Key Fumbler wrote:

BarbaraRB wrote:

Hello, Friends,

I could use some advice on modifying the settings when using my speakers.  There is some buzzing.  I tried lowering the volume, and that helped somewhat, but not completely.  With deep apologies for the many hesitations in this sample, I'm linking to something I just recorded using the 1733 Blanchet Harpsichord -- Elisabetta de Gamborini's Minuet (from book 1 of Melanie Spanswick's new series "Women Composers"). Unfortunately, I'm not at the level that most of you are -it's only been six months for me.

Enough with the excuses!

I know that harpsichords have some buzzing as an element of their own sound, but this doesn't sound right to me.  Any advice?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T90BmYe5Cf8

Hi again Barbara.
I cannot make out a fault with the speakers from your video.
I'm wary of suggesting advice for you as the other thread in which I did it got very confusing; the impression there being from your description that you simply had a problem with the headphones themselves.

Are you saying you dislike the sound with this one instrument pack, or is the problem there with all the sounds?.

Or to put it another way are you able to differentiate whether you are hearing a mechanical problem with the loudspeakers, or it is is that you have an issue with the virtual instrument sound.?

Loudspeakers can produce sympathetic resonances with the surfaces they are placed on - we can't really see your speaker placement from the video.
Other actual technical mechanical faults can be present, but better to not discuss those before working out what (or indeed if) there is a problem.

Hello, Key Fumbler,

Please ignore this request.  I tried to delete it,but don't know how.  There was bad feedback from the speakers yesterday, but it went away after I lowered the sound.  Regarding the headphones, I did finally diagnose it with the aid of several people on another site.  It was caused by a damaged jack in one of the speakers, and I solved it by plugging the headphones into the laptop instead of the speaker.  I'm not going to return the speaker for repairs or replacement because that would be too disruptive and I have a solution without doing that.  Diagnosing these things can be very mysterious. But we definitely got to the root cause about the headphone problem.  Thank you, and apologies for an unnecessary request.

Key Fumbler,

I actually have a friend locally who said he'd help me if I ran into problems in the future, so I won't need to bother anyone on this site.  I can use the training videos and knowledge base to help myself, as well.  There really was something wrong that led to the headphone problem, and I resolved that with help from people on the other forum I belong to.  And then the loud feedback from my speaker unnerved me because I wondered whether I was going to get a cascade of problems.  But it isn't happening any more.  Also, I think the buzzing on the harpsichord video really was just the sound of the harpsichord, not the feedback I'd heard moments before.

Hello, Friends,

I could use some advice on modifying the settings when using my speakers.  There is some buzzing.  I tried lowering the volume, and that helped somewhat, but not completely.  With deep apologies for the many hesitations in this sample, I'm linking to something I just recorded using the 1733 Blanchet Harpsichord -- Elisabetta de Gamborini's Minuet (from book 1 of Melanie Spanswick's new series "Women Composers"). Unfortunately, I'm not at the level that most of you are -it's only been six months for me.

Enough with the excuses!

I know that harpsichords have some buzzing as an element of their own sound, but this doesn't sound right to me.  Any advice?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T90BmYe5Cf8

Thank you, all - please ignore this request -- my concern has been resolved.

BarbaraRB wrote:

Hello, Friends,

I could use some advice on modifying the settings when using my speakers.  There is some buzzing.  I tried lowering the volume, and that helped somewhat, but not completely.  With deep apologies for the many hesitations in this sample, I'm linking to something I just recorded using the 1733 Blanchet Harpsichord -- Elisabetta de Gamborini's Minuet (from book 1 of Melanie Spanswick's new series "Women Composers"). Unfortunately, I'm not at the level that most of you are -it's only been six months for me.

Enough with the excuses!

I know that harpsichords have some buzzing as an element of their own sound, but this doesn't sound right to me.  Any advice?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T90BmYe5Cf8

Hi again Barbara.
I cannot make out a fault with the speakers from your video.
I'm wary of suggesting advice for you as the other thread in which I did it got very confusing; the impression there being from your description that you simply had a problem with the headphones themselves.

