...can the video monitor affect a recording?

[subaua]

hi mates,

i'm trying to definitevly realize if and how the screen-generated magnetic field can influence sound recording. i read somewhere about LCD/TFT screens being the *definitive choice* because traditional tube monitors could add unwanted noises to the input signal (notice that i'm NOT talkin about the output signal being affected). i don't truly know how (and if) this statement is true...
any ideas or experiences to share?

thank you all,
[subaua]

[f3]

One thing it can do is cause noise when recording a guitar having a single coil pickup. You can overcome it by moving away, finding the correct angle of guitar vs. screen, or just turning off the monitor while recording.

f3

[bombastique]

ANY kind of EM (electromagnetic) interferance can create audible noise in a signal path. Power cables running next to audio cables can pick up a 60hz hum. Rheostat light fixtures can create hum, so can certain flourescent fixtures (the ballast outputs EM noise).

[Daniel Smart]

One thing it can do is cause noise when recording a guitar having a single coil pickup. You can overcome it by moving away, finding the correct angle of guitar vs. screen, or just turning off the monitor while recording.

It's not just single-coils either - it applies to humbuckers as well. Standing at right angles will kill the interference (or as said turn off the monitor or stand in another room).

-Dan