djnumnuts Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Any tips i can give my mate, fine with audio playing. just when its silent you can hear things like the mouse being moved, programs loading ect. Sound card is Creative SB X-Fi Titanium HD. sdd drive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Is that on-board sound? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djnumnuts Posted May 3, 2014 Author Share Posted May 3, 2014 Nope Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Try muting any unused inputs. If he's using an analogue output to the speakers, try using a digital one if possible, or better shielded cables if he has to stick with analogue, as it's possibly related to EMI. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djnumnuts Posted May 3, 2014 Author Share Posted May 3, 2014 Ok ill pass it on to him Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djnumnuts Posted May 3, 2014 Author Share Posted May 3, 2014 thats the speakers http://www.amazon.com/KRK-RP5G3-NA-Generation-Powered-Monitor/dp/B00EO7UNXO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wax On Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 "A mate" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 The inputs are analogue only on those. This can be a hard thing to fix, cos sometimes it's caused by interference inside the PC case and it's only fixed by swapping out various parts until you find what's causing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rasteri Posted May 3, 2014 Share Posted May 3, 2014 Disable microphone boost, mute all unused input channels, make sure the volume on the computer is turned up to full and then turn down the speakers, make sure the speakers are plugged into the same power bar as the PC, try the soundcard in a different PCIE port, disable the onboard soundcard in the BIOS, put a DI box in between the computer and each speaker (the KRKs have XLR in right?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djnumnuts Posted May 3, 2014 Author Share Posted May 3, 2014 "A mate"Yes it is a mate as I use headphones Mr Smartarse! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djnumnuts Posted May 3, 2014 Author Share Posted May 3, 2014 Ok thanks guys ill pass this on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wax On Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 "A mate"Yes it is a mate as I use headphones Mr Smartarse!I see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djnumnuts Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 "A mate"Yes it is a mate as I use headphones Mr Smartarse! I see... My what big eyes you have. You going to do an other summer jams mix waxy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Another thing to try is disabling power saving features of the CPU in the BIOS, although that should be done as a last resort. Start by disabling C1E and see if that alone is enough. If not, you can disable the other power saving features one at a time as a test, but if it does turn out to be a power saving feature other than C1E, disabling it will have an impact on the system in terms of power draw and heat output, as the CPU won't step down to a lower power state when required. For a desktop machine, it's not a big deal though to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wax On Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 What, do you mean like the G Funk one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 I was having a similar issue with my PC when playing graphically intensive games. I would get a high pitched whine through the speakers. Even though it was only quiet, I still wanted to get rid of it. I got one of these today: - http://i.imgur.com/OWwgNxa.jpg That's cured the issue for me. Your buddy's speakers don't have an optical input, but if he's using RCA cables, tell him to try using balanced connections instead, as that can often cure the problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rasteri Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 The X-Fi doesn't have balanced outs, using balanced cables won't make a difference unless you go through a DI first. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djnumnuts Posted May 7, 2014 Author Share Posted May 7, 2014 What, do you mean like the G Funk one?It was when you did a summer mix and winter blues mix. The X-Fi doesn't have balanced outs, using balanced cables won't make a difference unless you go through a DI first.Hes Bought some decent cables today, see it that helps. next will be the DI boxes. thanks again guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wax On Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 Oh yeah i mightbdo another summer one, got a few I wanna do 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I had the same problem, one of these between the soundcard and speakers fixed it.: http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/ground-loop-isolator-vw43w 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rasteri Posted May 7, 2014 Share Posted May 7, 2014 I had the same problem, one of these between the soundcard and speakers fixed it.: http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/ground-loop-isolator-vw43w Yeah I reckon that stands a better chance of fixing the problem than anything else bar a DI. Don't get it from maplin though, they're like a fiver from CPC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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