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sockingtonsworth posted:I would like to buy a new microphone. I've had this one for about a decade. I really don't wanna spend a lot of money, i just want my voice to stop getting so badly condensed Sm57 is the only one i have and it's really good, it produces quite a low signal but it's clean so it amplifies fine. I've done a lot of voice work with it.
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sebmojo posted:Sm57 is the only one i have and it's really good, it produces quite a low signal but it's clean so it amplifies fine. I've done a lot of voice work with it. I just bought an SM57 as my first mic, along with my first interface and first MIDI keyboard. Following my dreams 
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Dec 13, 2017 13:40
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The SM58 is designed more for voice than the exceptionally similar SM57. The Rode NT1-A is also a good budget option for voice (needs phantom power).
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Dec 13, 2017 20:32
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Rode NT1 (the not A version) is just plain great and also ultra low noise. But less cheap.
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khysanth posted:The SM58 is designed more for voice than the exceptionally similar SM57. yeah, good point I should have said.
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looking to get back to recording. i would be doing one instrument at a time. i would never record a full band or anything. guitar, bass, vocals. was thinking of picking up a ua apollo, probably the mkii quad. anyone have one? thoughts? everyone seems to love it from what i can tell. i have some questions if you do. namely, can i record a dry signal to my daw, then return that dry signal back through the device to use those plugins? also looking to build a computer for this venture. i bought ableton for the free upgrade to 10 when it hits in a couple of months. any thoughts on computer builds? specs? thanks for your help.
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This humble bundle is completely bonkers.
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Yeah, I can't vouch for anything else on that list other than Sony Vegas. I remember at my old job, using Vegas 9, and it was really great. I don't know if the 'music maker' software there is hot garbage or not, but that version of Vegas is apparently legit and good and not some weird limited edition.
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Yeah, I can't vouch for anything else on that list other than Sony Vegas. I remember at my old job, using Vegas 9, and it was really great. I don't know if the 'music maker' software there is hot garbage or not, but that version of Vegas is apparently legit and good and not some weird limited edition. Yeah I should have said, vegas for twenty bucks is the draw, everything else is sweetener. but the stranger things synths and the effects are decent.
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sebmojo posted:Yeah I should have said, vegas for twenty bucks is the draw, everything else is sweetener. but the stranger things synths and the effects are decent. Can I use those synths in another DAW ?
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Dec 18, 2017 20:45
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Looks like its just a sample pack and the other stuff is all VSTS so you should be good to use it in Reaper or whatever.
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NonzeroCircle posted:Looks like its just a sample pack and the other stuff is all VSTS so you should be good to use it in Reaper or whatever. I figured. So what's a decent, but cheapish midi keyboard you guys would recommend?
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I really dig my Nektar Impact for auditioning sounds and it integrates with pretty much every DAW easily, just a quick install of the relevant package. My previous keyboard was a Novation which was fine but Automap is a fucker. How many keys are you after? Are drum pads important to you?
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Dec 18, 2017 23:29
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I just got my M-Audio Oxygen Mk IV and I've got no complaints
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Tweezer Reprise posted:I just got my M-Audio Oxygen Mk IV and I've got no complaints Yup that's pretty much exactly what I want. I'm a simple man.
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I'm so frustrated. I got my interface (BEHRINGER U-PHORIA UMC404HD) and my mic (SHURE SM57), and I've been having noise woes. Apparently peaks should be between -12 dB and -6 dB, but when I turn up my preamp loud enough so that me blowing into the mic or strumming my acoustic as hard as I can falls within that range, I start hearing really annoying interference and noise. Let me die, I'm not cut out for this. I'm using WASAPI as an audio driver in REAPER. Here's a normalized version of what it sounds like: https://instaud.io/1zcG (at 1.5 seconds)
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Dec 22, 2017 19:12
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Did the Behringer come with drivers to install? If not and there's none for it download ASIO4ALL (free). Is the mic pad turned on?
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I installed the drivers, the noise starts creeping in when the mic pad is off and the preamp is at 11 o'clock, with it on it's just too quiet. I still hear it even when I'm listening directly to the interface and it's unplugged from my computer, so I really don't want to have to use ASIO4ALL if I don't have to (since I can't hear audio from any other source on my computer if I do)
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ASIO4ALL won't do anything helpful for the noise. What sort of level is the noise at without normalizing?
