<![CDATA[ChipMusic.org - I want to buy external audio interface. Need advice!]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/topic/7763/i-want-to-buy-external-audio-interface-need-advice/ Fri, 13 Jul 2012 21:35:03 +0000 PunBB <![CDATA[Re: I want to buy external audio interface. Need advice!]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119485/#p119485 SketchMan3 says:
balloonbear wrote:
pixls wrote:

That 2-prong/3-prong grounder thing would be totally pointless for him, if anyone took a second to notice he's in RUSSIA they don't have the same power outlets so showing him a thing designed for US power outlets is pointless.

YAY. YOU FIRST MAN WHO TOTALLY RIGHT ABOUT OUTLETS!

Yeah. Well... that's not the REASON I said I couldn't see how it'd be useful for you... but I did say that it wouldn't be of any use for you.

I see. You were trying to say "I don't have that kind of outlet here". Gotcha.

So... I guess... no more talk about the grounder thing. neutral

Just one last tip so I'm not totally useless: Be sure, if you're using microphones, to position it away from the computer so it doesn't pick up the noise of the computer fans and stuff.

]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 21:35:03 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119485/#p119485 <![CDATA[Re: I want to buy external audio interface. Need advice!]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119482/#p119482 balloonbear says:
pixls wrote:

That 2-prong/3-prong grounder thing would be totally pointless for him, if anyone took a second to notice he's in RUSSIA they don't have the same power outlets so showing him a thing designed for US power outlets is pointless.

YAY. YOU FIRST MAN WHO TOTALLY RIGHT ABOUT OUTLETS!

]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:19:14 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119482/#p119482 <![CDATA[Re: I want to buy external audio interface. Need advice!]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119479/#p119479 Auxcide says:
pixls wrote:

That 2-prong/3-prong grounder thing would be totally pointless for him, if anyone took a second to notice he's in RUSSIA they don't have the same power outlets so showing him a thing designed for US power outlets is pointless.

I was just about to tell him this.
I was explaing the plug and groundloops to the others that asked wink

]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:10:56 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119479/#p119479 <![CDATA[Re: I want to buy external audio interface. Need advice!]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119477/#p119477 pixls says:

That 2-prong/3-prong grounder thing would be totally pointless for him, if anyone took a second to notice he's in RUSSIA they don't have the same power outlets so showing him a thing designed for US power outlets is pointless.

]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:09:43 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119477/#p119477 <![CDATA[Re: I want to buy external audio interface. Need advice!]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119475/#p119475 balloonbear says:
dsv101 wrote:
SketchMan3 wrote:

I mean a power outlet. Thing you plug your a power cord into to get power to the device.

So, like I said, I don't see how that would help. How does removing the ground help with grounding? And is it possible to ground a device with only a two prong power cord?

Well..."The ground slot and the neutral slot of an outlet are identical. That is, if you go back to the fuse box, you will find that the neutral and ground wires from all of the outlets go to the same place. They all connect to ground (see How Power Distribution Grids Work for details on grounding). Since they both go to the same place, why do you need both?..."

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/ev … ion110.htm

Edit, read more, because my quote sounds like you dont need ground big_smile You do to prevent shock on devices where the enclousre is metal/connected to ground.

Mabye my english very bad, but I still can't understand how to use this thing

]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:06:55 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119475/#p119475 <![CDATA[Re: I want to buy external audio interface. Need advice!]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119474/#p119474 Auxcide says:

Articles like this:
www.newton.dep.anl.gov/askasci/eng99/eng99634.htm

]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:06:09 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119474/#p119474 <![CDATA[Re: I want to buy external audio interface. Need advice!]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119473/#p119473 balloonbear says:
4mat wrote:
balloonbear wrote:

But what the pirce?

varies between models, about 30 uk pounds.

thanks a lot Mr.4mat smile

]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:03:48 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119473/#p119473 <![CDATA[Re: I want to buy external audio interface. Need advice!]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119472/#p119472 Auxcide says:

Just type in "electrical ground and audio devices" into Google.
Not trying to pass the buck, just that I can't think of the right way to describe the ground's influence on audio.

