i hear the radio when i use my audiobuddy

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yep. the radio. is my crappy soundcard to blame? onboard AC97 sound. or is it the guitar cable i'm using to connect the two together? or is my audiobuddy defective?

please help me...
 
My guess is that it's the guitar cable... I used to have this happen alot when I played electric guitar...

Anyway - (I hope somebody will correct me if I'm wrong) This is caused by improper electrical grounding of some sort - and the guitar cord is the most likely culprit - are you hearing alot of electrical buzz as well? Or just the radio?

One temporary solution is to move the audio buddy around alot while you are listening and find out where it picks up the least radio reception - I think it might be a case of the cord reacting with the electric field of your computer and there is a certain position where there will be less radio reception/ interference.

I hope somebody more knowledgeable and sober helps answer this question.
 
I'm assuming that it's a guitar your picking up radio from, not a mic or other device.

Your guitars probably got a wire disconnected or missing, open up the electronics compartment(s) and look for a disconnected wire (usually from a volume pot to the bridge), or a solder pile with no wire in it.

Solder the wire back on, or replace the wire if it's not there.

There's also the possibility that the electronics compartment isn't sealed (shielded electronically). The inside of the compartment(s) and cover(s) should be painted with a black gritty looking copper paint or covered in foil. If not, I suggest buying a book on guitar repair (if your a do-it-yourselfer) and read up.

A very good book is "Guitar Player Repair Guide by Dan Erlewine" It covers everything from intonation to fret work. If your a serious player (who's broke like the rest of us), you should really have that book if you have any handy skills at all.

It could be your cable also, but if it's a used or cheap (or both)guitar it's probably the guitar. If the cable came in the case with a used guitar, it's time to get a new cable also.

Well that's as far as I'm going with this, Buy your own book :)
Torp
 
Torpid is correct, usually guitar electronics are not properly shielded. By this I mean copper tape surrounding the whole control cavity, shielded wires, shielded pots, shielded plugs and potted pup's all nicely grounded together. A guitar that’s not adequately shielded will act as a fantastic antenna for all your favorite AM radio stations. Before I did this procedure my 40th anniversary Strat used to pickup a salsa radio station while I was playing in my church. (wish you could see the faces of the people when Amazing Grace was interrupted with La Bamba)

Oh and BTW,... Get that book.
"Guitar Player repair guide". I've had this book over 10 years and I'm constantly referring back to it.
Also "Guitar Electronics for musicians"
 
i actually hear it louder when i have no guitar plugged in.

it's definitely not the guitar. it's either the audiobuddy, sound card, guitar cable connecting the two, or something else. man, this sucks pretty bad.

thanks anyways
 
replace all cables with quality shielded cables. If that fails, grin and bear it... place the unit on a window sill for better reception and enjoy the jam-along feature that others pay extra for.
 
Even said:
replace all cables with quality shielded cables. If that fails, grin and bear it... place the unit on a window sill for better reception and enjoy the jam-along feature that others pay extra for.
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LMAO!! :D :D :D :D :D :D

Seriously, I doubt it's your sound card.
When you unplug the cables going to the card, does it still do it?
 
Dude, you posted this in the mic forum, computer forum and newbie forum.

Try to keep your questions in one forum.
People around here love to flame cross posters.
Or cross dressers for that matter,.. eh Kramer??? :D :D :D

Just a warning man,. Just think what would have happend if Ed or Bruce walked in here??? :eek: :eek: :eek:

Would've been ugly,...

ELF.
 
eyeslikefire said:
Dude, you posted this in the mic forum, computer forum and newbie forum.

Try to keep your questions in one forum.
People around here love to flame cross posters.
Or cross dressers for that matter,.. eh Kramer??? :D :D :D

Just a warning man,. Just think what would have happend if Ed or Bruce walked in here??? :eek: :eek: :eek:

Would've been ugly,...

ELF.
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Where are the cross dressing war protestors?!:mad:




LMAO!:D


Yeah,Bluebear has been known to eat newbies alive for this sort of thing.:D
 
i'm pretty sure it's my soundcard.

cuz i tried the same setup on my other computer, and no radio at all.

thanks anyways
 
That leaves these question

Is your pc grounded ?(a), all three prongs plugged in (if using US style power anyway)

Is the outlet grounded? try a different outlet?

Is your pc grounded ?(b), is your sound card properly seated in the slot. try reseating it.

Is your pc grounded ?(c), you may have a broken wire coming out of your power supply inside the pc. jiggle the wires a little bit you might get lucky. (you have tried a different instrument cable by now?)

Is your pc grounded ?(d), clean the inside of your pc, you might have a minor short somewhere. look for jumper(s) in the case (tiny square, flat plastic thing with copper inside). if found refer to all hardware manuals to try to figure out where it came from.

that's all I can think of.
 
Oh, does your pc have a radio tuner in it? I have one and never had a problem with it, but you never know.
 
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