Noise on playback with my own Laptop
 

I have found that some songs come out very loud while with others I have to turn the volume all the way up. Unless I am doing something wrong. Here is my setup:

Monarch Computers Hornet Pro Small Form Factor Computer @ 2.8 GHz

1 GB Ram
160 GB Hard Drive
Sound Blaster Audigy 2
ATI Radeon 9600
Dell 15 inch Flat Panel monitor
Plextor 52x CD-RW drive
Amplifier-Yamaha EMX 660

The amp gets more background hum than I would like. I am running a 1/8 mini plug cable from the SoundBlaster Audigy 2 sound card (green connection) into a ¼ to 1/8 mini adapter then plugging this into one of the ¼ instrument inputs. I am not happy with the volume but it is better in this input then trying the AUX or one of the HI-Z or Line in connections. Is it possible to get an adapter to go into the Lo-z connection and will it make any dirrerence? Would a line conditioner get rid of my background hum or do all amp’s put out some hum? Please post back here [email deleted to block spammers].

Last but not least if you are expecting the same sound quality as using the disc and your karaoke player, there is a very BIG difference.

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alot of laptop users get hum because of grounding issues. eliminate the ground and it will kill the hum completely. or get an ebtech hum eliminator

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You can get a 3 prong to 2 prong converter for the Laptops, I know, from Radioshack that works great. I am not sure how it would work with the Portable type PC, but I use one on my Laptop, and it makes a night and day difference.

Here is the Link to the Radio Shack page: http://www.radioshack.com/product.as...t%5Fid=61-2720

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In addition to the two /three prong adapter, make sure you are not connected to cable TV. Where I KJ, I have a 13" screen on stage for the singers and I am also connected to a larger screen up behind me that is for the audience to see. I have to make sure that the cable is disconnected from that TV or I get a loud hum also.

Kelly

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Dittos on that last comment! I've got the same setup as Kelly, and for some reason if you connect the video out of your karaoke machine to a t.v. that's also hooked up to cable, you get a terrible ground loop that's really annoying.
As Kelly said, just unscrew the cable wire from the cable input on the t.v. set
and voila! the noise is gone.

Larry T.

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I went with a M-Audio 1010lt sound card that is designed for studio recording and sound play back in Stereo or mono only not a gamers card. I am hoping this will give me the sound quality that is close to the Disc's less what I lose for KMA compresion at 192 Kps.

The other Thing about this card is it has 10 inputs and 10 out puts, 2 of the inputs are XLR with mic pre-amps and 6 inputs are RCA, with the right program it makes a real nice Digital 8 Tr. Recorder.

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I Use a Shuttle Computer with an Audigy and used to get the Buzz, But Now I use upto 16 Screens with Video Switchers and as I go through a Video switcher (To switch to Music Video in Between Songs) and also Video signal Boosters I find that this obliterates all Buzz and sound and Vision is Crystal Clear, I use an Apache Power amp and Peavey Series 2 Speakers 6 of and the Sound is absolutely Wicked.

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I went through 3 sound cards before I found one that did a good enough job. I finally settled on an Echo Indigo 2 channel. They go into the card slot on the lapptop and work great for DJing. Sound Quaity is much better than Sound Blaster and more convenient too.

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Background 'hum' is easy to eliminate by using a shielded audio cable -- works 100% of the time! -- 1/8" Stereo to XLR (M)

This works w/ laptops and w/ desktop computers --


ESC made me up several -- Email Bill at
info@entsyscorp.com

I went to a car audio store and bought a ground loop isolator to eliminate the hum.
Works great and only $10.00 Australian.