Questions tagged [microphone]
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Can I retrieve sound from laptop speakers that has been cancelled unintentionally while recording from a microphone?
Is it possible to retrieve any sound from laptop speakers which has been cancelled unintentionally while recording from a microphone in Windows 7? I left the option to remove speakers' "...
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Using two mics and listening to one of them
I have two mics, One is for me and the other one is a music keyboard.
How can I mix the two into one while also being able to hear the keyboard through my headphones?
I've made it work with a virtual ...
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Audio Interface + Microphone: Load Impedance / ratio
I want to buy an Audio Interface and Condenser Microphone to record to my PC. I found the two following matching my needs:
SSL 12 (Overview)
Austrian Audio OC818 (Overview)
But according to several ...
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Blue Yeti USB cable issues? [closed]
I've had a standard Blue Yeti mic I've used for a few years, pretty happy with it.
For one project I run the Yeti through a USB hub into a laptop. I've wanted to get a second cable to make the setup ...
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How can I monitor and send a wet signal from my DAW to my conferencing software?
I purchased a Shure SM57 to use for conference calls. It is connected to an audio interface (RME Babyface original). I want to apply dynamic effects to it but the software that comes with the RME ...
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How can I make my microphone work on my MacBook Pro?
I can't get my dynamic microphone to work on my MacBook Pro. How do I go about it?
I have a speaker, headphone splitter and a 3.5 mm male-to-female audio cable.
Still, I cannot recognize the ...
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Recording ambient sound while minimizing phase issues
I have an inexpensive Zoom recorder with mics swappable into X/Y position. How should I go about recording ambient sound (street, etc.) while avoiding phasing issues? Is that even a possibility in ...
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What kind of microphone and audio interface needed for indoor TDOA sourcing
I am working on a project and experimenting with trilaterating the location of a loud sound source, using 3 microphones placed around a room. I currently use cheap M1 Movo USB microphones, but the ...
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Phantom Power supply not working with my BM800 condensor mic
I recently bought a BM800 microphone, V8 sound card and a Phantom Power Supply. The mic and sound card works fine but when I connect the phantom power into this setup the mic stops working. The ...
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How to avoid acoustic feedback when having heavy vocal effects during a live performance?
I recently had to perform a live an EP of electronic (experimental/neo-classic) I released. Vocals are being radically altered through an FX chain.
Despite that I did some tests in my home studio ...
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How to bootleg live concert using android phone? [closed]
I am planning on recording a live concert in 32 bit float 192khz sampling rate stereo using an android phone What app should I use? How do I prevent the audio from clipping? Thanks.
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How to plug TS 6.5 mic to laptop [closed]
I found this pretty old microphone and I wanted to see if there were any chances of using it. It is a DM-30 Dynamic Microphone from Pioneer Electronic Corp.
I tried using a 6.5 to 3.5 adapter to my ...
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BM-800 Microphone sound quality problem [duplicate]
I just got a 6 dollar sound card, now I connect my microphone (BM-800) to the sound card and then I connect the sound card to my laptop. It works but the quality of the audio is just terrible. What am ...
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Is there a wireless mic system that can use both lapel/lavalier & reporter/interview mic?
Does anyone know if one wireless microphone system can receive signals from lavalier mics and a reporter mic?
E.g. reporter/interview/singer mic on a stand in the audience, and a lavalier mic on a ...
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Dayton Audio mic calibration file details
Dayton Audio provides calibration measurements for some of their mics in the form of a text file mapping frequencies to gains for that particular mic (by serial number), e.g. one of mine is:
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Why do microphones need padded storage cases?
Most pro microphones I've seen are usually carried in huge padded storage cases. Huge, as in, way bigger than comparable camera bags. I don't really understand this as the microphone itself is covered ...
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Strange static / low frequency noise with a Rode AI-1 on MME / ASIO drivers
I'm using a Rode NT1 microphone and a Rode AI-1, plugged into a USB-C port of a Windows 11 laptop (I have tried other ports too). I am using Adobe Audition.
When I try recording using MME drivers, a ...
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Is Synco G1 (A1) mic input (TRS) stereo or balanced?
So the Synco G1 wireless microphone transmitter has a TRS jack 1/8 mic input.
Does this TRS mic input stand for balanced or stereo audio?
I have searched the web, but I can't find any confirmation ...
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Recording student questions in small class 20-30 people
I'm building a classroom that's set up to record in person lectures for online content. I want to capture the presenter and have an option of grabbing the audience if there's a question asked or a ...
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What is the ideal type of mic to use for recording street musicians?
I have a project I'd like to do involving video (and sound) recording of street musicians.
I'm wondering what the best type of mic to use in this type of situation would be.
I probably want it to be ...
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Why my lav mic makes static when connected to PC, but not if connected to mixer?
I just bought a lav mics for an accordion and when I connect it to the PC using minijack to USB adapter and transimitter/receiver and moving a wire, I hear static crackling. From that I understand ...
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Looking for a mic set up for zoom in a large room
I have used with success 4 boundary mics around a table. Now with more people in the room I am unable to pick up people away from the table and thought to add a condenser mic on a stand.
What kind of ...
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Why does my microphone sound tinny when I turn up my output on my Audio Interface?
thank you in advance for any help you can give me!
So I have a Samson 03 Condenser Mic plugged in to my Sonos Audiobox USB 96, but the problem is that the mic starts to sound really tinny and weird, ...
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Microphone polar plot measurement frequencies
So, I'm looking at generating a polar plot to see directional dependence of a sensor that I've got. I downloaded a basic tool in MATLAB called dirplot, which I can read my measured data over 360 ...
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1/8 mic to 1/4 input wiring?
