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Article #1234Re: A background rumble appears in a sound from microphone in Sound blaster Live.
From: D
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:01
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:01
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On Oct 19, 4:40 pm, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote: > D wrote: > > On Oct 19, 1:37 am, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >>D wrote: > > >>>On Oct 17, 10:13 pm, Bob I <bire...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > >>>>The problem is likely caused by the combination of "speakers" being > >>>>disconnected by the insertion of the head phones AND the volume knob of > >>>>the speakers being cranked up rather high. Now the speakers are > >>>>amplifying the hum of the little power wart. > > >>>>D wrote: > > >>>>>On Oct 17, 1:44 am, "Richard Crowley" <rcrow...@xp7rt.net> wrote: > > >>>>>>"D" wrote ... > > >>>>>>>It does not hum when no headset is plugged in. > > >>>>>>Then you can eliminate any problem with the computer, > >>>>>>the sound card, or any software including drivers, etc. > > >>>>>>>One of the headsets is brand new and checked. > > >>>>>>What does "checked" mean? Do either of the headsets work > >>>>>>OK on another computer? > > >>>>>>>Yes, the hum changes when I move the headset around the room: the > >>>>>>>further from the computer case the louder. > > >>>>>>I would take a wild guess that it has a shielding or grounding problem. > > >>>>>>>Yes, it hums when I try using a differen computer mic: both headsets. > > >>>>>>The problem may be with the basic design if both headsets > >>>>>>show the same symptoms. > > >>>>>Thanks Richard Crowley for your suggestions! > >>>>>The hum is from speakers, not from the case. > >>>>>Yes, either of the headsets work OK on another computer.- Hide quoted text - > > >>>>- Show quoted text - > > >>>Thanks Bob I for your explanation! > >>>How can the speakers amplify the hum of the little power wart if they > >>>are disconnected by the insertion of the head phones? > >>>A Sony ECM-T6 microphone and another desk-top microphone don't hum! A > >>>new Koss sb/45 headset and Philips SBC HM300 headset hum from their > >>>microphones. > >>>How to make Koss sb/45 headset microphone work? > >>>Best regards, > >>>Dima > > >>The speakers are only disconnected from the audio source, the "wall > >>wart" is still powering the speakers amplifier. Try turning the volume > >>knob down or unplug the speakers little power supply. > > >>- Hide quoted text - > > >>- Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > >>- Show quoted text - > > > Thanks Bob I for your explanation! > > The speakers are in a headset. There are no other speakers. A "wall > > wart" is not powering a headset. > > Why does the hum appear from a headset microphone only, not from a > > separate microphone? > > Best regards, > > Dima > > The confusion comes from the misuse of the term "speaker". The sound > producing components in a headset are called "headphones" or "earphones" > not "speakers", the condition I described applies to powered speakers > not headphones or earphones.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - Thanks Bob I for replying!
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X-Google-Thread: 10cf58,9e1e35596b8a6586 X-Google-Thread: 104a1f,9e1e35596b8a6586 X-Google-Thread: faa3c,9e1e35596b8a6586 X-Google-Thread: 10a302,9e1e35596b8a6586 X-Google-Attributes: gid10cf58,gid104a1f,gidfaa3c,gid10a302,public,usenet X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!g2news2.google.com!postnews.google.com!q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail From: D <tarb@bk.ru> Newsgroups: rec.audio.pro,rec.arts.movies.production.sound,24hoursupport.helpdesk,microsoft.public.windowsxp.general Subject: Re: A background rumble appears in a sound from microphone in Sound blaster Live. Date: 19 Oct 2007 10:01:48 -0700 Organization: http://groups.google.com Lines: 81 Message-ID: <1192804670.331135.60480@q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com> References: <1192480444.829585.145920@i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com> <5ni5ckFhphjeU1@mid.individual.net> <1192566363.452644.49170@z24g2000prh.googlegroups.com> <5nkplvFipom9U1@mid.individual.net> <1192643754.451667.146080@i38g2000prf.googlegroups.com> <eWWrhlOEIHA.4956@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl> <1192739128.707693.104660@q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com> <e5xFH8cEIHA.5228@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl> <1192772223.078515.141050@v23g2000prn.googlegroups.com> <#LmS50kEIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl> NNTP-Posting-Host: 212.38.108.144 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" X-Trace: posting.google.com 1192813319 24978 127.0.0.1 (19 Oct 2007 17:01:59 GMT) X-Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 17:01:59 +0000 (UTC) In-Reply-To: <#LmS50kEIHA.4476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl> User-Agent: G2/1.0 X-HTTP-UserAgent: Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1; MRA 4.10 (build 01952); .NET CLR 1.1.4322; .NET CLR 2.0.50727; .NET CLR 3.0.04506.30),gzip(gfe),gzip(gfe) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: q3g2000prf.googlegroups.com; posting-host=212.38.108.144; posting-account=ps2QrAMAAAA6_jCuRt2JEIpn5Otqf_w0