Solved Help Save My Hair_Speaker Ticking Sound_ Tick Tick Tick Tick.....

[Sherri is a Cat]

I think this is some kind of interference issue. ?EMF problem? This has been an ongoing battle for me since I got my very first computer ages ago. I have never been able to figure out exactly why this happens or how to prevent it.

I'm watching YouTube tutorials. Every time I pause the video, I hear a constant 'tick tick tick'. It's very quiet but in a quiet room it's LOUD. It's driving me crazy!! I can't concentrate on what I'm trying to do! I always thought the speaker wires had to be far away from any other wire. Sometimes I think maybe its audio port. Sometimes I think something is damaged. I bought new speakers and a subwoofer because of this problem. The only thing that ever seems to help is trial and error. Move a wire here, move a wire there until I finally don't hear that sound.

I'm going bonkers!! I'm so aggravated that I'm nearly in tears. My hair is just now growing back after chemo. I'm afraid I'll pull it out if this maddening problem persists!!!

Please, if anyone know WHY this happens please tell me so I can keep it from happening in the future.

 

[Mike-BTU]

It's not coming from any particular area? Or is it from a speaker?

A good recording of it would help. Use your phone and upload the sound file to a file sharing service. Post the link to the file.

Also, assuming you can run your computer on a battery, try turning off one circuit breaker at a time and see which one(s) stops the noise.

Possibly, two different breakers will stop it.

If it's mechanical, I've used either a stethoscope or two or three feet of rubber heater hose from an auto parts supply store. One end in your ear, and the opposite end where it sounds like it might be coming from.

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

A good recording of it would really help.

Can we attach audio files?

 

[Condobloke]

Are there any clocks in the room or watches of any kind ?....even a software clock on the pc ?

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

clocks in the room or watches

This almost sounds like a trick question...

No

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

even a software clock on the pc

Uh... What PC doesn't have a clock in the panel/task bar?

My cell phone has a clock...

 

[Condobloke]

We have a wall clock in the room adjoining our pc room.

When music and etc is silenced in the pc room, I can clearly hear the clock ticking.

Not a 'trick' question at all. Tiny sounds can be amplified by our senses when louder noises are shut down.

Software clock

Is the ticking sound rhythmical?.....consistent?......

 

[Mike-BTU]

Can we attach audio files?

I don't know. See my edited post.

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

Is the ticking sound rhythmical?.....consistent?...

Yes.

 

[Mike-BTU]

Yes.

About how far apart are the ticks? A second? Less? More?

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

It's not coming from any particular area? Or is it from a speaker?

It's definitely the speakers. If I turn the volume all the way down I don't hear it. If I put my ear next to the speakers it's unquestionably coming from them. (No sounds from the subwoofer).

A good recording of it would help. Use your phone and upload the sound file to a file sharing service. Post the link to the file.

I'll use Google drive

Also, assuming you can run your computer on a battery

No...

try turning off one circuit breaker at a time and see which one(s) stops the noise.

I don't think the other tenants in the house would appreciate this!

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

About how far apart are the ticks? A second? Less? More?

Close to a second...

There's a definite pause. Long enough to make me think I moved a wire and fixed the problem. That's when my newly grown hair is most in danger!

 

[Mike-BTU]

Close to a second...

There's a definite pause. Long enough to make me think I moved a wire and fixed the problem. That's when my newly grown hair is most in danger!

I have a general idea, but I don't know how to explain it right now.

 

[Mike-BTU]

You're not using a CRT monitor, I assume?

 

[Mike-BTU]

What is plugged into the computer besides the power cord and the speakers? If anything, unplug it temporarily and see if it goes away.

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

Tick Tick Tick


@Mike-W0BTU This may have been missed.

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

You're not using a CRT monitor, I assume?

My GAWD NO!!!

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

If anything, unplug it temporarily and see if it goes away.

I'll do this and let you know

 

[Sherri is a Cat]

@Mike-W0BTU

No of those things helped

 

[Condobloke]

To my hearing, that sound reminded me of a keyboard........something 'running'....and then switching over to 'non running ' mode

is your keyboard wired or wireless?....either way......disable it at the appropriate time....mouse also
Does a fan in the tower get a tick to it when its speed increase under the load of running a video and is then decreased with the vid stopped

I own a stethoscope.....I used it as part of my 50 odd years repairing small engines etc, to listen for odd sounds ....usually in running engines etc etc
In its absence I would use a screwdriver.......rest the tip of the screwdriver against the side of the crankcase, motor, whatever, and put my ear over the end of the handle. I would then move from point to point, giving my hearing time to adjust to the various sounds emanating from the motor until I could separate the "offending" sound.

It is a rough method, but given a bit of patience it does work.