Audio 8 noises

I tried to reaserch some stuff, but i couldnt find anything useful..when i first installed it, it didnt give me any problems, then about day 2, i hear all kinds of noises and humming coming out of my speakers. when i turn all of my equipment on. I narrowed it down to the Audio 8..the buzzing and hmms are getting pretty annoying. I have Vista 32bit..any idea on how to get rid of it? i checked all the cables and what not, no cell phones or interent near the equipment..any suggestions? thanks

 

Likely a ground loop issue.

 

thats what im guessing too. any quick fixes for it?

 

You can lift the ground at the laptop (most likely it's one end of the loop) or filter the connection from the Audio 8 to the mixer, amp or powered speakers.
If the noise goes away when you unplug your laptop lifting the ground there will work. I've heard the Hum-X, available for US outlets, has been successful for many.
I do not suggest this as a fix, but a short term solution is to convert the 3 prong charger adater to a 2 prong. This removes grounding of the charger and could be dangerous.

 

Yes, the Hum X sounds like a good idea...im guessing one will do the trick..so basically, all i have to do, lets say the humming goes away when the laptop is unplugged, then i would have to attach the Hum-x to the end of the laptop's AC adaptor and then connect it to the wall correct?

 

That should break the loop and do the trick.

 

Awesome! thanks for the info bro