Pre Distortion EQ

[Cool711]

Hi there, I'm new here and need some advice very badly.

 

I've recently purchased a Rane PEQ 55 (5/10 band parametric EQ) for use with pre-distortion EQ.

 

However, I am getting alot of noise when I run the guitar straight into it.

 

Any advice would be useful.

 

Setup:

Guitar with EMG actives --> Morely Tripler with boost (to increase the levels from -10db to at least +4db because the Rane is at Line level) --> Rane --> Mesa Mark II.

 

Lots of noise to be had, and I'm just about to lose my mind.

I don't want to use a gate at the end, because it's not solving the underlying problem.

 

I'd just like to get as little noise as possible before the preamp.

 

Thanks.

[Cool711]

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[scott_335]

are you adding or subtracting frequencies?

[Cool711]

Mostly subtracting.

I add a little on one filter.

However, even bypassed, I'm getting the noise, so it's that I'm adding too much in the filters.

(It's not a hardwire bypass).

[scott_335]

I would try not adding anything, only subtracting. But it sounds like maybe a bad power situation. I dont know if this is a rack unit or not, but maybe its power supply is bad. Try it without boosting it to line level and see if there is still noise.

[Cool711]

Yes, it is a rack unit.

I thought about the power supply, but when placed in the loop, it performs perfectly.

 

Trying to use it without the boost results in a weak signal, but the noise is still there.