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Use this thread to ask questions about dialing in your gear, share experiences, and discuss how to get a better sound.
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Hello Brad and everyones ! Aloha ! My gear (just beginning to play plg-in…) :
1 ) active mic : Misi uke
2 : Preamp / Basic EQ : Fishman ProEQmini
3) Amp : Ibanez Acoustic Troubadour TA 35
For now, it’s working. I try to find the right sound with “EQing” (have to read your eBook).
But what is annoying me for now is the noise (not so loud but) of the Amp when just plugged. I tried to resolve ground issues by plugin in the same electrical socket but still there…
Mahalo ! Patrice
Does the noise get louder when you turn up the amp volume? Try moving the amp to a different location in your house - or even to a whole different building. It might just be the inherent noise floor from the electrical components in the amp, but it could be interference from RFI/EMI pollution (computers, certain types of lights, etc.) or poor grounding in your electrical circuit.
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Aloha Brad and thank you for your reply ! And yes, I have to check first I think the grouding of my electrical circuit…
Aloha Brad ! In fact and hopefully not a ground noise issue ! Just a wrong choice for the cable plugged into my uke : a TRS instead of a TS one… Work fine now, just beginning to learn to EQ … Mahalo !
Aha! Yes, the extra ring on the TRS jack can make contact in the wrong place and create noise. All kinda depends on how the input jack is constructed. It’s always a good bet to save TRS cables for input jacks that are marked “balanced.” Then you know for sure that they’re meant to receive TRS. If it doesn’t say, it’s probably unbalanced and you should use a TS instrument cable.
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Mahalo Brad for sharing tour knowledge
