[JBI]

Didn't want to start a new thread, but those following know of my recent
acquisitions and definite upgrades from mixing in the car. In a
nutshell, a world of difference! Ok, here's an annoyance I'm having but
not sure how to solve:

The Presonus speakers and Behringer 202 box are connected both to one
another with the box plugged in to the laptop USB port. Booting up the
laptop, I seem to get an annoying "pop" from the speakers. Doesn't seem
to matter if I have the volume on the Behringer turned all the way down,
I still get the pop. What's the best way to circumvent this? I feel
this could be *potentially* damaging to the speakers under the wrong
conditions or over time.

Thanks again!

[Mike Rivers[_2_]]

On 3/6/2018 1:55 PM, JBI wrote:
The Presonus speakers and Behringer 202 box are connected both to one
another with the box plugged in to the laptop USB port.Â* Booting up the
laptop, I seem to get an annoying "pop" from the speakers.Â* Doesn't seem
to matter if I have the volume on the Behringer turned all the way down,
I still get the pop.Â* What's the best way to circumvent this?

Turn the speakers on after the computer is finished making all of its
rude noises. I have a sequenced power strip that has a few outlets that
come on as soon as I switch the power on, a few that come on about 10
seconds later, and the ones that the power amplifier for the monitors
are plugged in comes on 30 seconds later.

I got mine at a hamfest for about $5, but they're pretty expensive
normally. You're better off just getting a cheap switched power strip,
plug the speakers into that, and turn them off before you shut down the
computer, and then, when you boot up the computer and start playing some
audio and don't hear anything, you'll remember to switch on the speakers.



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[JBI]

On 03/06/2018 03:21 PM, Mike Rivers wrote:
On 3/6/2018 1:55 PM, JBI wrote:
The Presonus speakers and Behringer 202 box are connected both to one
another with the box plugged in to the laptop USB port.Â* Booting up
the laptop, I seem to get an annoying "pop" from the speakers.
Doesn't seem to matter if I have the volume on the Behringer turned
all the way down, I still get the pop.Â* What's the best way to
circumvent this?

Turn the speakers on after the computer is finished making all of its
rude noises. I have a sequenced power strip that has a few outlets that
come on as soon as I switch the power on, a few that come on about 10
seconds later, and the ones that the power amplifier for the monitors
are plugged in comes on 30 seconds later.

I got mine at a hamfest for about $5, but they're pretty expensive
normally. You're better off just getting a cheap switched power strip,
plug the speakers into that, and turn them off before you shut down the
computer, and then, when you boot up the computer and start playing some
audio and don't hear anything, you'll remember to switch on the speakers.




Thanks, the six outlet power strip is exactly what I did. I had a spare
for ages in the trunk of my car and now it has a use. At least I can
now switch on the speakers simultaneously from my chair as opposed to
having to flip the switch on the back of each one each time. And now
avoid the pops altogether.

[geoff]

On 7/03/2018 10:53 AM, JBI wrote:
On 03/06/2018 03:21 PM, Mike Rivers wrote:
On 3/6/2018 1:55 PM, JBI wrote:
The Presonus speakers and Behringer 202 box are connected both to one
another with the box plugged in to the laptop USB port.Â* Booting up
the laptop, I seem to get an annoying "pop" from the speakers.
Doesn't seem to matter if I have the volume on the Behringer turned
all the way down, I still get the pop.Â* What's the best way to
circumvent this?

Turn the speakers on after the computer is finished making all of its
rude noises. I have a sequenced power strip that has a few outlets
that come on as soon as I switch the power on, a few that come on
about 10 seconds later, and the ones that the power amplifier for the
monitors are plugged in comes on 30 seconds later.

I got mine at a hamfest for about $5, but they're pretty expensive
normally. You're better off just getting a cheap switched power strip,
plug the speakers into that, and turn them off before you shut down
the computer, and then, when you boot up the computer and start
playing some audio and don't hear anything, you'll remember to switch
on the speakers.




Thanks, the six outlet power strip is exactly what I did.Â* I had a spare
for ages in the trunk of my car and now it has a use.Â* At least I can
now switch on the speakers simultaneously from my chair as opposed to
having to flip the switch on the back of each one each time. And now
avoid the pops altogether.

Yep - it is standard audio procedure. Powered speakers (or amp) turns on
last, and off first. Else you are likely to get damaging pops through
the system. Any system.

geoff

[Mike Rivers[_2_]]

On 3/11/2018 5:25 AM, geoff wrote:
Yep - it is standard audio procedure. Powered speakers (or amp) turns on
last, and off first. Else you are likely to get damaging pops through
the system. Any system.

Turn-on pops are annoying, but they're rarely damaging unless something
is really wrong or you've done something really careless. Still, it's
not difficult to avoid them by establishing a good habit, so it's a good
idea to do so.

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[JBI]

On 03/11/2018 09:23 AM, Mike Rivers wrote:
On 3/11/2018 5:25 AM, geoff wrote:
Yep - it is standard audio procedure. Powered speakers (or amp) turns
on last, and off first. Else you are likely to get damaging pops
through the system. Any system.

Turn-on pops are annoying, but they're rarely damaging unless something
is really wrong or you've done something really careless. Still, it's
not difficult to avoid them by establishing a good habit, so it's a good
idea to do so.


Good thing they're not because I have forgotten to turn the strip off
first a couple of times when powering down the laptop and got the pops.
.

I can see what you mean about the timed strips, but I'm under the
impression the delay feature only worked during power up. However, I
can see where such a delay strip would be useful.

[Joe Egan]

On Tuesday, March 6, 2018 at 3:21:10 PM UTC-5, Mike Rivers wrote:
On 3/6/2018 1:55 PM, JBI wrote:
The Presonus speakers and Behringer 202 box are connected both to one
another with the box plugged in to the laptop USB port.Â* Booting up the
laptop, I seem to get an annoying "pop" from the speakers.Â* Doesn't seem
to matter if I have the volume on the Behringer turned all the way down,
I still get the pop.Â* What's the best way to circumvent this?

Turn the speakers on after the computer is finished making all of its
rude noises. I have a sequenced power strip that has a few outlets that
come on as soon as I switch the power on, a few that come on about 10
seconds later, and the ones that the power amplifier for the monitors
are plugged in comes on 30 seconds later.

I got mine at a hamfest for about $5, but they're pretty expensive
normally. You're better off just getting a cheap switched power strip,
plug the speakers into that, and turn them off before you shut down the
computer, and then, when you boot up the computer and start playing some
audio and don't hear anything, you'll remember to switch on the speakers.



--

For a good time, call http://mikeriversaudio.wordpress.com

I have powered outlet strips in a few places around my control room. One on my computer rack, one on my console, and one one on my effects rack. I power up the computer first, the console (well, the C|24- I sold my analog D&R Cinemix a few years back), and one on my outboard rack which also controls my monitors. I reverse the order when I power down. I had to use trial and error to figure out what to plug where, but I finally have everything set so there are no pops. I really like having just
three switches control the dozens of AC powered devices.

[Ty Ford[_2_]]

I've been turning on and plugging/unplugging stuff for 50 years and have never blown anything.

Regards,

Ty Ford