I am trying to connect a headset with inline microphone to my computer through my NI Komplete Audio 6 audio interface. The headphones have a 1/8" TRRS male cable which I have plugged into a 1/8&...
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How to merge two audio outputs to one output
I'm trying to merge two audio outputs which are my microphone and VB-Audio Virtual Cable, to one output, and maybe make one of the outputs quieter when my microphone is making sound. I'm looking for a ...
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Quiet place sound meter
Is it possible to sense small audio signal like 30db with electret microphone? Is there any module to do this manually?
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Is it okay to connect Belden 8412 to condenser microphone?
I know there is Belden 8423 which states that it's specially made for phantom power, but I currently only have Belden 8412, since I only had dinamic microphone(before you ask, yes I am planning to buy ...
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Audio interface and mic monitor for video conferencing
I am thinking of getting an XLR microphone for video conferencing. Will the mic monitoring output of the audio interface only output my voice or the audio from the video conferencing software mixed ...
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Is there equipment capable of recording the entire audio spectrum (audible through ultrasonic)?
Title pretty much says it all. I imagine it would take specialized gear through the entire signal chain - more like lab equipment than studio recording equipment. Probably a combination of inputs to ...
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Features suitable for a home studio microphone
In an untreated room, so we are talking about a very normal home studio without particular sound-absorbing panels or soundproof walls, what is the most important technical specification to take into ...
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Detect which microphone is spoken into
I have a couple (10 or so) microphone XLR inputs that goes into my analog mixer Allen & Heath PA20. The problem is that the channel inputs don't have a signal LED that lights up when someone ...
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Understanding microphone and recorder/preamplifier noise specifications
I am currently trying to understand the connections between microphone sensitivity, decibels, signal-to-noise ratio, bit depth, dynamic range, etc.
A picture from which I expect a lot to understand ...
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RC300: using a dynamic mic via JACK or XLR
Does the RC300 (or any audio device in general) have a special internal gain for the XLR input? When using a dynamic mic via JACK the sound level is very minimal, whereas when using it with the XLR ...
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What are the frequency dependent design components of microphones?
I would like to know what are the frequency limiting design factors and components in microphones? Why are some microphones able to detect sound up to 100kHz and others only 20kHz? I know that the ...
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Weird hum with Dynamic Microphones
I have a new Rode PodMic (or Procaster) plugged into a Behringer U-Phoria UMC204HD and I experienced a very weird hum problem. If I place the mic on different locations / angles, a very weird hum ...
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Will a cloudlifter get rid of noise for (RE20, Focusrite solo) combo for talking?
Currently, I own an RE20 along with a focusrite solo interface.
I find that recordings of me speaking is quite noisy.
Two questions:
What's the purpose of a cloudlifter? (is it solely to increase the ...
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What (and how) UHF receiver should I buy?
I am in a situation where a UHF mic is being used to transmit audio to a speaker with a built in receiver. In this case, the speaker in question is a Pyle PPHP1241WMU. The actual transmitter has no ...
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Can I send mic-level audio out to body unit of wireless lav?
I'm hosting an event in an auditorium with a number of audio feature's I like, and some that get in my way. The room is controlled by a Creston system -- which is simply a black box to me, and I'd ...
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Can a microphone suddenly stop picking child voices [closed]
My parents are complaining that on the last Zoom call (last week was fine) they couldn't hear their son (6 years old) until he used the microphones on a headset.
I run a mic test
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Purchase process for piano microphones
I will purchase microphones for recording pianos, and I need advice on how I reason about it.
My criteria for the microphones are (therefore):
For piano exclusively, upright and grand. I have long K&...
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How to record a multi-host podcast with a dedicated microphone on an iPad
Trying to get a podcast started with two host that are working remotely. The simple environment I am trying to work with recording with a discord bot. I have a gaming headset that I want to try using ...
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Recording quiet sounds in a loud environment
Is there a technology which allows to record relatively quiet sounds even in a (very) loud environment? To perhaps better explain what I'm after, picture a small ballerina music box at a loud ...
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Tascam dr40x 'stereo mode' with built0in mics yields doubled/strange audio
I have a Tascam Dr40x.
I have mainly the default settings, recording as mp3 192.
When I record in 'stereo record mode' with the built in mics I am getting this weird 'doubled voice' sound. However, ...
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Do USB audio adapters supply bias voltage for lavalier condenser mics, and is TRS better than TRRS?
I give a lot of live (but recorded) seminars over zoom and need high voice quality. At home I use a Rode NT5 plugged into a focusrite 2i2 in a room with some sound treatment, and am pleased with the ...
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Low end is missing from audio through sound interface and condenser mic going to macOS
My setup is very cheap. I consider myself a beginner, so I wanted to learn and let this learning journey progressively unveil the need for better gear.
Mic: Neewer® NW-700 Professional Studio ...
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Mic with character, or transparent + DAW?
Condenser, small diaphragm microphones are known for transparent sound, while the large diaphragms often have an (appreciated) coloured sound. That is my understanding, correct me if I’m wrong.
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Sporadic, hissing, wind-like noise from condenser microphone - what cause/fix?
There are acoustic glitches in my recordings, and I would like to know the cause of the sound anomaly and possible fixes.
This is what our spectrogram looks like:
And here are the example recordings ...
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Difference of a normal(Dual array) microphone and a Digital Microphone
backstory: So I have been searching for some laptops, and stumbled upon this question.
The laptop A has an Dual Array Microphone, nothing special; the laptop B has an Digital Microphone - Digital and ...
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No external mic input can be given to Laptop
I have a ASUS A555LF laptop. I facing an issue with microphone, my laptop only detects in built mic but any other external mic source like headphones or condenser mic.
I used OBS as audio monitor for ...
