Cobus Prinsloo Posted January 3 Posted January 3 Firstly, Happy New Year to everyone! Now for the unpleasant bit: my EQ (both in Pro-Q and Ozone) is picking up disconcerting background noise even with no audio playing (see screenshot). At first, I thought it might be coming from my computer, on which my audio interface is standing, but when I moved it away, the noise remained. Does anyone have an idea what this could be?
Amberwolf Posted January 3 Posted January 3 What other plugins and instruments are on all the tracks and buses feeding that one? Some plugins generate noise as part of their function; it may be so low you can't even hear it but still be able to see it in an analyzer view. Is input echo on for any track? General input noise can also do that. 1
Jean Posted January 3 Posted January 3 11 hours ago, Amberwolf said: What other plugins and instruments are on all the tracks and buses feeding that one? Some plugins generate noise as part of their function; it may be so low you can't even hear it but still be able to see it in an analyzer view. Is input echo on for any track? General input noise can also do that. Agreed. Disable all the plugins in your project to see if the noise disappears. Some plugins can generate noise even though the project is not playing. Guitar amp plugins and some Waves plugins can be guilty of this. One Waves plugin that springs to mind is Waves H-Delay which has an analogue option (which you should set to ‘off’), but there are others. 1
Promidi Posted January 3 Posted January 3 A quick way to see if it's a plugin is by illuminating the FX button in the Mix Module.
Cobus Prinsloo Posted January 4 Author Posted January 4 Thank you all for your useful input. I was able to find the culprit - I switched off each Vst one by one in the Synth Rack and was able to pinpoint Analog V! Pity because this soft synth has several nice instruments. But, the noise is not audible, so I guess I can get away with it. Unless this could cause frequency buildups in time?
Promidi Posted January 4 Posted January 4 54 minutes ago, Cobus Prinsloo said: Thank you all for your useful input. I was able to find the culprit - I switched off each Vst one by one in the Synth Rack and was able to pinpoint Analog V! Can you pinpoint which preset of which synth in Analog V is causing the noise? If possible, maybe you can edit the preset to eliminate just the noise component of that preset. However, you will need the full version of that specific synth the do the edit.
Amberwolf Posted January 4 Posted January 4 It may not even be a preset--it might be an option, or a global effect, that is meant to help emulate some analog property.
Promidi Posted January 4 Posted January 4 3 minutes ago, Amberwolf said: It may not even be a preset--it might be an option, or a global effect, that is meant to help emulate some analog property. Either way, it might still be editable....
Guest Posted January 4 Posted January 4 Why bother. When I run into stuff like this I just delete the synth and move on. There’s so many options these days that one need not fight and waist time with broken junk. I remember that was a synth that I tossed out after demoing it . Can’t remember why but it’s gone!
Cobus Prinsloo Posted January 5 Author Posted January 5 On 1/4/2025 at 2:42 PM, Sock Monkey said: Why bother. When I run into stuff like this I just delete the synth and move on. True. But in this case, I don't wanna lose it, because it's a good synth with lots of downloadable free sounds from Arturia's website 2
Max Arwood Posted January 5 Posted January 5 (edited) There are a ton of “analog” plugins that do this! Plugin alliance comes to mind. Also the word tube in a plugin will usually have some noise. One thing that will help a little is to drive the input into the plugin at a higher amplitude. Then, lower the output by the same amount. You might be able to lower the noise 3-6-10db. Just experiment with it. Sometimes there is a switch that says analog, noise, or low noise. Edited January 5 by Max Arwood Spell
Promidi Posted January 5 Posted January 5 1 hour ago, Cobus Prinsloo said: True. But in this case, I don't wanna lose it, because it's a good synth with lots of downloadable free sounds from Arturia's website Which is why I asked which preset in Analog V is causing the noise....
Cobus Prinsloo Posted January 6 Author Posted January 6 18 hours ago, Promidi said: Which is why I asked which preset in Analog V is causing the noise.... Luckily it looks like only one instrument (strings), and not the whole vst causing the noise. Thanks for the feedback.
Promidi Posted January 6 Posted January 6 9 minutes ago, Cobus Prinsloo said: Luckily it looks like only one instrument (strings), and not the whole vst causing the noise. Thanks for the feedback. Do you happen to own the individual Arturia instrument this preset comes from?
Cobus Prinsloo Posted January 8 Author Posted January 8 On 1/6/2025 at 4:26 PM, Promidi said: Do you happen to own the individual Arturia instrument this preset comes from? Oh -- I'm afraid I cannot check because I deleted the synth from my project! It had been sitting there unused anyway. But if I remember correctly, it was one of the presets that come with the free download of A Lab.
mettelus Posted January 8 Posted January 8 There are a handful of VSTs that process effects (especially inserting noise) even without the transport running, so I am more inclined to think that was an FX on the synth's internal rack rather than the synth itself. iZotope's Vinyl is another such VST to be aware of. 1
Cobus Prinsloo Posted January 8 Author Posted January 8 Thank you -- that is good to know and keep in mind!
David Baay Posted January 9 Posted January 9 23 hours ago, Cobus Prinsloo said: I'm afraid I cannot check because I deleted the synth from my project! I don't have Analog Lab V, but have seen other analog-modeling Arturia synths make quiescent noise at a low level - not audible, but visible in meters and analyzers as your screenshot shows.
Will. Posted January 9 Posted January 9 On 1/3/2025 at 4:29 AM, Cobus Prinsloo said: for the unpleasant bit: my EQ (both in Pro-Q and Ozone) is picking up disconcerting background noise Thats by design. These plugins emulate analog gear.
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