Weird Breathing Noise Coming Through My Speakers

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Weird Breathing Noise Coming Through My Speakers

Post by airhendrix » Sat Nov 08, 2008 1:32 am

I was just recording a session with my acoustic guitar, and now I just heard this weird breathing sound come through my 2.1 speaker system for my Computer. I used my headset, propped up on my knee as a mic setup so I have no idea how its making this interference.


*It did stop after I turned off the speakers, unplugged it from the power strip, replugged it and put it on again... But right before, I put my cordless phone back in the living room.

Was the phone causing the breathing reaction? Cause honestly, I've only heard NES-sounding noises from speakers with RFID interference (my teacher at school's speakers do that all the time, it sounds like he's playing an old school Nintendo sometimes lol)

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Re: Weird Breathing Noise Coming Through My Speakers

Post by steve » Sat Nov 08, 2008 12:31 pm

airhendrix wrote:I used my headset, propped up on my knee as a mic
That is far from ideal. You will be struggling to get good quality recordings without a better microphone set up.
airhendrix wrote:Was the phone causing the breathing reaction?
That's possible. Just about any electrical equipment can cause interference, but cordless / mobile phones and florescent lights are well known culprits.
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Re: Weird Breathing Noise Coming Through My Speakers

Post by airhendrix » Sat Nov 08, 2008 4:18 pm

Alright. Thanks man :).

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