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I've got this hunch of something that I've been trying to figure out for a long time. I know pretty much nothing about electronics btw
Alright. It's really been upsetting me. So i live in an apartment building , have a Windows 10 desktop PC with 3 audio inputs (two are internal, different cards, the 3rd is a usb audio interface). I've got some electric guitars. pedal. amp. and a recording device.
Alright, so this strange thing has been happening, and i really think it's related to power because i can't figure out what is going on. First, i was recording audio through input number 1. i was using either raw from the guitar or from guitar to amp to PC, can't remember. the cables that I use are either a 1/4 patchcord from guitar to amp and a 1/4 patchcord from headphones/output on amp to a 1/8th adaptor into the input on PC.
Either that or sometimes i use a 1/8th inch cable attached to a 1/4 adapter that goes into the amp , pedal, or the guitar.
it was working for a couple years, then the audio became distorted and then quieter and quieter, with a very slight fuzz over top indicating that the jack is still active, and then no audio. this happened on the first input, then the second. as far as i can remember i could get no device then to work on those inputs.
then i got the USB audio interface. just a simple one with speakers out and input in. so ive been using it for a month or more but i didnt use it very often. first i would just take things in off the recording device with it because i didnt wanna mess something up with my guitar, pedal, or amp. but then eventually i played my guitar through the pedal instead of the amp, thinking maybe it should be alright. i mean i NEVER had issues like this back in 2004 so i don't see why it should suddenly be a problem. However it now just stopped working from guitar to PC or from guitar to pedal to PC. I restarted pc did a full power down restarted pedal , same issue. the guitar works fine into the pedal and amp and into the recording device.
Also the recording device works fine into the computer right now. perfectly clear no issue.
do you think the cable im currently using that goes from the pedal or guitar into the PC for some reason can't handle something happening with power? it's almost like something is not equal between the devices. like why would it work with the recording device now but not from the guitar directly nor the pedal directly even though those work fine on their own? I seriously have no idea what's going on.
edit: forgot to mention there could be something wierd going on with the apartment's power because one time it fried/ messed up all my usb ports which now seem to work randomly on or off. i have no idea what that's all about but that was going on for a while and it happens every now and again
Moderator's note: Very lightly edited: Language.
I've got this hunch of something that I've been trying to figure out for a long time. I know pretty much nothing about electronics btw
Alright. It's really been upsetting me. So i live in an apartment building , have a Windows 10 desktop PC with 3 audio inputs (two are internal, different cards, the 3rd is a usb audio interface). I've got some electric guitars. pedal. amp. and a recording device.
Alright, so this strange thing has been happening, and i really think it's related to power because i can't figure out what is going on. First, i was recording audio through input number 1. i was using either raw from the guitar or from guitar to amp to PC, can't remember. the cables that I use are either a 1/4 patchcord from guitar to amp and a 1/4 patchcord from headphones/output on amp to a 1/8th adaptor into the input on PC.
Either that or sometimes i use a 1/8th inch cable attached to a 1/4 adapter that goes into the amp , pedal, or the guitar.
it was working for a couple years, then the audio became distorted and then quieter and quieter, with a very slight fuzz over top indicating that the jack is still active, and then no audio. this happened on the first input, then the second. as far as i can remember i could get no device then to work on those inputs.
then i got the USB audio interface. just a simple one with speakers out and input in. so ive been using it for a month or more but i didnt use it very often. first i would just take things in off the recording device with it because i didnt wanna mess something up with my guitar, pedal, or amp. but then eventually i played my guitar through the pedal instead of the amp, thinking maybe it should be alright. i mean i NEVER had issues like this back in 2004 so i don't see why it should suddenly be a problem. However it now just stopped working from guitar to PC or from guitar to pedal to PC. I restarted pc did a full power down restarted pedal , same issue. the guitar works fine into the pedal and amp and into the recording device.
Also the recording device works fine into the computer right now. perfectly clear no issue.
do you think the cable im currently using that goes from the pedal or guitar into the PC for some reason can't handle something happening with power? it's almost like something is not equal between the devices. like why would it work with the recording device now but not from the guitar directly nor the pedal directly even though those work fine on their own? I seriously have no idea what's going on.
edit: forgot to mention there could be something wierd going on with the apartment's power because one time it fried/ messed up all my usb ports which now seem to work randomly on or off. i have no idea what that's all about but that was going on for a while and it happens every now and again
Moderator's note: Very lightly edited: Language.
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