Sometimes you just want to noodle around on your electric guitar on your couch and don’t want to go through the hassle of setting up your amp and pedals. Sometimes you want to practice your guitar but aren’t near your guitar equipment. …

You can’t stop the signal, Mal.

— Mr. Universe

You see, there’s been a problem with my music setup for some time, but I’ve been too busy lately to properly investigate.

When practicing guitar, sometimes I would hear this noise — an annoying static hiss, as well as a repetitive, ice-picky …