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Stopping Buzzes, Howls, and Other Audio Problems

Topics: buzz, feedback, Mixing Skills, Monitor Mixing By: Chris Huff May 20, 2013

Put a Stop to Your Audio Problems.Photo provided by fcl1971

Put a Stop to Your Audio Problems.
Photo provided by fcl1971

It buzzes.  It distorts.  It howls.  Welcome to the down-side of audio production.  For all the wonderful ways you can manipulate sound, there are quite a few ways sound can be a royal pain.  The good news is it doesn’t have to ruin your day.  Audio problems can be prevented through proactive means, resolved through immediate changes, or resolved through a bit of detective work.  Today, you’ll find out about all three.

Audio problems occur for any number of reasons.  Just a few of these include:

  • Poor microphone usage
  • Poor monitor usage
  • Poor microphone / monitor placement
  • Equipment goes bad
  • Equipment not properly configured
  • Cables go bad
  • Poor cabling setup
  • Little imps that fill your channels with line noise (I haven’t seen one but I’m sure they exist!)

Reaching back into the archives, I’ve pulled out five helpful articles which will give you the knowledge for preventing the situations which cause many typical problems as well as how to deal with some of the tougher problems.

Defeat Those Audio Imps

Audio Distortion: Finding the Source and Clearing the Air

Track Down The Buzz In Your Sound System

Wireless Microphone Interference – Squelch It

How to Resolve a Simple Line Check Problem

Feedback Prevention: A Closer Look at Microphones and Monitors

 

 

Filed Under: Mixing Tagged With: buzz, feedback, Mixing Skills, Monitor Mixing

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  1. William says

    February 27, 2018 at 5:44 pm

    My dj box has alot of static even with volume down

    Reply
    • Chris Huff says

      March 3, 2018 at 10:26 am

      Make sure you aren’t running unbalanced audio cables next to a power cable.

      Reply

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