
dobro
Well-known member
Recently I soundproofed my studio, and started hearing all sorts of things I hadn't heard before. For instance, when I'm saving something to the hard disk, I can now hear tiny whirrs and chirps through the headphones, and this is obviously associated with the computer working. I see no reason why this isn't also happening when I'm recording, adding noise to every track I do.
I'm using a Gadgetlabs soundcard, which has a breakout box, but the converters and other sensitive components must be on the soundcard inside the computer casing, picking up on the workings of the computer. Am I right in thinking that the way to avoid this computer noise being added to tracks is to have a soundcard with it's converters OUTSIDE the computer casing, away from its magnetic fields?
Also, has anyone else noticed something similar? How do you get around it?
I'm using a Gadgetlabs soundcard, which has a breakout box, but the converters and other sensitive components must be on the soundcard inside the computer casing, picking up on the workings of the computer. Am I right in thinking that the way to avoid this computer noise being added to tracks is to have a soundcard with it's converters OUTSIDE the computer casing, away from its magnetic fields?
Also, has anyone else noticed something similar? How do you get around it?