Radio noise recording bass on home studio

[phorm]

Hi Everyone,
I have noticed very faint radio noise in the background of recording my bass. I live in a 100 year old house and the wiring in some areas is old. Any suggestions in removing that? I know there are power conditioner strips to eliminate some electrical hum, but what about radio? It would be a darn shame if a Justin Beiber song would find its way on my bass track.

 

[filmtex]

I'd give a decent power conditioner a try for sure. There's a pretty good chance that that will make a difference. If not, then you may need to try something else. An electrician might be your next best call if the power conditioner doesn't fix it.

 

[seamonkey]

It's more than likely your bass. Check the shielding. A loose connection can cause it. If you going through a amp head clean the jacks. Skip the head and go DI.

Power conditioners are a waste of money even in an old house. Good gear has all the power conditioning built into itself direct from the manufacturer and a little noise is not going to get through the filtering in the power supplies.

 

[primusfan1989]

Hi Everyone,
I have noticed very faint radio noise in the background of recording my bass. I live in a 100 year old house and the wiring in some areas is old. Any suggestions in removing that? I know there are power conditioner strips to eliminate some electrical hum, but what about radio? It would be a darn shame if a Justin Beiber song would find its way on my bass track.

I had an experience like that once. After a recording we did, going through the tracks we found that the Leslie for the hammond was coming through my bass pickups, a relatively new American fender jazz bass special (2013?). The pickups in my bass were microphonic, swapped in dimarzio humcancelling and no problems since.

I have no idea if thats your issue, perhaps you need to address the shielding on your bass (thats the first thing Id do)

 

[phorm]

I had an experience like that once. After a recording we did, going through the tracks we found that the Leslie for the hammond was coming through my bass pickups, a relatively new American fender jazz bass special (2013?). The pickups in my bass were microphonic, swapped in dimarzio humcancelling and no problems since.

Truth be told, I was recording with my Geddy Lee JBass . Love the tone of the pickups on it though.

 

[primusfan1989]

I believe your issue probably has more to do with shielding than what I experienced, or at least thats the cheapest thing to try (considerably cheaper than replacing pickups)

 

[Aloe]

I've faced 'radio in my bass' once. this wasn't a matter of shielding or power. this was the bass acting as a huge radio antenna.

only thing that helped was wireless.