Been really enjoying all the sonic avenues I can travel with 5 Moons, but there was one thing I’ve notice that I hope someone could help shed some light on
I’ve noticed if I plug headphones directly into the audio out of 5 Moons I get some audible hiss/white noise, even with the volume knob turned all the way down. The instructions recommend running audio out through speakers or an amp, but doesn’t say anything about headphones, so I was curious if it wasn’t designed to handle the audio this way. It’s most pronounced through my in ear studio monitors
If I run the audio through my passive mixer this hiss/white noise goes away.
Also, I’m fairly new to music making and audio gear so any advice is greatly appreciated
Using headphones shouldn’t be a problem. The audio outputs are designed to work with headphones, and it should be a clean signal. How are you powering the 5 Moons?
It’s currently plugged into a usb hub using the cable that came with the 5 moons. The usb hub is plugged into a usb wall adapter that is connected to an extension chord running into a surge protector. So a bit of a daisy chain It’s an old apartment with few outlets.
I’ll see how it sounds with a power bank then try minimizing the number of connections from my outlet.
A friend of mine said it could also be a grounding issue with the outlet. I know sometimes the outlets in older bldgs aren’t always grounded as they should be, even if the outlet shows a ground connection
hello! any update on how this went, friend? running into the same issue with audio hiss… it seems to happen at any volume past 10 o’clock, my power is isolated & hiss doesn’t change if it’s a powerbank or a conditioned wall wart.
I couldn’t figure out the source. I suspect some of my outlets might not be grounded (old building) so I bought a few of these ground loop isolators to put in my chain anywhere I felt a lot of noise was being generated.
It’s an old apartment with few outlets.
running into the same issue with audio hiss… it seems to happen at any volume past 10 o’clock, my power is isolated & hiss doesn’t change if it’s a powerbank or a conditioned wall wart.