AI SKILL

Ground Loop & Noise Hunter

Gives an AI assistant a safe, step-by-step method to classify the noise, isolate the stage where it enters by disconnecting stage by stage, and choose signal-level fixes.

What it does

Describe the sound and the chain. It tells you what to disconnect and what to listen for.

  • Classify the noise. Hum, buzz, hiss, whine or RF, and what each usually means.
  • Isolate by subtraction. Disconnect stage by stage, from output toward source.
  • Safe fixes. Isolation at signal level. It never suggests lifting a mains safety earth.

Where it helps

For hum, buzz and noise in studios, PA and OB systems. For anything involving mains wiring it sends you to a qualified electrician. It cannot replace a scope or an analyser.

How to use it

  1. Add the skill folder to Claude as a Skill, or open the universal prompt file and paste it into ChatGPT, Gemini or any assistant (custom GPT, Gem, system prompt, or the start of a chat).
  2. Describe your problem in your own words. The skill asks the few questions that change the answer.
  3. Check the answer against your equipment manuals and, where it matters, a measurement.

Limits

A skill makes an AI assistant more careful, not infallible. It cannot see your equipment, it can be wrong, and standards and platforms change. Every skill lists its sources and what it does not know, and shows whether a person has validated it. Mains power, RF power and structural work always need a qualified person.

Changelog

  • 26.10.1 2026-10-29

    First release. Status: to validate (not yet reviewed by a broadcast engineer).