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Post by deepdark on Sept 8, 2015 8:54:54 GMT -6
Hi there quick one for you folks
Just curious about one thing. While testing the gear I build, I use the following setup: Output of my apogee ensemble to the input of whatever I build, let's say, a compressor, and the output of the compressor to the input of the apogee. I open up a session in Logic pro, set my in/out plugin to rout the compressor and then, open up a freq. analyser plugin (Melda) to take a look at the general audio frequency and all other stuff.
Anyway, The first thing I do is to only plug the output of the compressor to analyse the noise. There is always that 60hz (I'm in canada) bump, while no signal passing through of course, just looking at the noise of the circuit. What is that 60hz? Hum from the main ac? I don't hear any hum, and of course, while pluging the input and passing a signal, let's say a sine wave or a pink noise, there is no more 60hz bump.
Just curious what it is. Maybe I'm just looking at the main hum from the circuit, and while looking at the meter, I generaly see some -92db signal (noise), depending of the gear i check.
Again, just curious
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Post by deepdark on Sept 8, 2015 8:55:46 GMT -6
Oh and by the way, I know this isn't really scientificaly accurate or anything else, it's just a good first impression
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Post by NoFilterChuck on Sept 8, 2015 10:20:07 GMT -6
do you get the same 60hz bump when you just plug a cable from the Apogee Out directly to the IN? Does your gear have a ground lift switch?
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Post by popmann on Sept 8, 2015 10:50:05 GMT -6
Yes, it's the transformer on the unit. If it's say a 76, you're gonna see an entire rainbow of harmonics to the 60hz.
Welcome to vintage audio. That compressor was literally one of the LEAST noisy things it would pass through. I don't remember ever thinking a compressor was noisy--it was functionally being used to combat the noise floor of tape and the console.
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Post by deepdark on Sept 8, 2015 11:37:10 GMT -6
didn't tried yet the input/output of the apogee.
So what we are taking is the noise picking by the transformers, cables, etc. In other words, noise Inside the circuit and psu
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Post by deepdark on Sept 8, 2015 12:58:52 GMT -6
Does a 1176 that prone to pick up noise (a least, when looking at the circuit noise)??
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