Topic: Anyone know what this noise is?

[StarkRavingCalm]

Sorry for the cross-post but if this is not device-specific this question may be better suited here.



I ran 4channels on this night, 1/2 from mics and 3/4 from SBD. The file attached is from the SBD feed but the diginoise is on all sources.

Could it be a write-error on the card?
Or could it be an error with the DR-60D itself.

I haven't listened to the entire recording yet to see if it happens while they are playing.

[it-goes-to-eleven]

Oh, that is so not a joyful noise!

It sounds like a wireless doorbell, or similar. It seems to have an analog character and a tonality that says an alert chime of some kind.

Tough to say what the source was. Someone from the venue might recognize it. Like the "order's up!" tone in the kitchen, etc. It sorta sounds a lot like the tone you hear in some places when a door is opened. Maybe a wireless version.

So the question is, how did it leak into all channels of your recording.  Did it come in via a cable issue, or some other path. If it was a cable issue, you'd think it would be confined to those channels.

[StarkRavingCalm]

I had posted on the DR-60 thread and forgot about this one....


I found another source from a fellow taper and the noise is on his as well...

[ScoobieKW]

Not at a computer with speakers, but...

The DR-60D has a tone button, that drops a slate tone on all tracks.

Easy to test.