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PostPosted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 11:35 am    Post subject: Static buildup Reply with quote

I am working in a carpeted home studio and I am experiencing static buildup. Does anyone know of a non-chemical remedy? - other than removing the carpet Wink



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PostPosted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 12:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

There are static-busting mats you can place over a rug. I've seen 'em used in radio stations and computer repair shops.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 06, 2005 7:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Be sure you ground your equipment as well, the last thing you want to do is "become" the fry daddy!
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 8:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Your clothing and shoes are the likeliest culprits. Avoid synthetics and rubber-soled shoes in favor of cottons and leather soles. I'm guessing you don't have a chair in your studio unless you're recording books, but if you did happen to have a chair with wheels in there it would also contribute significantly to static (there are chairs with anti-static wheels). Then there are anti-static sprays, but you don't want chemicals.



You can also get wrist bands of the kind that electronics techs use while they're repairing or tinkering with computers, if you need to, which help to ground you, but the most likely source of the static is what you're wearing.



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Okay . . . this may or may not work in this instance, but a dryer sheet will often work wonders and eliminate static in clothing and (yes, indeed) even hair. Rub the sheet over the offending surfaces and see what happens.



You may have to do this frequently, and it is a somewhat "chemical" answer, but it beats spraying something around - and it won't require any major expense or revision of the space.



Just a thought . . .



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PostPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 9:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That sure works when a skirt sticks to your stockings.



I generate so much static getting out of my car (fabric seats) that one winter morning I got out of my car with the motor running, reached over and touched the roof and it changed the station on my digital-tuner radio.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 10:19 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Wow DB, you are one hot tamale :wink:
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 10:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Do they have Tamales backeast.......?
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 07, 2005 2:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Booyah.
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 3:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Maybe I need to start a new thread, but this static topic brings to mind a problem I've been having.



I get static pops and clicks in my recordings that I can't seem to get rid of.

It may have blown a live audition for me, as I was being considered for placement on the voice roster of a big city production company. They were most interested in the quality of my MP3s. And bam! Two very obvious pops in my recoreded audio.



I use Cool Edit Pro 2. Audio is delivered via a Sennheiser 421-II studio mic into a Spirit Notepad mixer into a Sound Blaster Live! audio card. My computer is an IBM with a Pentium II processor and 100 GB of memory.



Any thoughts?



Sorry if I'm hijacking this thread. If so, I'll start a new topic.



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PostPosted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 9:22 pm    Post subject: Pops Reply with quote

Andy, I teach Adobe Audition to 42 students each fall. It seems to be a glitch. You can S (solo) the voice track to see if it's recorded within the original track, but usually that's not the case. It's like the kids being angels when you're around, even though the babysitter said what little Satans they were just 2 minutes ago. (Wow, where did that comparison come from?) It's a multi-track glitch.



But, carrying on with Satanic pops. If you're in Multi-track view and you hear it (assuming you're doing cold-voice), go to Edit / Mix Down / Bounce, and create the 'mix' on a new track. (You'll see it). Then, double-click it to get into edit view. Zoom in really close, and Hilight the very beginning, and pull down "favourites" and hit Fade in. Then Save Copy As. To your desktop or wherever. This will eliminate it.



Hope this helps.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 5:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Den, thanks for the reply. I'm still rather new to Adobe Audition (as it's called, now). Generally I record in single track mode, stereo, 441/16. I use multi-track for jobs that need BG music, SFX, etc. I'm finding these pops and clicks showing up randomly throughout the wave. Sometimes at the front, but mostly in the middle. I live in a very dry area of the country. In winter it's really dry. Forced air heat adds to the problem. I've found that running a humidifyer in the studio helps reduce the pops.



It's good to know, however, that this may also be glitch in the software.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Boy, talk about a touchy subject. I've been zapping like crazy. Trying to control mic snaps by grounding myself to a little metal here a little there. But there are times when I forget and I'll get just in stricking distance to the mic with my lips and ...WOW!! Gets you so PO'd. DB, your car the way you just mentioned can be a killer. Please..Please, discharge yourself on your antenna, bumper etc. BEFORE you touch your gas tank cap. Silly as it may look try and make a concience effort to remember. Remember studio work & driving can be hazardous this time of year - so always remember to discharge as often as possible. TommyC
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:58 am    Post subject: snap crackle pop Reply with quote

i'm by no means an expert on the software, but the few times my old cooledit pro 1.2 has done that some of the "help" info prompted me to check things like buffer size and available memory. having my hard drive nearly full made me prone to extra glitches too.



the buffer settings can be re-adjusted. the help section was actually a help in this...at least for me. your mileage may vary.



this may not be the cause of the problem you're having, but it might be worth a look. 'hope it didn't cost you the gig.
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 9:28 pm    Post subject: Re: snap crackle pop Reply with quote

You beat me too it.



Definitely check your buffer settings. Unfortunately, larger buffers means longer latency but it shouldn't matter if you're monitoring off your mixer.



You may also try defragging your audio drive. If you don't have a seperate drive for audio, I strongly suggest one. It's more efficient to run the system on one drive and record to another. IDE drives are relatively cheap nowadays.
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