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02-24-2007, 12:05 AM
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I'm recording a demo for my band tomorrow, and I got a chord to link my mic to my computer today, and have been messing with it all day. I'm using an SM-57, with a XLR to 1/8" jack directly into my soundcard, with the program Audacity. I notice when I record things, they sound REALLY quiet and far away. I've done everything I can, I have all input levels all the way up, all mic levels all the way up, and it just keeps coming out sounding really quiet. Not far away, just quiet. Is this something with my soundcard/comp or something with the mic? |
02-24-2007, 12:28 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Morgantown, WV | | | i have the exact opposite problem, everything sounds like dick when i try to record, it's all distorded, sounds like i'm using a fuzz pedal.
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02-24-2007, 02:19 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO, U.S. | | | You both need to use something as a preamp. What you ideally want to do is turn off the +20 dB boost and bring the mic recording gain slider down as far as it goes, then adjust what you're giving it so that it doesn't clip.
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02-24-2007, 02:50 PM
|  | Registered User | | Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Northeast, US | | | There are 2 sets of level to adjust:
- The input level inside Audacity
- The input level of the Windows Volume Control, under the Recording settings.
Dial those until you get a good clean, strong level that doesn't clip. [When looking at the visual of the sound waves in Audacity, it should be about 75% the size of the track band, never touching the top.]
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02-24-2007, 03:44 PM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: St. Louis, MO, U.S. | | Quote:
Originally Posted by SBassman  There are 2 sets of level to adjust:
- The input level inside Audacity
- The input level of the Windows Volume Control, under the Recording settings. | Are those different under Windows? On my Linux system moving one moves the other.
Regardless, my theory is that whatever I'm using as a preamp will have a better noise floor than my built-in audio interface, so I bring the built-in gain down and turn up my external equipment a little.
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02-24-2007, 11:31 PM
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Endorsements: Acacia & Spector basses, EMG Pickups, Ernie Ball Strings | | | | | Today we started recording for my band, and we used the same setup on a different computer (SM-57 straight into soundcard) with no pre-amp, and the tracks came out absolutely amazing. I'm guessing it was just my computer or something. |
02-25-2007, 03:45 AM
| | Registered User | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Melbourne, Australia | | Quote:
Originally Posted by Descent2Cocytus ...everything sounds like dick when i try to record... | ...
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HAHAHAHAHA!
Sorry, I'm immature i know, but that was bloody funny! | | Thread Tools | Search this Thread | | | | 
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