xdespisedicon Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Hello, hopefully someone can help me out with this issue. When playing through the POD HD Pro X (with or without my PC), I get a constant high pitched noise through my headphones. The noise does not seem to be related to the amp/fx chains as it's constantly there with or without any amp/fx turned on and the volumes/master turned all the way down. Even on a new tone/empty patch, the noise is still there. I have tried multiple different outlets in my home with and without my power conditioner to see if it was line noise, but it's still there, a couple different pairs of headphones, different cables, with and without the guitar in and it still persists. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Is it a squeal? Is the noise present with no cable attached to the POD? Is mic one of your inputs in you path with the trim dimed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdespisedicon Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Is it a squeal? Is the noise present with no cable attached to the POD? Is mic one of your inputs in you path with the trim dimed? Not a squeal, just a droning beep. Almost sounds like the sound tests they used to give in grade school, but a constant tone. Yes the noise is present with and without a cable attached and starts as soon as I power the unit on. Mic is not one of the inputs. I tried messing with the inputs and just set them both to guitar and it's still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 I would back up your patches and try flashing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdespisedicon Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 I would back up your patches and try flashing it. Lucky I have like no patches since I just bought/received the thing. It actually had the older firmware on it when I received it and I flashed it just a couple days ago to the latest firmware. Needless to say the noise was/is still there before and after the firmware update. Do you think I should try it again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_Watt Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 What kind of headphones? I had this problem on my X3Live with noise cancelling headphones. It went away when I turned off the noise cancelling and it's not there with my other passive headphones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdespisedicon Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 What kind of headphones? I had this problem on my X3Live with noise cancelling headphones. It went away when I turned off the noise cancelling and it's not there with my other passive headphones. Shure SRH440's. I also tried it with my SRH240's and it was still there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triryche Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 If you just purchased it I would return it for a different one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdespisedicon Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 It's almost 3 months since it was purchased (it's been sitting in the box unused till this passed week), so I believe I may have to go the service route :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alienux Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Do you get the same noise when using the XLR and/or 1/4" outputs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xdespisedicon Posted January 22, 2015 Author Share Posted January 22, 2015 Do you get the same noise when using the XLR and/or 1/4" outputs? Can't say for sure as I do not use studio monitors or an external sound source with my pod. I can try running the outs to another source this evening and check for the noise. Though even if there's less or no noise on those outputs, it doesn't solve my problem unfortunately as I specifically need/want to use the headphone output since it's currently my best means for monitoring as well as a nice way to practice quietly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alienux Posted January 22, 2015 Share Posted January 22, 2015 Even if you mostly just need the headphone output, knowing if the noise is present in other outputs will help in troubleshooting the problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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