Make sure you eliminate the sound, but please please please! *NEVER* get rid of
ground, or use something as ground that shouldn't be. That could damage your
equipment before you even turn it on or cause other problems like EMI.
Becareful with ground lifting, which just gets rid of the ground. If you know
what you're doing, or are working with somebody who does, you should be able to
get great results without resorting to crazy hacks that can only damage
equipment or kill you!
But it all does start with a good, well thought out wiring scheme. Also,
consider all the equipment you have in the chain, and I mean all of it, from
the smallest to the greatest.
Regards, DJX
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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On ;
Behalf Of floyd white
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 10:47 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Power distribution on a budget
Yup,
Well, on a budget is going to be tough.
When I first built my studio up, 60 cycle drove me nuts.
My advice is experiment.
For example,
* try to avoid running audio cables along side ac power in parallel.
* Stay balance audio everywhere if you can afford it.
* Experiment with ground wires from power conditioners or outlet strips to real
ground like water pipes etc. You'll need to do this with headphones on and with
nothing except white noise in them.
This approach ought to keep you busy for like weeks.
It's all about eliminating ground loops.
And after all that, you might be lucky enough to reduce your noise maby 20 to
30 percent.
Unless you are willing to dig in with a bunch of money and as DJX said an
expert, you may have to work around noise as well as incorporate a good noise
reduction plug-in to help.
There are a number of good ones like Cedar, Isotope etc.
On 5/30/17, DJX <megamansuperior@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Bettef than wasting time reading books that will mainly focus on whatPLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE!
you already stated you can't change, the building's electrical, you
would be better off consulting with someone who is experienced in
studio set up, and can help you work on your particular setup. V
Regards, DJX
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From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx <ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on
behalf of Fran franks <fm.guitarlady@xxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2017 4:55:26 PM
To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ddots-l] Power distribution on a budget
Hello all,
Can any of you recommend good publications I can read on the subject
of power distribution in the recording studio?
I'm not formally trained as an engineer and often find myself
perplexed and frustrated in my efforts to eliminate stray fields that
cause the dreaded 60Hz hum. Unfortunately though, I am not in the
position to change the building architecture, including redesigning the house
electrical system.
So, I'm hoping there is an affordable way to isolate the room I have
set up as a studio.
Warm regards,
Fran Franks
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