My unit makes a digital noise that sounds like a hardware fault. It’s there after rebooting.
I don’t have that.
The usual culprit is the power supply but you probably tried that already.
It’s USB powered from my Mac so…
I have e-mailed Thomann about it.
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You tried a wall socket?
(I just connect it to my computer for the editor, to craft my effects, but never heard what you get anyway)
If its audio out goes into a sound card connected to same mac then i think you’ve set the conditions for a ground loop hum.
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Nope. I never had this problem with any unit before so it has to be a hardware problem. Also the USB cable is not long enough for that. But for troubleshooting, I can try.
I see. Never had that before. I’ll try listening with headphones, and the wall socket.
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Fairly common thing with usb powered audio devices. I power mine with a power brick when using with a computer, but there are also ground loop isolators and cables with ground loop thing built in available. Though i never used any so don’t know how effective they are
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they’re pretty decent.
The cheap ones generally slow everything to USB 2.0 though (fortunately a lot of my gear is ancient, so it doesn’t matter)
have these on my Virus and SH-01A
of course, manafacturers could just build their devices properly… it’s kinda mad they don’t I think.
cost though I spose.
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Hey all, just wondering if anyone can confirm whether or not you are able to loop four MIDI-synced bars - would be a huge help, thanks!
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The buzzing went away after connecting the USB cable to my iPhone charger connected to a socket outlet, so you were right. The problem with this is that I can’t use the Editor then which is absolutely essential for programming effects. I don’t want to use the unit without the Editor.
I feel like returning it but don’t know if Thomann will take back a Kit that has been assembled. I’ll of course explain that this is a problem and not something I was informed about. What do you think?
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I would try one of the USB isolators mentioned, bit annoying to have to use that but not the end of the world (for me at least, I rarely use mine connected to the computer).
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Does it take away the buzzing completely?
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I am not 100% sure. Arturia also have a kind of split cable where it can take data from one source and power from another. Turns out I asked about this same thing years ago haha Does anyone know where you can get the USB Y-splitters as supplied with the Beatstep?
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If your computer is a laptop, have you tried using it on battery while the NTS-3 is connected? (It probably won’t change anything, but who knows)
And about Thomann, they don’t seem to be very picky, usually. But it’s true this is special here, since the unit is sold unassembled.
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Has anybody seen a case for these anywhere? I feel like a wooden case could look gorgeous and maybe also address fragility concerns a little. I keep checking etsy but no luck so far haha
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they do. Weirdly mine doesn’t seem all that buzzy… until it’s really gained up, then you can hear it’s not isolated.
I’m going to get an isolator as I suspect I might want to record it.
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absolutely!
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In my experience yes it does.
I’ve bought a few isolators and the effect is amazing, I use the ones on the USB side (look like USB dongles) so they’re not in the audio path. Well worth the investment
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Mine just arrived! I have to say, there are some wild and awesome sounding effects on this thing. Takes a bit of playing around with the touch pad to get a feel for each factory effect and how to use it, but once you lock in on one, it sounds great and you can use it more subtly with the fx depth slider if you want.
I do have a question for those more knowledgeable (and with a better ear) than I….
I am planning on running my 1010 Tangerine into this thing in my setup. By all accounts, the Tangerine has great converters and has a really good sound. (And I agree)
My question is, does running it into something like the NTS-3 negate that advantage? Would there likely be a degradation in sound quality or would it pass through whatever the Tangerine is feeding it 100% clearly? (When the fx are not in use obviously)
I did some listening tests and I feel it might sound a little different but I could also be imagining it.
I guess my question is more of an empirical one, because I don’t quite understand how it all works. Electrical engineering-wise, could having the NTS-3 at the end-of-chain conceivably have a negative effect on the Tangerines sound?
Sorry for the long post and thanks
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