Hello,
I've been really enjoying recording with my AxeFX Ultra, but recently I've noticed it puts out an inordinate amount of staticky sound. At first I thought it was my guitar or my cables, but swapping those out doesn't make a difference. In fact, even when the AxeFX is receiving no input at all, it still outputs constant static. It is not overwhelming the sound --the AxeFX still sounds amazing-- but it is audible.
I know ground loops can cause distortion problems, so I took the AxeFX out of my rack and tried it out in another room way across the house. I know that mixing balanced/unbalanced equipment can sometimes cause a problem as well, so I plugged in headphones. No difference.
To recap: I hear constant static being outputted, even when there is no input and even when I plug headphones directly into the output. The noise gate on some of the presets manages to mute the static, but on others it is clearly audible. It doesn't seem I should be able to hear anything when there's no input. Am I wrong?
I was hoping you knowledgeable folks have some ideas; I just wanna get back to making music with this otherwise amazing piece of gear. Any insight or advice will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!
I've been really enjoying recording with my AxeFX Ultra, but recently I've noticed it puts out an inordinate amount of staticky sound. At first I thought it was my guitar or my cables, but swapping those out doesn't make a difference. In fact, even when the AxeFX is receiving no input at all, it still outputs constant static. It is not overwhelming the sound --the AxeFX still sounds amazing-- but it is audible.
I know ground loops can cause distortion problems, so I took the AxeFX out of my rack and tried it out in another room way across the house. I know that mixing balanced/unbalanced equipment can sometimes cause a problem as well, so I plugged in headphones. No difference.
To recap: I hear constant static being outputted, even when there is no input and even when I plug headphones directly into the output. The noise gate on some of the presets manages to mute the static, but on others it is clearly audible. It doesn't seem I should be able to hear anything when there's no input. Am I wrong?
I was hoping you knowledgeable folks have some ideas; I just wanna get back to making music with this otherwise amazing piece of gear. Any insight or advice will be greatly appreciated!
Thanks in advance!