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Please help me with a microphone recording problem :)
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Flake_of_Freedom
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Posted : Jan 22, 2005 21:58
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Good day everyone 
I have a problem to record myself with my microphone to the computer...
I tried using the search but I couldn’t find the answer to this.
What I did: I plugged my microphone (Sony ECM-TS125) directly to the soundcard,
Opened a wave channel (in Cubase sx2) pushed the record button.
I here the signal in the background, but very very low... all I can hear is the input signal that mixed in with the audio playback. Just unwanted sound!
Is it because I don’t have low latency value hardware?!
Please help me to solve this problem 
Thanks in advance,
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Mike A
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Posted : Jan 22, 2005 22:05
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That's because you plugged your mic into the line in input and not the mic in.
try again
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Flake_of_Freedom
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Posted : Jan 22, 2005 22:24
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ok sec i'll check again 
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Flake_of_Freedom
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Posted : Jan 22, 2005 23:13
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I solved the problem ahi
It was a pre amplifier problem... I needed to connect a pre amp between the microphone and the sound card...
Now I connected and it working sweet
Thanks for the trying to help mike
Bye bye
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Posted : Jan 23, 2005 08:48
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That why a 'mic input' has a pre-amp built on the line.
 Crackling universes dive into their own neverending crackle...
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Flake_of_Freedom
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Posted : Jan 23, 2005 14:17
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you mean that comes with the microphone ?!
coz if yes... yes it comes with
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Flake_of_Freedom
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Posted : Jan 23, 2005 14:29
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I have another little problem now... the microphone senses are too high sensitive. Don’t know if it’s a bad thing… I very pleased with the recording quality, but it records in the background also a low whoosh sound you know...
* How can I control the sensitive of the microphone record or if you have another solution maybe?
* What plugging you segues me to put while recording vocals?
Some names of a good limiter & dynamics, eq and reverb would be prescient
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Flake_of_Freedom
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Posted : Jan 23, 2005 14:32
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Is there any were tutorial or good link to site that explain recording singing?
How to chose a human sound for singing or tech etc’...
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Yoake
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Posted : Jan 23, 2005 22:05
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If you got high sensitive mic so it aint dynamic one...
 for recording live singing !
i dont know this mic but i think you are talking about condencer ...
well....in the recording mic tips...  
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Pavel
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Posted : Jan 23, 2005 22:10
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Ok, first thing first. What kind of a microphone do you have? Condencer or Dynamic? What brand?
Very important to record the sound as objectively as possible. Meaning, no processing of the sound should be allowed in the initial recording. Any process (Eq, Dynamic processes, FX) should be done after the recording has been made. For the precise frequency range of vocals and instruments just google it
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Yoake
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Posted : Jan 23, 2005 22:11
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DJ Buju
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Posted : Jan 23, 2005 22:18
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On 2005-01-23 22:10, Pavel wrote:
Ok, first thing first. What kind of a microphone do you have? Condencer or Dynamic? What brand?
Very important to record the sound as objectively as possible. Meaning, no processing of the sound should be allowed in the initial recording. Any process (Eq, Dynamic processes, FX) should be done after the recording has been made. For the precise frequency range of vocals and instruments just google it
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I must disagree with you Pavel.
Adding EQ or Dynamics is essential even when you going to "tape". If someone doesn't know how then it can be really bad for the recording but if you know a bit about the recording process then you must do that.
P.S. always cut before boost
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orik
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Posted : Jan 23, 2005 22:35
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On 2005-01-23 22:18, DJ Buju wrote:
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On 2005-01-23 22:10, Pavel wrote:
Ok, first thing first. What kind of a microphone do you have? Condencer or Dynamic? What brand?
Very important to record the sound as objectively as possible. Meaning, no processing of the sound should be allowed in the initial recording. Any process (Eq, Dynamic processes, FX) should be done after the recording has been made. For the precise frequency range of vocals and instruments just google it
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I must disagree with you Pavel.
Adding EQ or Dynamics is essential even when you going to "tape". If someone doesn't know how then it can be really bad for the recording but if you know a bit about the recording process then you must do that.
P.S. always cut before boost
BUju
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your both right, the thing is...it depends...
if your signal is going to be a very dynamic one, then its good to compress it a bit whyle
recording in order to get a constant rms as possible.
adding eq in the proper place can also give you more of the freq you want at a higher
level to tape, and with one or both of these combined you can get abetter louder signal to tape...
on the other hand sometimes a dynamic signal
is actualy what you would want and adding compressors or eqs whyle recording can fuck it up, by loosing parts of the signal you would of wanted...so...again...it depends...
(p.s "to tape" - apllies to HD as well offcourse)... |
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Flake_of_Freedom
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Posted : Jan 24, 2005 00:32
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Hi Pavel
The microphone I use is Sony ECM-TS125 (http://www.minidisc.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=27&products_id=114)
It’s Electret Condenser Microphone.
There was a show in 24 channel (in Israel) called “9 hours and a song”, with Astral Projection.
They record the singer Zehava Ben (whitch I like very much btw ). When they record her they did used process in the recording (I think… or maybe they just opened some process just to the headphones and not to the recording in put line?! you know to let her hear herself with reverb and dynamics on the music...)
What you think?
Thanks for the helpful links Yoake.
Yes it depends orik as you said...
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DJ Buju
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Posted : Jan 24, 2005 01:00
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As they were using a console (mixer) when recording the singer she could hear Reverb or any other effects without it going to tape/HD.
first thing you must get familiar with the signal path.
you have to paths:
1) monitor path
2) record path
As they were sending the Fx from auxes you can choose if to make it pre/post fader meaning that her reverb in the headphones are post fader and they re not effecting the recored path.
hope it makes things a bit more clear...
Bom BOm
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