Where does the white noise come from?

Will · Post by **Will** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:35 am

When I record with my Line 6 Toneport, the mic channel always has a lot of white noise. It seems to be there with all mics (although I only have 4, so...). Is it just the cheap preamps this thing probably has? So far, the best way to get rid of it is to record a few seconds of silence and then use the noise filter in Audition to clear it out. It actually works pretty well and doesn't change the tone too much.

Any thoughts?

aen · Post by **aen** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:58 am

ON my Tascam us-122, I get a otn of white noise if I'm running phantom power to a dynamic mic. Which youre not supposed to do.

Will · Post by **Will** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:09 am

Nope - phantom power switch is off.

Oh - I only use dynamic mics on my voice. I just don't sound good with condensers (I never really sound good, but I sound worse.)

Will · Post by **Will** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:30 am

I just tested all my mics.

GUESS WHICH ONE HAS THE LOWEST NOISE FLOOR

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I was playing with the preamp models and found I can get lower noise floors on the "Modern" setting. Maybe Line 6 modeled the hiss of the old consoles too?

Gavin · Post by **Gavin** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:33 am

Could be electronic interference from power cables, monitors, whatever.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:42 am

DuoSonicBoy wrote:I was playing with the preamp models and found I can get lower noise floors on the "Modern" setting. Maybe Line 6 modeled the hiss of the old consoles too?

dude, they make cheap electronics, not somewhat-mobile-machines with "period correct line noise."

Post by **Mike** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 7:52 am

Line 6 mic preamps are fucking shit. They are the source of your white noise.

I can open my Edirol's all the way without hearing a jot.

DanHeron · Post by **DanHeron** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:07 pm

My TonePort has no white noise. I can get clear recordings from my dynamic and condenser mics. :/

BoringPostcards · Post by **BoringPostcards** » Fri Oct 09, 2009 11:53 pm

Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation. It's everywhere, god help us.

hotrodperlmutter · Post by **hotrodperlmutter** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 2:26 am

Skiptracer1981 wrote:Constant Mistaken Backlog Regeneration. It's everywhere, god help us.

More Cowbell · Post by **More Cowbell** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 2:51 am

I like to think of white noise as digital tape hiss...sounds kooler to say.

Al_ · Post by **Al_** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 2:52 pm

Make sure you've got any of the inboard effects off or muted out, those things can hiss like a banshee.

gaybear · Post by **gaybear** » Sat Oct 10, 2009 5:58 pm

More Cowbell wrote:I like to think of white noise as digital tape hiss...sounds kooler to say.

haha, i like that