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Tweezer Reprise posted:BEHRINGER Every Behringer preamp I've ever used has had noise issues. Maybe get a separate pre?
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-70dB, apparently? God, it seems very noticeable to me in my monitor headphones. Should I not worry about it?
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Tweezer Reprise posted:-70dB, apparently? God, it seems very noticeable to me in my monitor headphones. Should I not worry about it? There are definitely preamps that just plain do better, but this is fairly normal and reasonable. Operating within the specs of a budget preamp, certainly. Useful signal will mask it out. Use gates, like they did in the 60s-70-80s when -70dB self noise was beyond state of the art even in professional studios. They certainly managed back then. Apart from getting another interface or using an external preamp, a more sensitive microphone would also alleviate the problem somewhat. e: or a CloudLifter possibly, as another avenue. Flipperwaldt fucked around with this message at 20:02 on Dec 22, 2017 |
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Flipperwaldt posted:It's noticeable because of the frequencies in it. Some devices may have noise at a similar level that's less noticeable. Alright, thank you guys! I appreciate it, you don't even know.
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Is it normal for a SM57 to sound really quiet? I have to nearly max out the input gain on my 2i2 in order to get anything from it and then in my daw I have to boost it even more.
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Spanish Manlove posted:Is it normal for a SM57 to sound really quiet? I have to nearly max out the input gain on my 2i2 in order to get anything from it and then in my daw I have to boost it even more. I just normalize it to a decent volume, but yeah my 57 is pretty quiet. do you have phantom power going in? 
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sebmojo posted:I just normalize it to a decent volume, but yeah my 57 is pretty quiet. do you have phantom power going in? Nope. I'm wondering if I should look into a cheap mic preamp to run into first before the interface. It's not a huge deal but just something I was thinking about just now.
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Spanish Manlove posted:Is it normal for a SM57 to sound really quiet? I have to nearly max out the input gain on my 2i2 in order to get anything from it and then in my daw I have to boost it even more.
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I figured that may have something to do with it. I use the interface for voip stuff on the computer as well and noticed that my cheapo no name mic that came free with a mic stand sounds better for talking than the 57. I may upgrade from the 2i2 eventually but for now it's fine as I mainly use it for guitar DI.
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Just look into the CloudLifter. The 2i2's preamps are absolutely fine when presented with a decent signal level.
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Oh, ignore the bit above about phantom power - 57s don't need it. Also the 57s like being quite close to what they're recording, so that might help - i do voice recording into a Komplete audio 6 and it gives a low signal but it amplifies cleanly in my DAW. Here's something i did for an LP. But a pre-amp is going to help.
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Hmm I'm using a cheapo windscreen fuzz condom thingy and literally touching it tenderly with my lips while talking/singing, God won't let me get any closer to the microphone without it putting a ring on my finger.
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It's perplexing how SM and I are having the same problems in parallel. Go buy a lottery ticket tomorrow, I'll be doing the same.
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another thing to check in case you haven't is whether you're picking up interference. does the noise change as you move farther/closer from your computer? i had to straight up get a longer thunderbolt cable and move all of my recording poo poo a few feet away to get rid of the noise i had with my focusrite.
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I'm getting real self conscious about my recording/playing ability as well, it's really tough to listen back and see your playing all over the bar. I assume this'll get better the more I do it?
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Tweezer Reprise posted:I'm getting real self conscious about my recording/playing ability as well, it's really tough to listen back and see your playing all over the bar. I assume this'll get better the more I do it? Practice. But yeah, tracking is merciless. If it's rhythm that's the issue, practice playing to a metronome.
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Is there any difference between how I should record vocals with a condenser mic compared to dynamic? I just got a Rode K2 after so many years of only using SM57/58s and I want to make sure I'm using it to the best of its ability.
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Danyull posted:Is there any difference between how I should record vocals with a condenser mic compared to dynamic? I just got a Rode K2 after so many years of only using SM57/58s and I want to make sure I'm using it to the best of its ability. Be a lot more careful, use a pop filter if possible. It's a lot easier to blow a condenser mic out than it is a dynamic the way it is constructed.
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I hope this isn't too basic, but make sure you've got something to feed it phantom power. I had a client who wasn't aware of that last week. v: whoops Grand Prize Winner fucked around with this message at 00:25 on Dec 31, 2017 |
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Grand Prize Winner posted:I hope this isn't too basic, but make sure you've got something to feed it phantom power.
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