Questions tagged [noise]
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Calculating noise in dB produced by microphone pre-amplifiers
I need to know whether my pre-amplifier or my microphone is limiting the sound quality (in terms of noise) of my recording setup.
The sound recorder (SM2Bat+, Wildlife Acoustics) has a specified ...
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Fishman Aura Plus buzz and hum
I've a Martin 00-15E Retro with inbuilt electronics by Fishman (F1 Aura Plus ).
Noticed recently that the guitar had developed a bad earth hum and buzz.
Removed the strings and saddle and checked at ...
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Noise and Grounding: what's the point of external phantom power supplies?
I have a Focusrite Scarlet 2i2 2nd gen audio interface, which is powered through its USB bus. I have a AT2035 condenser mic attached to it, using the onboard phantom power capabilities. The interface ...
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Why does the tonearm cable from my turntable pick up noise?
I have recently pick up an old turntable (my detailed setup goes below) and facing the background noise issue. I think it is something being picked up by my tonearm cable because when I move it or ...
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Issues with mix-minus setup on Xenyx Q1002USB with dbx 286s
My setup is simple and complicated at the same time:
My mixer is a Behringer Xenyx Q1002 USB Premium.
1. I have a XLR microphone going into a dbx 286s Mic Preamp/Processor. The processed audio is ...
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Denoising studio induced noise and noise due to poor recording
Background
Cassette tapes of speeches have been made in 2000 in locations which are not studio like environs for recording (i.e. contain various sources of noise such as fans, folks moving about, ...
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Why do some audio amps use AC while others use DC
In particular I am looking at the JDS Labs Atom and the iFI iCan SE.
The iCan outputs a tremendous amount of power, 4 times that of the Atom, enough to drive speakers; But does so less cleanly, at-...
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How to fix the buzzing noise from external speakers [closed]
I have been experiencing this issue since ever but never knew how to fix it.
When my TV is connected to external speakers, there is a slight buzzing noise from the speakers. It increases when the ...
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i have a 48 volt Innogear phantom power that is causing a thumping noise to be in my recording
so I have had an innogear preamp for about a year now and it is in great condition but it's causing my recordings to have a thumping noise in it I don't know what to do should I toss it and buy a new ...
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Remove vocals by combining multiple sources of the same background music? (cancel out differences)
Let's assume the same background music is used at different places in the same video and also in different videos (e.g. documentary series).
AudaCity has a vocal removal plugin that works well ...
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Bandpass filter using SoX
To limit the audio file input.wav containing noise mixed with a pure 1000 Hz frequency sinusoidal tone to 995-1005 Hz, using SoX :
sox input.wav output.wav sinc 995-1005
However, the volume changes ...
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“seawave” noise on the right channel of a line array sound system
I work in that community center for almost a year now. Without any warning and only when there is no input source on, you can hear a "seawave" kind of noise on the right channel of a line array sound ...
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How to avoid computer noise in studio monitors?
I have a M-Audio M-Track MKII (USB) and I bought a pair of Behringer studio monitors recently and using 1/4 TRS cables between them. I hear permanent noise of the cpu on the monitors, even it changes ...
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Is it that bad to run line level audio wires next to AC wires?
I have to place my amplifier+turntable setup away from my working desk. Currently the amp has three devices plugged in: a turntable, a digital audio receiver and a simple jack output from my pc. Both ...
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Impedance mismatch buzzing?
Can a mismatch in impedance cause a buzzing noise? I plugged a MacPro into my Yamaha QL5 using a 3.5mm to XLR(well I didn’t someone else did) and there is some buzzing coming through. I know how to ...
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Behringer C1-U Microphone Static Noise In Background
So I got my Behringer C1-U Microphone for my birthday on the 19th of November, and the Microphone has been amazing since just recently, all of sudden there has been a super annoying static sound in ...
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Isolate a subwoofer from the floor below
So, I live in a two story house, and I have a subwoofer. any recomendations to isolate my subwoofer from my floor to keep the room below me relatively quiet?
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Can someone help me figure out this sound?
It is NOT a horse, donkey, elk, creaky door, yak call, pig, moose, a rubber chicken, antique car horn, coyote, rooster, or a elephant. Please help I have been struggling for a week!
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Why do so many tracks have an insanely high noise floor / white noise?
A lot of tracks have very loud white noise, and it's often very easy to hear at the beginning of tracks before it actually starts. The noise usually gets stupidly noticeable and annoying if listened ...
