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  • #77717
    perdido
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    Hi, I go a TUBE EQ and I get constant “cracks” like trebly “little sparks” sounds (sorry for my english I can’t find the right word!). It is unusable for recording like this. Any suggestions? Thanks.

    #93048
    cuppajack
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    I know a couple people (me included) have been having some similar problems with other tube petals:

    http://www.ehx.com/forums/viewthread/291/

    i wonder if these could be related?

    #93051
    electro-melx
    Moderator

    Have you tried new tubes?

    #93053
    perdido
    Member

    Cuppajack, just read your thread regarding the muff. I don’t think your AC15 has nothing to do with it since I get my static pops going directly to the sound card with no amp. Here is the chain: EBS MULTICOMP > EHX TUBE EQ > SOLE-MATE REVERB > TONEPORT UX2 > iMAC G5 > GEARBOX
    The pops only appear when the Tube EQ is ON, when it’s OFF the chain is dead silent. I was wondering if it could be the tubes but I read you alredy tried changing them witn no results. I also noticed the pedal is badly shielded, if I get the transfomer a bit close to it I can hear a hum coming out directly from the box. The pedal is useless like this, I bought it to shape the tone for recording analogically not having to resort to digital modelling and stuff. I can’t take it back to the shop because I bought it a while ago but it was just sitting there in a box because I stopped recording for a long time. Solutions anyone?

    #93055
    perdido
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    Have you tried new tubes?

    I was going to get new ones just to try but read cuppajack´s thread with the same problem with a tube pedal and it did not solve his.
    By the way, great music in your myspace, cheer up!

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