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Re: Feedback noise on Olympus LS-11

Subject: Re: Feedback noise on Olympus LS-11
From: "Peter Shute" pshute2
Date: Mon Dec 30, 2013 11:26 am ((PST))
On 31 Dec 2013, at 4:48 am, "Scott Fraser" <<s=
>> wrote:=0D
=0D
Certainly not feedback, it sounds like clock leakage into the preamp or ADC=
. A lot of budget recorders don't achieve adequate ground (earth) separatio=
n between their analog & digital sections & this kind of clock pollution re=
sults. Also, a number of people have experienced pollution of the audio fro=
m the LCD displays on certain units. If that noise is just a fact of life w=
ith that Olympus model you'll either want to upgrade to a cleaner recorder =
or perhaps try some gently applied noise reduction, such as iZotope RX. The=
 noise is absolutely steady state & any good noise reduction software shoul=
d have no trouble separating it from the desired ambience.=0D
=0D
If it's noise from the LCD, I had a similar problem with my PCM-M10. I fixe=
d it by replacing the cable from the mic with a better shielded one. You sa=
y it used to be ok till a year ago - have you changed the cable, or perhaps=
 damaged it? Could you have rerouted the cable to pass over the LCD?=0D
=0D
Peter Shute=0D





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