On Tue, 2006-11-07 at 20:05 -0500, jmacdermott@xxxxxxxx wrote: > I'm not sure what you mean by ferrite beads, or how to place them on the cables? > What leads are the hot leads on the cables (I assume you are referring to the > XLRs?) Sorry for being so dense, but I'd appreciate it if you could explain > this to me in greater detail (like a two year old, say?) ;) If it hasn't been suggested already, get one of those cheap plug-in circuit testers from a hardware store and make sure all circuits are grounded properly. I keep one in my guitar case. This is a good idea for safety reasons anyway. Lee