USB whine through one monitor speaker

[Joost Schuttelaar]

But if that were the case, if I would swap the left and right channels, that noise should end up in the other speaker. No?

Cheers,

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Joost Schuttelaar
The Hague, NL

> On 24 May 2020, at 19:49, Michael Zacherl <mubar05 at blauwurf.at> wrote:
> 
> well, yes and no. A good audio interface should “clean up” (i.e. by electronic filtering) the supply lines, do decoupling etc.
> There’s a reason why for instance RME avoided implementing USB interfaces for so long. 
> But then again, I also encountered dirty FW400 connections on MOTU interfaces as well. So ymmv.
> Mixed signal electronics always is challenging. 
> I never had a problem with the Komplete Audio 6 using line signals.
> Apparently they are hot enough.
> But the USB-dirt somehow makes it to the audio path of the pre-amps.
> Will have to investigate.
> And I agree, Joost’s problem sounds like that.
> 
>> On 24.05.2020, at 14:53, Marc Nostromo [M-.-n] <marc.nostromo at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> usually though it's the bus or another device sending junk. Not the interface itself
>> 
>> Le dim. 24 mai 2020 à 12:05, Michael Zacherl <mubar05 at blauwurf.at> a écrit :
>> On 24.05.2020, at 10:54, Marc Nostromo [M-.-n] <marc.nostromo at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Sounds like USB noise to me... try unplugging anything in you computer but the audio interface, swap the port it is connected to etc.. there are usb isolator out there too.
>> 
>> mhm … had that kind of “fun” with a Komplete Audio 6 Interface.
>> Connected an AKG Lavalier-Mic to record teaching and the audio was de facto unusable.
>> Totally disappointing!
>> I suspected the USB, sounded the same, I remember now.
> 
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