Noise on playback with my own Laptop

[xxyzz]

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.

[djmadmaxx]

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

[MTUSUPPORT]

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

[kedmison]

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

[ltproductions]

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.

[bowfishn]

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.