Re: [Alsa-user] Spikes when recording

2011-05-21 Thread Bill Unruh
r update set for 2:30AM? > > Is that scanner (radio) audio? > > -Original Message- > From: Peter Hoffmann > Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 16:44:39 > To: > Subject: [Alsa-user] Spikes when recording > > Hello, > > I'm recording audio 24/7 with a delta 1010 so

Re: [Alsa-user] Spikes when recording

2011-05-21 Thread lists
ce do you have your update set for 2:30AM? Is that scanner (radio) audio? -Original Message- From: Peter Hoffmann Date: Fri, 20 May 2011 16:44:39 To: Subject: [Alsa-user] Spikes when recording Hello, I'm recording audio 24/7 with a delta 1010 sound card and have a strange probl

Re: [Alsa-user] Spikes when recording

2011-05-21 Thread Tom Jewell
It's conceivable that it's the UPS itself that performs some chore at the same time everyday. You could try plugging into the mains (without UPS) during that period of time and see if the problem goes away. Otherwise, I agree that it could be some sort of once-a-day RFI that may be difficult t

Re: [Alsa-user] Spikes when recording

2011-05-21 Thread Peter Hoffmann
Hi, The computer is on a UPS. The image is just cutout from a whole hour. I'm recording 24 x 1 hour per day. 23 hours are fine without spikes, but at always the same time at 2:30 such spikes occur. Kind Regards, Peter On Fri, May 20, 2011 at 5:22 PM, James Shatto wrote: > That seems pretty re

Re: [Alsa-user] Spikes when recording

2011-05-20 Thread Dominique Michel
Le Fri, 20 May 2011 10:22:25 -0500, James Shatto a écrit : > That seems pretty regular at 8 to 10 minute intervals. Do you live > near a subway line? Or other electric mass transit option? Is the > computer on a UPS or power conditioner type supply line? I get a > spike like that when I use a

Re: [Alsa-user] Spikes when recording

2011-05-20 Thread James Shatto
That seems pretty regular at 8 to 10 minute intervals. Do you live near a subway line? Or other electric mass transit option? Is the computer on a UPS or power conditioner type supply line? I get a spike like that when I use a battery box to power an electret mic. If I turn it on after pressin

[Alsa-user] Spikes when recording

2011-05-20 Thread Peter Hoffmann
Hello, I'm recording audio 24/7 with a delta 1010 sound card and have a strange problem: Every night at 2:30 I get spikes and some inaccurancy within some seconds in a one hour length recording. I've upload a screenshot to illustrate the problem: http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/4562/spikesh.png