Quoting Matthias Schönborn <mbs1303@xxxxxx>: > Hello list, > > When playing with my band in the bandroom, I'm recording the whole > session > with ardour and playing the phasex resp. zynaddsubfx via a midi keyboard. > To > do this, the outputs of my external soundcard (m-audio fast track pro) > are > plugged into the PA. Because the sound is very much amplified, an > incredible > noise can be heard when no one's playing, approximately as loud as two > people > talking (yes, it's very annoying!) - however, yesterday I noticed that > this > only happens when my laptop is AC-powered! If it runs on batteries, it's > > completely silent and there's no noise in the background. You have a ground loop in your system. First a warning, whatever you do: do NOT disconnect any earthing pins from any equipment to defeat the loop. Doing such things will put you and your equipment at danger. You can try a few things, like connecting your laptop PSU and amp power to adjacent terminals. This can help if your laptop PSU is earthed. The best solution (and the one which works almost every time) is to use a transformer to isolate the laptop and the PA system. This can be in the form of a specialized transformer isolator (available usually with RCA-RCA connectors) or a stereo DI box with a ground lift switch. Sampo _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.linuxaudio.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-audio-user
