Topmusicanswers
- Why is my amp making white noise?
- How do you reduce the hiss in tube amps?
- Why does my tube amp make noise?
- What is tube hiss?
Why is my amp making white noise?
All amplifiers hum a little to a certain extent. However, cables can acquire fairly large amounts of white noise - that depends on external influences. Guitar cables are especially susceptible to acquiring white noise because they are an unbalanced cable.
How do you reduce the hiss in tube amps?
HISS being eliminated by "snubber caps" or "miller caps" or feedback.... Changing carbon resistors to metal film, wire wound. And this kills the high frequency response of the amplifier.
Why does my tube amp make noise?
Tubes will make a myriad of strange and seemingly inexplicable sounds. ... That's pretty rare, but if it does happen you'll need to replace the power tubes. More often than not, when your amp is making a humming sound, it's caused by dirty power, a bad ground connection, or fluorescent lighting.
What is tube hiss?
Hiss is just what it sounds like, a hissing sound that is steady. Microphonic means that external vibrations are picked up by the tube and you hear it through the speaker. If you yell at the tube and you hear your voice from the speaker then it is microphonic; meaning it acts like a microphone.
