Subject:Humming sound on recordings

Posted by: eayrey

Date:9/8/1999 5:04:00 AM

I recently purchased sound forge 4.6 and love the world it has opened to
me, however...........when i plug my fancy harmon kardon top of the
line hi fi into the computer you can hear the amp humming thru
the speakers and program, i can however........... make great recordings from my cheap cassette
player and even a walkman which does not have a power on/off button and
does not hum at all.Do i have a bad sound card?I have been using the
mini jack "out" from the stereo is it better to use rca plug
"outs".What is the best way to record from a turntable i have a lot of
record albums.
If you could steer me in the direction of this information i would be
most thankful. Sincerely Ed Ayrey

Subject:Re: Humming sound on recordings

Reply by: NotWithStupid

Date:9/8/1999 8:20:00 AM

So you're saying the Harmon Kardon hums, but you haven't yet tried
running from its rca plugs?

Try it and see if it fixes it!

Regarding the turntable, you need to run it through a stereo that has
phono inputs so the correct equalization is applied, then record off
the stereo.

Good luck.

Subject:Try turning off your monitor

Reply by: Timewriter

Date:12/16/1999 5:34:00 AM

I use a Tascam multi track to mix down to Sound Forge and external FX
units - I have found that my monitor (I've even purchased a new one
and it does the same thing) will cause a hum on my file that I can't
hear until playback. It is not the software, but the hardware - Now
when I record, after I set up the levels and go into "prepare" mode,
I shut off my monitor and hit the space bar to record - this has
solved the problem.