Sure Dave,
I think these signs are positive. If you jack into it with a guitar phantom
power is not used and may remain silent from hum. XLR cables could possibly
cause hum but my feeling is probably not the cable or connectors. Still think
trying different types of microphones, condenser/diaphragm, to see the effect.
Eliminate the possibilities and you are left with the truth so to say.
Of course if the hum is only coming through the headset and not speakers then
an electrical fault could be in the headset to preamp circuitry. A
professional tech would have to look at this. Of course if new exchange it.
Or better yet bring the unit back to where you purchased it and ask why to the
headsets hum? If hum is known to exist they would know the fix. Just a
thought.
Andre
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Andre, thanks for all the suggestions and will definitely try all of them. Am
thinking a good chance is the xlr cable so have a few to try.
Am definitely not hearing this sound when using line in from my guitar so now
am thinking either the mic or cable going in. I'm also trying all the different
usb ports in event that one works better over the others.
Thanks again, Dave
On 6/23/2016 11:28 PM, Andre Jarreau wrote:
Guys, some thoughts.
If you have a two pronged plug. Try pulling it out flipping it over and
plugging it back in. This reverses the chassy ground and might help.
Also try another microphone. The mic could be going bad. Switch to a
regular diaphragm mic that does not require phantom power. If hum goes away
then It's may be a bad mic or possibly phantom power circuitry related, or
both. Any circuitry should be looked at by a professional. Bring it to a
pro or exchange it if it's new.
Another thing you can try is simply clean the USB plug and port with
denatured alcohol and a cotton swab. Swab the port gently, you don't want to
leave any fibers behind. While USB plug is still damp with alcohol plug in
and out several times quickly to assist cleaning metal contact connections.
Last; fingerprint oils and many contaminents human hands come in contact with
are transmitted to the USB plug and on to the port if you touch the metal
contacts of the USB plug at all with your bare hand. Never touch the metal
contacts!!!
Hope this helps.
Andre.
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Sent: Thursday, June 23, 2016 8:41 PM
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Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Accessibility Review for Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
Second Generation
Hi Dave,
Like you said, it could be a grounding issue.
If you have a access to a laptop, use the audio interface with the
laptop running on battery without power.
Then don't plug in anything into the audio interface except
microphone, and listen with a headphone instead of speaker. If the hum
goes away, then it's most likely a electrical problem.
Chi
On 6/23/2016 6:57 PM, Dave Hillebrandt wrote:
Hello Chi, I've also found this interface to work very well and with<
sonar, you have access to more adjustments. However, I am
experiencing a problem as of late and wonder if you or anyone else
has ideas what it could be. This is ran through usb and when
listening to the monitor and using a mic with fantom power, I am
hearing a low frequency motor boat type sound on occasion. Not sure
if its the computer, the Scarlet or what. Doesn't always happen when
fresh reboot and most of the time its in there. Decided to try
different usb ports yesterday and didn't notice any real difference.
suppose it could be in the power supply of the computer. Any
experience with this. otherwise, a great little product and like it
much better than the M-audio that I used and was totally
inaccessible. Like the knobs and switches. Dave
On 6/23/2016 3:53 PM, Chi Kim wrote:
Hi All,PLEASE READ THIS FOOTER AT LEAST ONCE!
Sorry for the cross posting, but I'm sure it'd be useful information
for people looking for a new audio interface.
I just bought a Scarlett 2i2 second generation, and played for a
day. I wanted to let you know what to expect in terms of
accessibility. Let's go from good news to bad news.
The hardware is 100% accessible. Everything is switches, knobs, and
a button.
On Mac side, there's nothing to install, it works out of the box.
There's an optional low latency driver. Even if you install the
optional driver, there's no software for control panel.
You set latency and sampling rate in your DAW. This is no problem if
you use Pro Tools and Logic, but if you use software that doesn't
let you adjust latency, this might be a problem. One example would
be the latest Garageband.
I might have missed, but I couldn't find where you can adjust the
latency outside DAW. I didn't see anything about it in the manual
either. This should be a problem for everyone, not just VI users.
On Windows, you have to install their driver, and unfortunately the
Asio panel is not accessible. Screen reader reads only minimize and
maximize, not even the title. I haven't tested, but this might not
be a problem if you use wdm or Asio4All.
If you need an affordable, simple, secondary audio interface, it
fits the bill. There you go.
Chi
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