Weird buzzing sound during capture/gameplay

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Weird buzzing sound during capture/gameplay

Post by OrbitalMike » Tue Dec 18, 2012 7:32 pm

Back again, though I'm not sure how to start this one off. Basically during some points while playing for awhile the sound starts to buzz like hell.

Here are some examples :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sw_-gT-j0Y#t=6m50s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PKOTxg6ghOI#t=15m43s

Listen to both for a bit and you'll hear the annoying buzzing, is there anything that may cause this that I'm not figuring out? After a good 9 or so minutes it comes up for about a minute and then goes away. It's a bit frustrating :/

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Re: Weird buzzing sound during capture/gameplay

Post by Slowking » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:09 pm

Do you use that thingy that prevents ground loops? If not do so.

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Re: Weird buzzing sound during capture/gameplay

Post by loopy » Tue Dec 18, 2012 8:23 pm

Sounds like your audio input's saturated. Here's an extreme example.

Try turning down your 3DS volume. Use your PC's line in (not mic in) if you have one.

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Re: Weird buzzing sound during capture/gameplay

Post by OrbitalMike » Wed Dec 19, 2012 8:21 am

loopy wrote:Sounds like your audio input's saturated. Here's an extreme example.

Try turning down your 3DS volume. Use your PC's line in (not mic in) if you have one.
Extreme? That's beyond extreme

Anyway I'm using this - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6829126101 - since I'm using a laptop therefore not having a line in, as well as the bulky looking noise filter as shown here - http://i.imgur.com/dQBsJ.jpg

My line in volume as of right now is at 55 and the 3ds volume slider right in the middle. I played for about 10 minutes with perfect sound and it does that bizarre buzz again. Before as shown in the 2 videos I linked earlier the line in was at 59/60 with the 3ds slider near max (spaced it out using a stylus).

It very well could be the device I'm using for the line in though I can't be sure, unless a better substitute exists it's all I have for now until I get a proper pc much later.

Edit : Yeah I have a strong feeling it's the device :U, especially being that I made 2 test videos both about a half hour long and neither had that problem. I'm gonna need a better usb line in adapter.

Edit : http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/UCA202/ - http://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/UCA222/

Would either of these suffice?

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Re: Weird buzzing sound during capture/gameplay

Post by loopy » Thu Dec 20, 2012 1:58 am

I'm not familiar with them, but most online reviews for them seem favorable.

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