[ale] somewhat off topic, not like any windows user would even get it..

[jhubbs at telocity.com (Jeff Hubbs)]

No, don't go lifting ground on your computer.  Besides, the ground loop
symptom is hum, and he doesn't say anything about hum; he only mentions
hiss.

Michael Hirsch's suggestion about making sure inputs are muted is the
first thing you should check.

- Jeff



Trent Chastain wrote:
> 
> Most likely your problem is not being caused by a lack of good ground,
> but most likely from a ground "loop". There are two ways I know of to
> fix this, one is free, simply cut the ground plug off of your power
> plug (I don't recommend this, tried it once, and got tickled by my
> case). Or, just go to Wal-Mart (road gear), or any decent car stereo
> shop, and buy a ground loop isolator, it's just a little plug that
> goes on the end of an RCA cable, and should remove most, if not all of
> the hum.
> 
> Trent Chastain
> Dumb Geek.
> 
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> 
>   Ned Williams
>   <nwilliams at interland.net>                    To:        ale at ale.org
> 
>   08/22/2001 04:35 PM                          cc:
>                                                Subject:        [ale]
>                                        somewhat off topic, not like
>                                        any windows user would even
>                                        get it..
> 
> Has anyone on the list had any expirience with methods of getting good
> solid grounds on a pc case and specifially the sound card itself so as
> it remove all of the tape like HISS interference associated with audio
> playback? Last time I hooked up my sound card to my proton amp it
> sounded worse and the 1980 reel to reel I keep around for laughs...
> 
> Ned
> 
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