[bold]Help!!! Recording TV directly to Hard drive[/bold]

I have been getting a low level hum (FM carrier signal?) from my cable (75 ohm) - how can I eliminate it?

First I feed my cable signal into the RF of a VCR then out of the RCA Audio/Video connectors to a capture device (Dazzle 150) to computer.

Video is great but audio has the hum which can be heard in quiet scenes.

Thanks for help in advance!

Lee

 

Are your Cables EM/RF Shielded??

 

I believe they are shielded, i am using dubbing cables that come in 3 rca color coded format:
Red- Right Audio White - left audio and Yellow for video

If this hum was a standard frequency, i should be able to remove it through audio software too.

Thanks

 

It could be 60hz electric.
Goldwave has a bulit in filter for that.
If it's not that, then try to reroute your cables away from all others, especially 110v sources.
It could also be a dirty VCR.

 

Thanks,
I'll try the Goldwave filter - I remember that FM radio broadcast had a carrier signal, I wonder if Cable TV has the same?

Lee