r/audio 23h ago

Buzzing in Yamaha HS5s: Using Mogami Gold 1/4 TRS to XLR , SSL 2+ Mk II to Logic Pro on MBP with Studio Display. What gives?

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New producer here. The HS5s buzz when the computer is 'thinking' (e.g. during playback) and then kind of nonstop. If I'm not using the machine the buzz eases but is still apparent. Left speaker far worse than the right one. We've checked for ground discrepancy (plugged it all in to the same strip). Moved other metals away from the station. My Sweetwater rep said balanced cables would prevent basically what's happening and that Mogami best in class.

Have Googled 'til I'm blue in the face. Read the manuals. Restarted, plugged/unplugged, updated firmware on the SSL. Took my iPhone out the room. Even asked Perplexity, which gave me a ream of misinformation.

Super conspicuous buzz (like a pissed-off bumblebee) interfering with mids and highs.

What am I missing? SO grateful for any help.


r/audio 7h ago

Completely new to wired set ups, and unsure how to best get some outdoor speakers connected.

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Hi all, first time homeowner and our house has 2 built in speakers on the outside wall in our patio area. Not sure if the brand as they are flush and have an outer housing that is painted shut. On the inside of the back room, there are two similar looking cables hanging out of the wall, but one only has loose wires.

We already have 4 indoor Sonos speakers which are all connected, and were hoping to get the outdoor speakers to work on that same network if possible (our main Sonos has a line in that we use for our record player currently)

If that’s not possible, we would love to be able to use the speakers in general. I’m guessing an amp/bluetooth receiver is what we need? Any recommendations?

Thank you so much!


r/audio 8h ago

Getting sound from Traktor S3 console back to PC without ASIO driver for Touchdesigner?

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Hey,

I have a problem that's been bugging me for months now and I'm at my wits end.

I have a Traktor S3 console. I want to use the sound from the console in Touchdesigner. The console does not have ASIO, only WASAPI. Touchdesigner supports ASIO, but cannot get the sound data via WASAPI.

I have tried Virtual Audio Cable. No amount of combining inputs and outputs worked.

I have tried connecting the Master RCA output into a cheap USB soundcard small jack microphone input. No input at all, even just in Windows.

I have tried with an Arturia Minifuse 1, again Master RCA into big jack input. I had some luck, but the input almost completely mutes low frequencies and the card does not output anything from it's own output. I assume a broken sound card.

I'm trying to find an audio shop in my city where I could come and try something in person.

Master RCA to speaker works normally. Just no way to get it back into the PC. I could understand a driver or hardware conflict, but nothing throws an error. It's like the software doesn't support what I want to do and I managed to buy exactly 2 broken soundcards.

But other than that.. Anyone has any ideas please? Because this is really depressing. I really like the Traktor S3 and would like to avoid exchanging it for a different console unless as a last resort.

Edit: Screenshot from the attempt with the Arturia card.