Norman86
So something i have been wondering for a while is this:
Everyone talks about the tone you get from using pedals and then spend a fortune on cables to connect the pedals together, and for a power unit.
But then many times the power is routed alongside the signal cable.
Now, i know there isnt much power going through the power cables, but surely the power being routed parallel to the signal must distort the signal and degrade the tone?! Introduce hum and the like?!
That doesnt make sense to me!!
Or do people just not know that they shouldnt route it like this?
makepeace
well, technically speaking, your supply will be designed to be quiet, thus the leads coming out of it going to your pedals should be quiet too. thus they won't have an effect on your signal cables. this is assuming that your mains cable is kept a reasonable distance away from your pedals and signal cables.
your signal cables are also designed in such a way that they shield themselves (but you probably know this). the ground wire is wrapped around the hot wire in the hope that most of the RF interference will go to ground.
ezietsman
Yes what he said, also remember the power cabling coming from your supply contains DC, so there shouldn't oscillating magnetic fields (maybe a tiny amount from the ripple, but that's splitting hair) around those which can induce noise in your signal cabling. So I don't think it makes a difference. Maybe keep your mains cables away from your signal cables though...
