I've got a new electric guitar I'm plugging into the Inst inputs of my Digi002 rack.
When I apply compression or select an amplifier preset (Guitar Amp Pro in Logic Pro 7) that has a lot of gain, the hum/noise seems worse than it I would have guessed it should be (I come from a synthesizer background).
I don't think it's the guitar's internal electronics or a ground loop problem because I discovered today that if I hold the guitar with the neck vertical and the strings away from the studio equipment the hum/noise disappears! The guitar had to be just so: neck vertical, strings pointed away from the computer et al. In a specific spot in the room, too.
Also, the loudest noise I could get was to face the strings right nearby the computer.
So the guitar's pickups are acting like an antenna for the internal electronic noises of the computer, right? What does one do?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Fun Facts:
G5 Dual 2.0, Logic 7, Digi 002R, Epiphone Les Paul ($500 recently), the noise is broadband (not effected by notching multiples of 60hz), and has random light clicks like a geiger counter.
When I apply compression or select an amplifier preset (Guitar Amp Pro in Logic Pro 7) that has a lot of gain, the hum/noise seems worse than it I would have guessed it should be (I come from a synthesizer background).
I don't think it's the guitar's internal electronics or a ground loop problem because I discovered today that if I hold the guitar with the neck vertical and the strings away from the studio equipment the hum/noise disappears! The guitar had to be just so: neck vertical, strings pointed away from the computer et al. In a specific spot in the room, too.
Also, the loudest noise I could get was to face the strings right nearby the computer.
So the guitar's pickups are acting like an antenna for the internal electronic noises of the computer, right? What does one do?
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
***
Fun Facts:
G5 Dual 2.0, Logic 7, Digi 002R, Epiphone Les Paul ($500 recently), the noise is broadband (not effected by notching multiples of 60hz), and has random light clicks like a geiger counter.