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Noise is an unwanted disturbance in an electrical signal. This tag is for questions about sources of noise, noise types, issues caused by electrical noise, or improving the signal-to-noise ratio of an analog circuit.

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Can electrical noise cancel itself out?

If two independent noise sources are added together, their noise adds up like so: $$RMS_{sum} = \sqrt{RMS_1^2 + RMS_2^2}$$ Am I correct to assume that this only holds if the noise sources are independent … In this case, the noise of R1 should not appear at the output, correct? …
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Mains hum without ground loop

When I hook a device to the monitor input of my digital piano, I get a very noticable 50Hz hum. I understand that the monitor input doesn't have to be particuarly good quality, but it really is annoy …
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Mains hum without ground loop

It was the cable after all. It has a loose connection. Unless manipulated, it connects and sound gets through. That is why I didn't notice initally. Even then, I ruled it out as the cause for the hu …
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