Computer Monitor / Recording Guitar problems

Skoora · Post by **Skoora** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 4:30 pm

I have a regular tube style monitor. Will going to an LCD one eradicate the bad interference I get from the tube one through my guitar when I'm recording? It's obviously real hell on my P-90 guitar.

Necrovore · Post by **Necrovore** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 7:14 pm

I have a CRT monitor as well. I found that if you are recording in front of your computer, while actually recording position yourself at a 90 degree angle to the monitor and the interference stops.

When Im recording like this I set up my pedals that I might be using to my right so all I have to do after the track is armed and ready to go is hit the space bar to start recording.

Skoora · Post by **Skoora** » Sat Feb 25, 2006 8:46 pm

That somewhat works but I'm looking to free myself from not being able to move around while I record...If anyone out there has a LCD screen I'd love some feedback on how it works out.

MacGaden · Post by **MacGaden** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 10:06 pm

CRT´s, like your TV is a huge sorce of hum. And heat.

LCD´s, or really TFT´s dont have huge coils and magnets, and don´t emit hum at all. It´s the way to go for recording at home. And they are pretty cheap now. I have done the 90 degress trick in past, and it works, but it is like playing in a straitjacket. I play Strats with singlecoils, and a few degrees off...HUMMMM.

Leif_Bodnarchuk · Post by **Leif_Bodnarchuk** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 11:34 pm

Yeah LCD is the way. I use a laptop and I don't have interference problems with single coils - unless I get too close to the computer.

Not sure, but perhaps it's the hard drive or something else. But a few feet away is fine.

Flames1950 · Post by **Flames1950** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 11:39 pm

I can usually hear the hard drive through my guitar pickups and amp if I'm too close to the computer, as well as optical mouse noise. But LCD's help a lot otherwise, just gotta stay away whenever possible for best results.

Leif_Bodnarchuk · Post by **Leif_Bodnarchuk** » Sun Feb 26, 2006 11:44 pm

Oh yeah, I forgot about the inra-mouse thing.

I imagine you can ndo something cool with that sound.

Skoora · Post by **Skoora** » Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:08 am

Thanks for the info. I'm definitely going to get an LCD monitor. I also just want to take up less room as well.