Are you saying you dislike the sound with this one instrument pack, or is the problem there with all the sounds?.

Or to put it another way are you able to differentiate whether you are hearing a mechanical problem with the loudspeakers, or it is is that you have an issue with the virtual instrument sound.?

Loudspeakers can produce sympathetic resonances with the surfaces they are placed on - we can't really see your speaker placement from the video.
Other actual technical mechanical faults can be present, but better to not discuss those before working out what (or indeed if) there is a problem.

Hello, Key Fumbler,

Please ignore this request.  I tried to delete it,but don't know how.  There was bad feedback from the speakers yesterday, but it went away after I lowered the sound.  Regarding the headphones, I did finally diagnose it with the aid of several people on another site.  It was caused by a damaged jack in one of the speakers, and I solved it by plugging the headphones into the laptop instead of the speaker.  I'm not going to return the speaker for repairs or replacement because that would be too disruptive and I have a solution without doing that.  Diagnosing these things can be very mysterious. But we definitely got to the root cause about the headphone problem.  Thank you, and apologies for an unnecessary request.

Hello, Friends,

I could use some advice on modifying the settings when using my speakers.  There is some buzzing.  I tried lowering the volume, and that helped somewhat, but not completely.  With deep apologies for the many hesitations in this sample, I'm linking to something I just recorded using the 1733 Blanchet Harpsichord -- Elisabetta de Gamborini's Minuet (from book 1 of Melanie Spanswick's new series "Women Composers"). Unfortunately, I'm not at the level that most of you are -it's only been six months for me.

Enough with the excuses!

I know that harpsichords have some buzzing as an element of their own sound, but this doesn't sound right to me.  Any advice?

You can check to see if something is loose or resonating. Put the piano playing on its own and then try putting your hands on surfaces and objects as a damper to see if the buzzing goes.

Hello, Friends,

I could use some advice on modifying the settings when using my speakers.  There is some buzzing.  I tried lowering the volume, and that helped somewhat, but not completely.  With deep apologies for the many hesitations in this sample, I'm linking to something I just recorded using the 1733 Blanchet Harpsichord -- Elisabetta de Gamborini's Minuet (from book 1 of Melanie Spanswick's new series "Women Composers"). Unfortunately, I'm not at the level that most of you are -it's only been six months for me.

Enough with the excuses!

I know that harpsichords have some buzzing as an element of their own sound, but this doesn't sound right to me.  Any advice?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T90BmYe5Cf8

Hi again Barbara.
I cannot make out a fault with the speakers from your video.
I'm wary of suggesting advice for you as the other thread in which I did it got very confusing; the impression there being from your description that you simply had a problem with the headphones themselves.

Are you saying you dislike the sound with this one instrument pack, or is the problem there with all the sounds?.

Or to put it another way are you able to differentiate whether you are hearing a mechanical problem with the loudspeakers, or it is is that you have an issue with the virtual instrument sound.?

Loudspeakers can produce sympathetic resonances with the surfaces they are placed on - we can't really see your speaker placement from the video.
Other actual technical mechanical faults can be present, but better to not discuss those before working out what (or indeed if) there is a problem.

I could use some advice on modifying the settings when using my speakers.  There is some buzzing.  I tried lowering the volume, and that helped somewhat, but not completely.  With deep apologies for the many hesitations in this sample, I'm linking to something I just recorded using the 1733 Blanchet Harpsichord -- Elisabetta de Gamborini's Minuet (from book 1 of Melanie Spanswick's new series "Women Composers"). Unfortunately, I'm not at the level that most of you are -it's only been six months for me.

Enough with the excuses!

I know that harpsichords have some buzzing as an element of their own sound, but this doesn't sound right to me.  Any advice?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T90BmYe5Cf8