In the world of professional recording and live sound, any persistent hiss, buzz, or thump that bleeds from the headphones or monitor speakers into the final mix can be demoralizing. Ground‑loop hum ...

I know there are a lot of home recording folks around here who probably run into the same problems I do once they get serious about the audio they are recording. I found this useful tip on the M-Audio ...

To maximize the quality of your audio when you’re producing a live event, it’s important to assess your signal carefully all the way through the chain, as I discussed in my May/June 2015 article How ...

Some of the simplest solutions to annoying hum in computer speakers involves just checking all the connections and making sure everything is plugged in tight. Audio cable transmits sound as ...

I am experiencing the dreaded "ground hum" in my subwoofer connected to my home theater system. Unfortunately, because of placement, I am not able to do some of the typical fixes (plugging it in to ...

The first test you should perform if you’re having a ground loop hum in your audio feed is to pull out all of your sources. If you still have hum, the noise is coming in through the power. If the hum ...

When an audio engineer first hears a faint hiss at 50 Hz or 60 Hz that seems tied to the building’s mains rather than any musician’s voice, the culprit is almost always a ground loop. In plain terms, ...