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Article #1218Re: A background rumble appears in a sound from microphone in Sound blaster Live.
From: D
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:52
Date: Mon, 29 Oct 2007 06:52
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On Oct 25, 4:37 pm, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote: > D wrote: > > On Oct 24, 11:01 pm, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >>D wrote: > > >>>On Oct 24, 5:13 pm, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >>>>D wrote: > > >>>>>On Oct 24, 1:04 am, "Richard Crowley" <rcrow...@xp7rt.net> wrote: > > >>>>>>"D" wrote ... > > >>>>>>>Microphones with a battery do not hum. Why? > > >>>>>>Because the battery is independent of the mains power. > > >>>>>>That confirms that the problem is coming from the mains- > >>>>>>derived microphone power coming through the sound card. > > >>>>>>>How to make microphones without a battery not hum? > > >>>>>>Replace the sound card with one that works properly. > >>>>>>(Or just continue to use the battery.) > > >>>>>Thanks Richard Crowley for your answers! > >>>>>I have two cards: SB Live ct4830 and SB 16 PnP. They both hum from a > >>>>>headset microphone. > >>>>>Best regards, > >>>>>Dima > > >>>>I suspect that it isn't the Microphone that is humming but that a HUM is > >>>>heard in the headphones WHEN the microphone is plugged in? If that is > >>>>the case then perhaps the problem is the filter capacitors on the > >>>>motherboard or powersupply are the problem?- Hide quoted text - > > >>>>- Show quoted text - > > >>>Thanks Bob I for your opinion! > >>>A HUM is heard in the headphones WHEN the microphone is plugged in and > >>>not muted. The hum is not heard when the microphone is muted. > >>>How to know which filter capacitors are the problem: on the > >>>motherboard or powersupply? > >>>Best regards, > >>>Dima > > >>That would be a hardware issue, the powersupply would be the easiest to > >>swap out. You've proved the soundcards don't make a difference.- Hide quoted text - > > >>- Show quoted text - > > > Thanks Bob I for your suggestion! > > Could a mainboard BIOS setting be the problem? The same hum was with > > an old power supply. The hum increases if I increase the microphone > > volume. > > Best regards, > > Dima > > I would doubt that a BIOS setting would have an effect on this. Since > the hum is being picked up in the microphone circuitry and being > amplified, increasing the mike volume increases the sounds. You might > try moving the sound card to a different motherboard slot to see if > there is any reduction in the hum by moving it further away from some > component.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Thanks Bob I for your suggestion! I installed the sound cards to different slots. This did not help. Best regards, Dima
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