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Use copper foil tape to kill USB noise near XLR

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wanting to always go back and rest on top of the XLR jack. So I just put some copper foil there. I feel like we're in good shape. I know I don't hear any hizzy

Episode 161: Cooking with Sterno (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:02:06 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

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His USB-C cable kept resting on the RodeCaster's XLR jack and adding hiss. Dave stuck copper foil tape (the kind he uses to shield guitar electronics cavities) between them, and the noise went away.

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  1. Episode 161: Cooking with Sterno (episode page, opens in a new tab) 00:00:48 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)

    I got a piece I got a big chunk of tape, copper tape between the road caster and my USBC cable.

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