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Daniel- Thanks for the reply. This problem happens no matter where I am (studio, gigs, whatever). I even tried reversing the order of my EDPs in the rack to see if the transformer of one was affecting the other. Same problem from the same unit. ----- Original Message ----- From: "daniel stevenson" <stillllscary@yahoo.com> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com Subject: Re: Noisy/hissy EDP (revisited) Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2005 16:13:52 -0700 (PDT) > > hey Joe... > is your gear close to video gear ie.televisions/computer > monitors?my dl4 gets noise when im in half speed sometimes.if i get > away from other electronics it is quiet.i wonder if it's forked up? > good luck. d no tee. > joe rut <joerut@lycos.com> wrote: > Hey there- > > I know this was a source of discussion on the list some time ago, > but I've spent a couple hours searching/reading in the archive and > I can't > find anything that seems to have resolved this problem. I'm using > the cream-colored Oberheim EDPs with Loop III, 5.0. > > The problem: > My loop is full of hiss. I tap record once. I tap it a second time > to end the loop and there is a lot of hiss. > This occurs even with nothing plugged into the EDP inputs > This occurs even with input knob set to zero. > With feedback set to zero, the hiss does not die away, but stays steady. > > This does not seems like an "improper gain staging" issue. One of > my EDPs does this and the other does not. With both EDPs set > identically, one is super hissy, one is only mildly (and > acceptably) hissy. (eg: A) With all knobs at 100% and no inputs > into the EDPs, or B) > input= Zero, output = any audible setting, mix and feedback = 100% > and no inputs into EDPs.) > > The only visible difference between the two EDPs is that the hissy > unit has a power switch with just a white dot on it, while the other > actually says "on/off". Could one of these be from a different > manufacturing run in which there were different (noisier) parts > used? Is this > a problem that can be addressed by replacing certain parts? > > Anybody else had this experience and found a way to address it? > > Thanks > > Joe Rut > > -- > _______________________________________________ > > Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow >Pages > > >http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10 > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! for Good > Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort. -- _______________________________________________ Search for businesses by name, location, or phone number. -Lycos Yellow Pages http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10