guitar noise when i record

[powpowmeow]

is it my pickups? guitar epiphone casino reissue with stock p90 pickups.
amp is a marshall 2061x reissue

here are 2 short clips that are great examples of the noise i am talking about. maybe someone will be able to recognize the type of noise i am getting here. in neither one of these clips is my amp anywhere near dimed. you might need to wear headphones to hear the noise explicitly, im not sure.

first clip is with a big muff clone on, u can hear the noise at the beginning of the clip then i play a note. i left this in so you can get an idea for teh contrast in noise and guitar signal.

second clip is from a song i recorded, this is mastered, etc final product. and if you are wearing headphones u should be able to hear the noise

thanks guys, i really appreciate it

 

[kidkage]

Are you talking about the "hiss" noise at the begging of the first clip?

 

[Tadpui]

The clips are short enough that I can't discern much. On the single note of the first clip, I heard an open low string tuned to C or D or thereabouts. It rang open for a fraction of a second and then you plucked it, palm muted, same note. Is it the open ringing that you're talking about? Is it hiss? Does the noise have a tone (pitch) or is it just static that you're hearing?

This is like one of those Rorschach tests. I'm curious to see what others hear.

 

[powpowmeow]

Are you talking about the "hiss" noise at the begging of the first clip?

yes i am but its more of a staticky noise, try listening with headphones you can hear it much better

in the 2nd clip, same thing, overriding staticky noise but you cant really hear it unless you are wearing headphones

i guess it wouldnt matter much if i was only recordindg music for people who dont wear headphones..

 

[kidkage]

Ok, I slapped on some headphones. It is a little hard to tell without the noise being isolated and in such a short clip. It could be a few things: The obvious being the pickups, or your amp, if it's one of those a noise suppressor should fix it. Also, it could have to do with your recording method. If you're micing an amp you could be your mic picking up air or some other backround noise. If you're DI-ing or something else like that it could be created by the gain on the signal. With both of those methods a preamp should take care of it. Or it could be something as little as a bad cable.

Hope I helped a little

 

[miroslav]

The clips are short enough that I can't discern much.

I agree...too short to properly hear anything...first clip won't even play for me and the second one is like 2-3 seconds long.


powpowmeow

Can you post up a good 30 seconds or more?

 

[powpowmeow]

Ok, I slapped on some headphones. It is a little hard to tell without the noise being isolated and in such a short clip. It could be a few things: The obvious being the pickups, or your amp, if it's one of those a noise suppressor should fix it. Also, it could have to do with your recording method. If you're micing an amp you could be your mic picking up air or some other backround noise. If you're DI-ing or something else like that it could be created by the gain on the signal. With both of those methods a preamp should take care of it. Or it could be something as little as a bad cable.

Hope I helped a little

ím micing a cab, its definitely not my recording /signal path because this is the only time i ever have noise. i can record acoustic guitar (miced) and vocals no problem/no noise.

i will post up a longer clip in a few here..thanks for the feedback guys

 

[powpowmeow]

decent length clip 30 seconds ish, that static-y noise is the guitar track

 

[Jouni]

uhmm... for a mastered clip it was pretty "under the blanket", but I couldn't hear any static....

But the 60-cycle hum gets you differently in different places, for example, amps dead quiet at home scream bloody hell when lid up at the rehealsalplace. Try changing location?