I have a problem with my Little Phatty Stage II. Sometimes the knobs are adjusting themselves without me touching them! It happens when I’m not in our studio - downthere there’s no problem. I really can’t figure out what the issue seems to be. It’s not a problem as long as the Moog is just powered but as soon as it is connected to a mixer the knobs starts rotating by themselves.
I really hope someone out there knows what is happening to my Moog!!!
It can happen anywhere there is a faulty ground connection, or if the Phatty is plugged in to gear in such a way that it causes a ground loop. It sounds like your mixer is causing a ground loop.
Rudi, he says that the problem goes away in the studio, and only occurs when the LP is plugged into a mixer. Unless the studio is in another country, I think the problem is a ground loop. You could be right, though.
Yeah and that’s exactly the problem: if only a headphone is connected and the LP is running without a ground connection you will get strange things too. Both situations (ground loops or no ground connection) produce problems
@Lars: a tech should make a ground connection from the secondary side of the power supply to the cabinet. This helps normally.