Ariadne Conill 🐰Mar 3
my focusrite scarlett 2i2 has started buzzing. grr.
Show threadAriadne Conill 🐰Mar 3
i am powering it via probably the shittiest possible usb-c cable. i wonder if getting a better cable would fix it.
Show threadBen LeggettMar 3

@ariadne

USB power sucks ass for ground loop isolation/noise, genuinely.

It took me weeks to get buzzing out of my computer audio stack.

Show threadAriadne Conill 🐰Mar 3
@dadregga yeah I bought a powered USB hub. that should fix it, I think that there is ripple current on the USB power rail
Show threadAriadne Conill 🐰
@dadregga I think I also only notice the buzzing now because instead of reinstalling the passive monitors I brought to the $dayjob thingy, I elected to switch to the active monitors I was previously using with my Mac Studio (which I don't use anymore except as a server).
Mar 3 at 1:45amWeb
Show threadAriadne Conill 🐰Mar 3

@dadregga though you would think ASRock Rack boards would have clean power distribution... haha nevermind.

I probably wouldn't buy another ASRock Rack board after some of the weird shit my threadripper machine has done.