Kennymakeitwork
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Hi guys,
I'm a musician and produce and record music, and am having a huge problem I can't wrap my head around. Everytime I turn my setup on and play a sound, my speakers have the chance of blasting loud distorted noise at me. I'm seriously traumatized and covering my ears every first time I play sound through them. My audio-technical knowledge is at the bare minimum. I hope you guys can help me a hand! I'll explain my setup and the problem in detail.
I have 2 genelec 8010AP speakers. I have them connected via XLR to an Audient ID14 MKII. The Audient is connected via USB-C to my laptop. The Genelec speakers automatically turn on when I insert the USB into my laptop. Now, the way the speakers are powered when I insert the USB, seems at random and will show itself whenever I play the first sound (music, windows starting, etc.). 3 options:
- Both speakers are powered correctly and work as they should.
- Only one speaker (the right one) is powered.
- The speakers are powered in such a way that whenever the first sound is played the speakers play a horror movie-like screaming distorted noise on a very, very loud volume. Even excelling the volume the speakers can play themselves at max volume.
It seems as if this problem can sometimes be countered by first dialing the Audients' volume knob to the left, so that the meter is set to 0. But sometimes that doesn't even work and the horror still happens.
My current solution is plugging the USB in and out of my laptop untill the speakers are connected correctly. Sometimes it's instant, sometimes it takes like 6 or 7 tries.
At this point I'm clueless on where the problem lies and am afraid it's at some point going to destroy my speakers (and my brain). Is this a mismatch between speakers and audio interface? Is there a problem with my speakers? Is there a problem with the audio interface? Is my laptops' USB causing this?
I sincerely hope you guys can provide me with some insights. I have my first self-built studio PC ready (with the help of a techy friend, haha), but I am very hesitant to connect my audio set to this PC.
Thanks a lot in advance. Feel free to ask any detail or even photos if the problem needs to be explained any further. I'm desperate for finding the solution.
Cheers.
Kenny
I'm a musician and produce and record music, and am having a huge problem I can't wrap my head around. Everytime I turn my setup on and play a sound, my speakers have the chance of blasting loud distorted noise at me. I'm seriously traumatized and covering my ears every first time I play sound through them. My audio-technical knowledge is at the bare minimum. I hope you guys can help me a hand! I'll explain my setup and the problem in detail.
I have 2 genelec 8010AP speakers. I have them connected via XLR to an Audient ID14 MKII. The Audient is connected via USB-C to my laptop. The Genelec speakers automatically turn on when I insert the USB into my laptop. Now, the way the speakers are powered when I insert the USB, seems at random and will show itself whenever I play the first sound (music, windows starting, etc.). 3 options:
- Both speakers are powered correctly and work as they should.
- Only one speaker (the right one) is powered.
- The speakers are powered in such a way that whenever the first sound is played the speakers play a horror movie-like screaming distorted noise on a very, very loud volume. Even excelling the volume the speakers can play themselves at max volume.
It seems as if this problem can sometimes be countered by first dialing the Audients' volume knob to the left, so that the meter is set to 0. But sometimes that doesn't even work and the horror still happens.
My current solution is plugging the USB in and out of my laptop untill the speakers are connected correctly. Sometimes it's instant, sometimes it takes like 6 or 7 tries.
At this point I'm clueless on where the problem lies and am afraid it's at some point going to destroy my speakers (and my brain). Is this a mismatch between speakers and audio interface? Is there a problem with my speakers? Is there a problem with the audio interface? Is my laptops' USB causing this?
I sincerely hope you guys can provide me with some insights. I have my first self-built studio PC ready (with the help of a techy friend, haha), but I am very hesitant to connect my audio set to this PC.
Thanks a lot in advance. Feel free to ask any detail or even photos if the problem needs to be explained any further. I'm desperate for finding the solution.
Cheers.
Kenny
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