amp getting hot to the touch....problem?

[LilBassGuy 10+ year member]

it was joke fellas...relax...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

i was hoping someone could tell me what to listen for....i mean, what freq range should i be listening for? is it a low pitched clip or high? fast paced or slow?...etc

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

it was joke fellas...relax...//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif
i was hoping someone could tell me what to listen for....i mean, what freq range should i be listening for? is it a low pitched clip or high? fast paced or slow?...etc

Its a type of distortion.. so just listen for anything that shouldnt be there.

EDIT: it can happen at any frequency, but IMO its most noticable in the bass frequencies. Like when a strong kickdrum occurs, instead of that strong opening hit, it will sound kind of like a quick "popping" noise at the peak of the hit. At other frequencies, it just kind of sounds like scratchyness, like you're poorly tuned into a distant radio station.

 

[Fast1one 10+ year member]

not quite, a soundwave doesnt have a peak like your drawing.. but close //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif
this is clipping:

Picky //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif I know what a sound wave looks like, i just got lazy on MSpaint //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif Atleast I drew and was creative Mr google //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/tongue.gif.6130eb82179565f6db8d26d6001dcd24.gif
Edit: Or you can use a digital camera //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[justinschmiidt 10+ year member]

it sounds like a baseball card in a bike wheel like the old days. or when you hold out your hand steady and take the air hose from the compressor and go up and down real fast onto your hand.. so it makes a weird noise.

 

[jujumantb 10+ year member]

Edit: Or you can use a digital camera //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

nope, but call me Mr. Yahoo Images pls thnx //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

 

[LilBassGuy 10+ year member]

good answers guys...ill listen close...i am also going to do the gain setting tutorial in a few days...im sure ill run into problems and i will post and whine when i do //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[Fast1one 10+ year member]

nope, but call me Mr. Yahoo Images pls thnx //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/naughty.gif.94359f346c0f1259df8038d60b41863e.gif

Meh close enough //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/biggrin.gif.d71a5d36fcbab170f2364c9f2e3946cb.gif

 

[headless 10+ year member]

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that's some of the approximate noise clipping can make sometimes. If you hear that, TURN YOUR SHIT OFF.

 

[LilBassGuy 10+ year member]

KSHSSHowwrorowwHSSKSHSHSHSbBOWOWOOWAHHRHAHABWWHKLAJKSHGSjs
that's some of the approximate noise clipping can make sometimes. If you hear that, TURN YOUR SHIT OFF.

see now thats what i was looking for....thank you, headless

 

[zachzchw 5,000+ posts]

Its really better to use the gain setting tutorial than to try to listen for clipping.

That way, you can be sure.

Peace of mind FTW.

 

[LilBassGuy 10+ year member]

good point zach. I do plan on doing it this weekend //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

it is foolproof then? this tutorial makes it to where u wont burn up your amp no matter if u crank the HU volume?

 

[Hydrastas 10+ year member]

Could clipping be the cause of a mosfet catching on fire?