192 I/O fan is fairly loud...normal ???

[vudoo]

when i turn on my 192 i/o the fan is quite loud for a few seconds then it gets softer and idle at a noise level that is still audible...is this normal ?? Thanks

[ctmartin]

Yes. It's just a boot-up thang. I've run mine all day and the fans never seem to kick-in like at boot-up. I got worried at first, thinking that I needed ANOTHER isolation rack! But no worries...

-C

[ctmartin]

P.S. Just make sure you put 'em in a rack with a little space on each side of the units, as the air flow is side to side.

-C

[vudoo]

thanks for the reply...but even after the initial boot up fan noise...its idle fan noise levewl is still fairly audible is this normal ?? do you have it in the same room ??? do you use an iso booth ???

[ctmartin]

Hey Vudoo,

We record in the control room all the time. I do have my 192's in the control room, but in a normal rack. I have an isolation rack for the REALLY noisy stuff... Mac, Hard Drives & Tape Backup, Expansion Chassis (that fan is really loud). But I have found the fans on the 192's to be relatively quiet compared to the stuff in the iso rack. All I can say is make sure you've got a little space *on both sides* of each unit for breathing -- maybe your 192's have asthma?

Peace,
C