Topic: Background Noise with New Studio Monitors
Hi All,
I've been using Pianoteq for several years now (still on vers 5). I decided to upgrade to some nicer speakers. I picked up some Edifier R2000DB Near-Field studio monitors. In general I'm really happy with them. The bass is very rich and in general all the piano models sound amazing through them. But I noticed something strange: sometimes I hear faint background static when I play certain low-mid-range notes. It's subtle and not very obvious. Sometimes I have to be close to the speakers to hear it. Someone standing on the other side of the room may not notice. I never hear this when listening though headphones. But in these speakers I can hear it. It especially happens if I play some low heavy chords/octaves, sustain them, and then very lightly play some mid-range notes. As the low notes fade out, very delicate notes higher up have prominent background static with each note press. It happens with every piano model. And I confirmed it doesn't happen through my other speakers or with the headphones. So I'm convinced it isn't the software.
At first I didn't think much of this, but more I play through these, I can't *not* hear this noise and I find it really annoying now. I almost want to switch to headphones only or go back to my old speakers. Any ideas what's going on here? I tried experimenting with levels. For example, I turned the monitor volume higher and my audio interface output lower (and vice-versa). Nothing makes a difference. Playing regular music through them sounds amazing, so I think they're generally great speakers. I'm wondering if this is just a limitation or they are somehow not suited for something like pianoteq. Any ideas?