Elf fan noise when recording

[dougjwray]

I have a lo-tech method for recording bass tracks to send to people: I take the direct out of a GK MB200 and go into the direct input of a little Zoom digital recorder.
It works great.
For a project I have this week, I need a gnarlier midrange sound than what the rather scooped, polite MB200 offers. My Elf has that quality. But (as others have noted), you can easily hear the Elf fan turning on and off when it's sitting next to you and you're playing through it. (Not at gigs, though.)
My question:
Will the fan noise make it onto "tape"? My guess is no, only the electrical signal (bass pickup out of headphone jack and into Zoom direct input) will make it... not the mechanical sound of the fan.
Am I right?

 

[agedhorse]

Correct, unless there is additional electrical noise being generated that you are at this point unaware of.

 

[funkinbottom]

Yes, you are correct sir. I've used my Elf several times to record direct out into my interface. No fan noise at all. Maybe if you were using a mic might hear it, but direct, no.

 

[dougjwray]

Correct, unless there is additional electrical noise being generated that you are at this point unaware of.

Thanks, Agedhorse!

 

[dougjwray]

Yes, you are correct sir. I've used my Elf several times to record direct out into my interface. No fan noise at all. Maybe if you were using a mic might hear it, but direct, no.

Excellent, thank you.

 

[dougjwray]

Yes, you are correct sir. I've used my Elf several times to record direct out into my interface. No fan noise at all. Maybe if you were using a mic might hear it, but direct, no.

A follow-up question:
Are you coming out of the Elf's line out (XLR) or headphone output (?).
The Elf's XLR signal is mono, correct?

 

[agedhorse]

A follow-up question:
Are you coming out of the Elf's line out (XLR) or headphone output (?).
The Elf's XLR signal is mono, correct?

It’s a mono amp, everything in the signal path is mono.

By definition, an XLR signal is mono and generally balanced.

 

[funkinbottom]

A follow-up question:
Are you coming out of the Elf's line out (XLR) or headphone output (?).
The Elf's XLR signal is mono, correct?

The XLR out. Yes mono

 

[dougjwray]

It’s a mono amp, everything in the signal path is mono.

By definition, an XLR signal is mono and generally balanced.

Thank you!