Has anyone had a problem pluging an electric guitar directly into the 6i6 ? I understand some have experienced a faint high pitched whine caused by a design flaw in the USB jack of the unit.
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I purchased mine a year ago and it does have this flaw your mentioning. I brought it in the US and brought it with me to Argentina so I couldn't change it or anything like that. Right now the solution I've found is plug in the guitar to a DI box and then to the Focusrite. That way I get a very pristine sound without that annoying whistle.
2037258
Probably a ground loop. I don't usually have an issue until we plug in the keyboard to a PA and the midi input at the same time. Then I get a noise. Fix plug the keys into the midi port only.
1420850
Seems like it might be a flaky ground connection. If you've tried other headphones, and if you don't get a buzz when you plug your guitar into another amp, I'd guess that the AmPlug has a faulty ground connection inside, most likely at the 1/4" phone plug.
202540
Did you ever get an answer? Mine appears to be buzzing all the time too - I agree. Extremely annoying.
1073624
I actually had to email Amazon, the seller wouldn't respond. I am so glad that Amazon responded right away and actually offer to replace it. I got a quote from a music repair shop and it would have cost me about $85 to fix it. Amazon shipped it right away and I got it within a few days such a great service, didnt pay a dime. So hopefully it works out for you. Sad to say but my warranty is over :(
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I've had no problems with mine, but I don't use it often. I picked up a headphone jack to analog converter cable, and just use the R & L inputs in the back. The quality on this unit is fantastic, it's well built and I don't think you'll have any issues.
202144
Thank you! I finally solved the hum problem by plugging the iMic into "Line Out" on my amplifier instead of directly into my turntable. The hum disappeared! Hope you got your hum solved, too.Maria
1509992
Try a different guitar and cord. If it is the amp, then you got a dud. Mine has almost no static or fuzz. Send it back to amazon for a replacement because it is a great amp for the price.
778756
I have this placed after my tuner and it feeds directly in to the rack effect unit that I control through a midi-pedal board. I ran into some cracking noise that was attributed to my cable which was old. Try arranging your pedals but keep in mind that distortion would have an affect on the output.
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I am questioning this purchase. My son uses it for vocals. It used to sound better but now it is all Bass. I suspect the high frequency driver is blown and am in the process of replacing ($80).Does it produce quality high frequencies at all? If not, may be the same issue.
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If the device you're playing it I is close to other electronic that could happen, or if you're charging it. Happens with most devices. But if it's not playing music and making static noises a wire could be broken. But without seeing the problem myself I don't know what's up with with it. Maybe if you could record a YouTube video And respond again?
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I just got mine (Nov 2014) and tried to leave the battery out (to possibly save the battery from being overcharged) - i was disappointed there is an annoying buzz once the music kicks in - it's like the charging circuit wasn't meant to operate without a battery in place :(
107646
Don't know this one although I carefully removed one with needlenose pliers... If you had to force it in, you probably have the original defective player. Has it worked for you in the past when inserted correctly? What is wrong with the defective one is that the power intake and eject does not work.
1189755
I completely disassembled my amp and used it for a juke box restoration. I installed a preamp for the 45 record portion of it and grounded it to the metal frame of the juke box and used rca jacks to connect to this amp with no problems or hum. Now I also installed an 1/8" input jack so that I could plug in an I pod and that did not work out so well. Lots of hum. I believe this amp uses an isolated ground which is why the rca jacks worked for the preamp but the metal casing on the 1/8" jack for the ipod grounded to the frame did not work. As soon as I replaced it with a plastic cased one the hum went away.
736136
Mine is exactly the same way. If you're concerned, I would contact schecter directly. Although I can vouch, this is an amazing guitar and schecter usually never messes up. If I understand correctly though, I believe its normal for this guitar.
556189
The only times I've had noise issues is when 1) I had a cell phone near the amp 2) At times, with a Modi connected to a PS4 which I think might be some noise coming over USB from the PS4. With daily use with a computer at work I've had no problems as long as the cell phone wasn't too close. The ringing issue due to the microphonics of the small tubes can be avoided by connecting the headphones before turning the amp on and not rapping the enclosure during use. Even when the ringing is present, it goes away fast. I've used Beyerdynamic DT770 250 Ohm and HifiMan HE-400 headphones with the Vali with good results. If you have any problems, you might want to write Schiit directly: they have the reputation of being helpful and friendly.
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Anyone try running the output through the Fx Loop Send, increasing gain and lowering the Volume(so the speaker isn't heard)? But if this works you'll loose the Power tube phase. I'm using Blackstar Ht Metal's Emulated Output for this purpose.
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I didn't have a problem. In fact I am answering your question while listening to the amp connected to my computer through a USB connection. I am using an iMAC with OSX 10.6.8. I don't know about the windows drivers.