So I switched laptops the other day, and now my all my equipment is making this midrange hum that I can't track down. If I plug headphones into the laptop, I don't hear it, but the moment I run the output of the laptop into my mixer, I hear the noise. The odd thing is, both the internal sound on the...

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I finished a new netlabel mix today, after spending a week doing practically nothing due to a sprained toe. You wouldn't think that'd be a big deal, but it really fucking hurt. Tracklisting and file can be found at Blingin' Rims at Reasonable Prices

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Holy sh!t is it expensive, though. Almost $400USD? You could get a Doepfer Drehbank for that...

I usually assemble one massive session out of the clips from all my tracks I want to play, so I can mix and match parts from all my songs to do "live remixes". It can get pretty processor-intensive, though, so I have to make sure I have everything running really well.

Gating should solve that problem. Make sure you set the release on the gate long enough that you still maintain the reverb tail, and the threshold just low enough that it cuts out the hiss and no lower.

Exactly what "annoying noise" are we talking about here? Hiss of some sort? If that's the case, you need to put a gate after your reverb.

The Waves SSL4000 compressor is absolutely incredible on drums...