hiss.

 

[Slackmaster2K]

i get a distinctive hiss from my single coil pickups on my fender strat.

if i have my strat switch either at the top or at the bottom, i get that hiss.

Single coil hiss falls into the tolerable category for me, and I'd rather accept it than try to gate it out. If necessary, a gate or manual editing at mix time can get rid of anything that's audibly distracting.

Slackmaster 2000