Hi All,
I have this noise problem. It is interference picked up by the guitar(s). There is a constant noise in the background which sounds a bit like fluorescent light interference, although I do not have any fluorescent lights. If I move the guitar around it disappears or gets louder depending on where I move it to. If I very lightly touch or stroke the strings I get this crackling sound through the output monitor speaker. If I turn the guitar volume control down, the noise reduces with it until volume at 0, noise is completely gone. It appears to be pickup by the guitar. I do operate quite close to my equipment (about 4 feet away). The amplifier speaker is not active as I am connected directly to my digital recorder. I do have a speaker monitor though plugged into the headphone socket of the recorder. I thought it could be an earthing problem. To this end I've checked out my earths........ I do not have any.
1) Amplifier - Roland Cube 30X fitted with 2 core mains lead.
2) Yamaha MagicStomp - Adapter with no connection between earth pin and either of the + and - output connections.
3) Line 6 Pod HD - Adapter with no connection between earth pin and either of the + and - output connections.
4) MICRO BR Recorder - Adapter with no connection between earth pin and either of the + and - output connections.
Is this a normal state of affairs with everyone else out there, or do I have to introduce an earth into my line-up somewhere?
Kind regards
Roger