Buzzing noise from pickups ?

Pyr0

So I got my Pod xt today (:D) hooked it up to the pc and started fidling around. I noticed an annoying buzzing sound when ever I stop playing, I can still kinda hear it in the back ground while playing and it makes everything sound worse than it already does When I ever I switch positions on the pickup to the neck pickup the buzzing gets louder in one or two postions and whenever I switch back to the neck it's lower, is this normal for pickups to buzz this loud ? Or is there something dodgy with the wiring

Using a humbucker and two single coils btw.

Karl Hungus

If you've got it hooked into the PC and an amp at the same time, this can create a ground loop, and result in a nasty buzz.

Pyr0

Nah it's just hooked straight into my pc, just saying when I've used the amp (not with the pod) it does the same thing.

Pyr0

Hmmm weird, it seems to have stopped O_o I don't even know what I did !

Thread kinda pointless now

demanufactured

Could be interference from your moniter or some other device , happens me too sometimes.

Fingers Mcginty

yeah if it's a crt monitor that's probably the culprit. I have to switch mine off any time i'm recording...that's why i'm on the lookout for a TFT

Pyr0

I'm actually using a TFT atm. I'll try switching it off when messing around and see if thats the problem.

Doctor J

Is everything (ie PC, monitor, pod etc) plugged into the same power outlet, a plugboard perhaps?

Den_M

If your guitar has active pickups it could be the battery that needs changing. If they aren't active ignore this advice obviously!

Pyr0

Doctor J wrote:

Is everything (ie PC, monitor, pod etc) plugged into the same power outlet, a plugboard perhaps?

Aye they are actually, everything into the one adapter. That cause problems ?

feylya

Quite probably.