M4 input noise?

[tvbcristt]

Hi! I know that the two mic inputs provide quite a lot of gain, but I'd like to know if it's normal...in the image you can see that if I set the gain past 4 o'clock (and it is not crancked all the way up) there's a lot of noise coming from the input meters (and I can hear that in my DAW). This is happening as you can see with no mic connected but it's just the same with a xlr cable and mic inserted. Is it all good?? Does your M4 do the same?
My system is laptop HP zbook i7 with Windows 10.

[mikehalloran]

If I'm reading the switches and knobs correctly, you are seeing the input from your PC.

If that's not it, we need more information.

[CharlzS]

Try unchecking/disabling 'Use lowest latency safety' in the M4 control panel.

[tvbcristt]

Try unchecking/disabling 'Use lowest latency safety' in the M4 control panel.

it's already unchecked.

[tvbcristt]

If I'm reading the switches and knobs correctly, you are seeing the input from your PC.

If that's not it, we need more information.

nope, it's just the front inputs 1 & 2 level metering (apparently they work even with no cable/mic/instrument inserted).

[mikehalloran]

Does it anything change when you rotate the In/Out balance counterclockwise?

[tvbcristt]

Does it anything change when you rotate the In/Out balance counterclockwise?

doesn't change. and also doesn't change whether the MON button is on or off.

[tvbcristt]

I just contacted the Motu support via chat and they say it's just the regular noise floor of the unit....so it's normal
but I just wanted to compare with someone else's M4 here...

[CharlzS]

I get one bar on the meter with the gain full tilt and quite a bit of noise in DP with a track record enabled for input one or two ~-48db. I also start to get noticeable noise just after a one o'clock setting, but nothing on the meters. That's with the output volume full on. In my previous post I misunderstood what was the issue.

[tvbcristt]

I get one bar on the meter with the gain full tilt and quite a bit of noise in DP with a track record enabled for input one or two ~-48db. I also start to get noticeable noise just after a one o'clock setting, but nothing on the meters. That's with the output volume full on. In my previous post I misunderstood what was the issue.

thanks

[fernandezjw]

If you plug 2 48V mics and turn them on, does the noise is still there ??