Hi Wayne, > > > the model i want to use it in is the 1.25 mhz year 2003 167 mhz bus 400 > > fw,
> i was supposed to use this mdd for soundripping editing cleaning etc, all > the macs have had some backgroundnoise on the sound out when moving cursor, > using psu power, > and it leaks through the system ground so that it will affect all other > connected soundouts, > on the system, the amp is an old revox a 50 > > someone said that you need to leave a cable connected in the mini jack, but > that produces only a small effect > > there is a nethum,syntesizerlike splashes and fireworks and like automatic > gunfire sounds that are so loud that u can not here the sound you are > workin on. > > is the mdd the shitty last attempt that apple then gave up or what, ?' I have a similar problem with my MDD but I noticed it only when I changed my monitor. I have a nice HD Samsung digital TV as a monitor now and the sounds you describe come out of its speakers - I have my system sounds from the speakers, connected to the sound out minijack and the main sound out from a M-Audio Revolution 7.1 digital output to my hi-end stereo set. When it's very late I switch the main sound to the Samsung's speakers, too. I noticed the sounds (they remind me of a video arcade far away) after I installed the optional CHUD controls with which I switch off one of the CPUs of my MDD. It's a good thing because I listen mostly to AIFFs from my harddisks and the dual MDD's fans can get too noisy when listening to low volume music. Another funny thing is that the chattering sounds sometimes disappear when I bring another app to the front like my Camino browser and then they start again when I bring another app in front of the browser ... It's a ghost in the machine :-) I love my MDD, otherwise. I'm running Tiger and sometimes Panther when I want to use older Adobe apps under Classic. Their newer stuff is bloatware and even opening a simple page in Illustrator takes ages on a dual MDD 1.25, I still use CS2. I'm a bit disappointed in Apple, have been using Macs from 1990 as a graphic designer and nowadays all I see are "lifestyle" gadgets with the Apple logo. But I'm an old man now ;-) > apart from the noisy fans, that do not disturb me while using headphones I also use headphones sometimes, a Stax Lambda Nova Signature set and love it. Also great with movies, the M-Audio Rev card has a nice fake surround setting - if I get it to work. The Mac drivers for that card are total crap, the "upgraded" ones are even worse. When I saw M-Audio ads in recording magazines the guys always used Macs :-) Go figure ... Good luck, Jörg. -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to g3-5-list@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