]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:03:44 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119472/#p119472 <![CDATA[Re: I want to buy external audio interface. Need advice!]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119471/#p119471 4mat says:
balloonbear wrote:
4mat wrote:

if you're just using it for chip/tracker music (and maybe an input from a mixer) something like the Behringer U-Control series would probably do. (I got a UCA202 to use with the netbook at Blip2011, thanks Akira for the recommendation)  USB, RCA jacks in/out, headphone socket, works fine with ASIO4ALL too if you need small latency in a DAW.

But what the pirce?

varies between models, about 30 uk pounds.

]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 20:01:40 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119471/#p119471 <![CDATA[Re: I want to buy external audio interface. Need advice!]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119470/#p119470 dsv101 says:
SketchMan3 wrote:
balloonbear wrote:

I think i don't have ane outlet here

I mean a power outlet. Thing you plug your a power cord into to get power to the device.

So, like I said, I don't see how that would help. How does removing the ground help with grounding? And is it possible to ground a device with only a two prong power cord?

Well..."The ground slot and the neutral slot of an outlet are identical. That is, if you go back to the fuse box, you will find that the neutral and ground wires from all of the outlets go to the same place. They all connect to ground (see How Power Distribution Grids Work for details on grounding). Since they both go to the same place, why do you need both?..."

http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/ev … ion110.htm

Edit, read more, because my quote sounds like you dont need ground big_smile You do to prevent shock on devices where the enclousre is metal/connected to ground.

]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:57:53 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119470/#p119470 <![CDATA[Re: I want to buy external audio interface. Need advice!]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119469/#p119469 balloonbear says:
SketchMan3 wrote:
balloonbear wrote:

I think i don't have ane outlet here

I mean a power outlet. Thing you plug your a power cord into to get power to the device.

So, like I said, I don't see how that would help. How does removing the ground help with grounding? And is it possible to ground a device with only a two prong power cord?

Card inside, and i really don't want to disassemble my laptop like a lego constructor. But i thoughtn that external audio card would help

]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:55:03 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119469/#p119469 <![CDATA[Re: I want to buy external audio interface. Need advice!]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119467/#p119467 SketchMan3 says:
balloonbear wrote:
SketchMan3 wrote:

This thing allows you to plug a three-prong plug into a two-prong outlet. I don't see how that would help, though...

I think i don't have ane outlet here

I mean a power outlet. Thing you plug your a power cord into to get power to the device.

So, like I said, I don't see how that would help. How does removing the ground help with grounding? And is it possible to ground a device with only a two prong power cord?

]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:47:04 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119467/#p119467 <![CDATA[Re: I want to buy external audio interface. Need advice!]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119466/#p119466 balloonbear says:
SketchMan3 wrote:
balloonbear wrote:

I dont even kniw how to use it wit y laptop

This thing allows you to plug a three-prong plug into a two-prong outlet. I don't see how that would help, though...

I think i don't have ane outlet here

]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:41:06 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119466/#p119466 <![CDATA[Re: I want to buy external audio interface. Need advice!]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119465/#p119465 balloonbear says:

I have mini TRS on my GB

]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:40:17 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119465/#p119465 <![CDATA[Re: I want to buy external audio interface. Need advice!]]> https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119464/#p119464 SketchMan3 says:
balloonbear wrote:
dsv101 wrote:

Its a grounding (cheater) plug: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheater_plug

EDIT: "Cheater plugs are also used to break ground loops in audio systems.[4] This practice has been condemned as disregarding electrical safety.[4][5] An alternative is to use an isolation transformer made specifically for this purpose."

I dont even kniw how to use it wit y laptop

This thing allows you to plug a three-prong plug into a two-prong outlet. I don't see how that would help, though...

]]> Fri, 13 Jul 2012 19:39:46 +0000 https://chipmusic.org/forums/post/119464/#p119464