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Post by tonycamphd on Apr 17, 2014 0:00:09 GMT -6
hey Fella's, my room is getting closer to the finish line, my soundproofing has brought my ambient noise floor WAAAAAY down, now my relatively quiet Mac pro is pretty darn loud... I already here it when im testing and tracking things now, no big deal at the moment, but when i get it together, I'm going to be recording a lot of acoustic music, it's time for me to get this handled
I don't want to relocate my tower, it stays under my console, so thats out.
any ideas appreciated 8)
Thanx
T
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Post by svart on Apr 17, 2014 6:47:55 GMT -6
well, in cases like this (pun intended) I would put heavy mastic on the inside of the chassis to stop vibrations, and then I would cut a hole in the chassis and place a much larger but much slower fan and then regulate it's speed with the system bios.. OOPS you have a Mac..  Since there is no modification you can do to macs, and you don't want to move it from it's location, in cases like these I've see lot of folks make soundproof boxes to stick them in. Make a box with a pair of much larger but slower fans and line it with compressed fiberglass or rockwool and make a seal-able acrylic front for it. |
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Post by popmann on Apr 17, 2014 7:57:04 GMT -6
MacPros were terribly loud. Always in the machine room. Only Mac's louder? The G5s when they pushed the clocks hard towards the end of that...made their audience thank them for delivering only a mildly annoyingly loud machine. That said, couple things as general noise mods--the video card fans are often the worst offenders. Apple uses big ole' ATI FireGLs in some of those...big Nvidia in others...unless you got lucky and someone chose the absolute BASE model on occasion--you've got video card fan(s)--you CAN absolutely replace the video card with the highest spec'd PCIe card they've ever used (so the OS has drivers)...but, by now, they should be mature silicon and thus can be passively cooled. IE--what was a SCREAMING fast bleeding edge video card when they designed your Mac 6+ years ago, is now a <$100 video card that likely no longer needs fan cooling--and/or it might technically be a newer revision intend for budget boxes--whatever, point is-replace the card. I'ts ironically, easier than replacing the fan. I've done both in machines over the years, but these newer things where they build the fan into a "box" that encases the card? Jesus.... Anywhere there's a typical size fan you can replace it. You technically can buy fans with manual speed controls...but, end of the day--why would you NOT stick it into a closet? Problem solved. What do you need? You're converters you're buying can go there, too...you need what some long USB and DVI cables? Maybe a power USB hub to mount under the desk? Seriously, though--any day of the week, I can hop on local CL and get one of those stylish $1k "ISO Racks" built for MacPros. I assume they're being sold because they got a new Windows machine and no longer need it. Or...figured out that a MacMini will functionally do the job and not know it's there--depending on whether it's a big studio or a home/demo studio. You're replacing the CPUs, right? The CPU fan is usually second worst offender. Here's the order: CHEAP magnetic drives (they don't HAVe to be loud, but cheap ones are INSANE)....then video card tiny fans...then the CPU fan...then case fans...case fans are big--cheap to replace them and more importantly reMOUNT them with rubber gromets--this is where a Mac may have more challenges...but, c'mon--engineer around those. Rig it up.  ...anyway--the GOOD news...is that the Mac Cases being the way Apple rolls are generally super well engineered and manufactured and are pretty heavy metal--still, decoupling ANYTHING that moves is still a good principle idea. |
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Post by jimwilliams on Apr 17, 2014 9:40:38 GMT -6
My Core 7 PC is very quiet. Consider a Silonex fan replacement in your power supply and SSD's. Or shut it off when recording. That works best for me.
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...anyway--the GOOD news...is that the Mac Cases being the way Apple rolls are generally super well engineered and manufactured and are pretty heavy metal--still, decoupling ANYTHING that moves is still a good principle idea. 
