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DarkMyths
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05/22/2005 2:30 am
I was wondering..when ppl say distortion, are they talking about the static sounding thing?
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05/22/2005 9:10 am
[font=trebuchet ms]They mean the kind of sound that results from overdriving the input of the preamp, or the power amplifier.[/font]
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05/22/2005 1:33 pm
oh, is there any specific word that is also a synonym to static, because on static is not on the amp description
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05/22/2005 1:49 pm
Are you referring to white or pink noise (they are different) ?

kind of sounds like "Sshshshshshshshshsheeeeeeeeeeeeeee" Like a TV not tuned a channel.

Unless you have pressed a button that is labeled "pink noise" or "White noise" it usually means the thing in question is either

1) not tuned / calibrated (needs fixing)

or

2) broken (need fixing)

Pink noise it used for calibrating EQ and speaker system set ups.

I have never seen a pink noise generator intentionally incorporated into a guitar amp.
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05/22/2005 2:05 pm
What would pink noise sound like?
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05/22/2005 2:48 pm
In white noise, every frequency has the same amount of power, resulting in a high pitched noise.

In pink noise there is a 3dB decrease with every octave of increase, so that each octave has the same amount of power = flat response curve.
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05/22/2005 3:09 pm
Originally Posted by: Dr_simonAre you referring to white or pink noise (they are different) ?

kind of sounds like "Sshshshshshshshshsheeeeeeeeeeeeeee" Like a TV not tuned a channel.


Yeah i'm talking about that TV sound thingy -_-
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05/22/2005 4:37 pm
Originally Posted by: SPLIn white noise, every frequency has the same amount of power, resulting in a high pitched noise.

In pink noise there is a 3dB decrease with every octave of increase, so that each octave has the same amount of power = flat response curve.



SPL is, as usual bang on the money !!
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05/25/2005 7:05 pm
The hiss you hear is more than likely caused by your leads from guitar to amp.
The shield is probably breaking down. Also if you use efects that pump up the input gain that can also cause hiss. If you have the set up loop your effects so that the guitar goes in to a clean chanel and you kick the effects in via a footswitch. That should solve the problem.
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