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Gymnopedies · Post by **Gymnopedies** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:08 pm

realisticly, Would this be devastating to Receptors perfomance.... ?
It's just too damn loud for me.

c3boy · Post by **c3boy** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:35 pm

I would say yes IMO. At the end of the day it's a rackmounted PC. It has to dissapate the heat from the motherboard etc. I never did get a response about the thermal protection, but I assume it has one of sorts. I'd defintley not recommend disconnecting the fan, the heats going to build up in the box and even if it has thermal protection, you don't want it tripping out all the time.

customdigi · Post by **customdigi** » Mon Jul 24, 2006 11:56 pm

I'd give it less than 30 minutes with the fan disconnected....one of the worst ideas Ive heard in a long time...

c3boy · Post by **c3boy** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:26 am

Ah digi, your more cutting than me with your reply, but yes

james0tucson · Post by **james0tucson** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:31 am

Gymnopedies wrote:realisticly, Would this be devastating to Receptors perfomance.... ?
It's just too damn loud for me.

You just answered the only question I ever had about Receptor.

UltraJv · Post by **UltraJv** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:45 am

Wouldnt it be possible to find a quieter solution and fit that?

thesoundsmith · Post by **thesoundsmith** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 8:47 am

Just for grins, has anyone looked into the Zalman stuff? Quiet fans, CPU fans, wetc. including some no-fan heat sink options. Don't know if they'll work on this unut, but might be worth looking into.

john1954 · Post by **john1954** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 12:46 pm

I never noticed any fan noise. My receptor is in the corner of my "control room" ( actually an enclosed front porch , probably around 14 feet long, 8 feet wide) with keyboards at other end.
No sound at all from the fan that I notice.

Watch. Now I'll listen for it and it will probably bug the heck out of me.

c3boy · Post by **c3boy** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 1:47 pm

Lol, yeah maybe. It depend's on room and proximity I guess. I work with headphones mainly so i's not a problem even though im only a foot away. My pc makes more noise though.

Lagrange · Post by **Lagrange** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:11 pm

I never considered that I might have to change the fan.. dayum..

C

Kermit Jagger · Post by **Kermit Jagger** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:31 pm

Stopping the fan is a sure way to destroy your CPU. Not at all recommended if you want to keep your Receptor working.

Rergarding noise, since it can be entirely controlled remotely, and since rj45 cables can work over long distances, you could always put your Receptor away from where you are, inside a cupboard... and still be able to use it as if it were next to you.

customdigi · Post by **customdigi** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:16 pm

That is a good workaround for sure...the other thing is that in a studio situation, it isnt too dfficult to create audio "scratch" tracks from the receptor VSTs and then just turn the bloody thing off when you are using mics, etc. It is noisy, but not so noisy that the fan is distracting when mixing...but for tracking with mics it is certainly a problem if you don't address it.

-Matt

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Disconnecting Receptors Fan...