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Noise in KRK's when using Audio interface
I bought an audio interface and connected it to my laptop. I use a display via HDMI. But when I connect my laptop with the audio interface to the display a weird cracking noise is coming out of the ...
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Silenting the noise down, after recording
I have a fairly quiet studio to record vocals. However, when I record, the noise of the required cooling fans get in the way! The selected area of the wave in the picture is the low-noise I want to ...
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Condenser Microphone - Constant noise when using Phantom Power [duplicate]
Firstly my setup :
Microphone : Neewer NW-800
Phantom : Neewer NW-100 1-Channel 48V Phantom Power Supply
USB "interface" : One of those cheap USB soundcards
Software : Audacity, Adobe Audition CC
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Loud hiss coming from speakers when on line input
as the title says I have this problem: a loud high-pitched hiss (some 4Khz I believe) coming from speakers when a line input is selected. I have searched for similar problems but all I found seems ...
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How to improve SNR of low signals
I'm recording breathing sounds (inside anechoic chamber) with a MEMS microphone in a custom housing. The sound level is low; and near the noise floor of the mic, so we have a lot of input gain and ...
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Can you help identify this sound effect?
Can any of you help me identify this sound effect?
https://instaud.io/1GDq
You help is strongly appreciated.
Cheers!
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Mic recording an annoying 2KHz noise I cannot figure out from where!
I live in europe, so my AC is 220V x 50 Hz.
I am using the following rig to record sound:
Studio Projects B1, the old model, cardioid microphone.
M-Audio Firewire Solo to convert from analogue to ...
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Interference in new audio setup - how do I get rid of it? Possible ground loop?
I just bought M-Audio BX5 monitors and connected them to my Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium sound card with a stereo TRS to an unbalanced TRS (mono) in each speaker.
The sound is fine, but ...
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Phantom Power cause noise [duplicate]
so i have this weird problem, i just bought cheapo generic BM-800 microphone
i plug it directly to my PC, while i generate some noise, but overall its ok, as to be expected
then i try to boost the ...
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How to record a low frequency pulsating sound? [duplicate]
We hear/feel a pulsating sound/vibration in our house and in our car (when the car is parked at the house. The sound cannot be heard outside. It continues even after the circuit breakers are turned ...
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very noisy neighbor and need to record her rantings
I have a very noisy neighbor and need to record her rantings - what microphone would be good for this? Thank you!
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How to add Decibels?
I have just started studying Audio Engineering and I have come across a section where I need to add decibel levels together.
I am aware that adding two decibel levels together will always give you ...
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Help with amplifying voice on a call recording
I recorded a market research interview using ACR recorder on my andriod. I can hardly hear the person on other side when I play the recording. Tried amplifying through Audacity, using compressor ...
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White noise on audio setup for two computers
I'm having trouble with a streaming setup, consisting of two computers.
To listen to both the audio from the Streaming PC, and the Gaming PC; the Streaming PC has been plugged in to a Sound Blaster ...
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Extract lecturer voice and ignore background
I know questions similar to mine have already been posted and answered, but I didn't find one that answers my specific question.
I have an audio file where I have a teacher (let's call him Fred) who ...
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Identify source of “clicking” in track
I have this issue with recording my audio podcasts where i randomly start getting this "clicking" (im not sure clicking is the best way to describe it). It will randomly start after about 10-20 mins ...
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Can I damage condenser mic with Phantom Power connected using unbalanced cable?
I have Chord CM05 condenser microphone. For the first trials I bought cheap Phantom Power Supply, like this one:
Unfortunately the XLR cable I used was unbalanced one (with pins 1&3 ...
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The higher the gain the more white noise
I use the samson c01 condensor mic with the scarlet solo 2nd gen interface, I use logic pro x to record on.
I record vocals in the closet with blankets and everything surrounding so there is no ...
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Mute noise during export audio mixdown
While I export audio in cubase I get a "noise" which seems to be because it is saving the file, is it possible to mute that?
I get the noise both when saving uncompressed and compressed audio. The ...
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How can I make a voice in the background come to the foreground and remove foreground noise?
I have a lecture that was recorded poorly and from the back of the room, so picks up everyones movements close to it, but the lecturer you can hardly hear. Is there a way I can bring the lecturers ...
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What is the best way to reduce background noise on a video recorded with a camcorder (background chatter)?
My colleague and I attended a conference and made a number of interviews in a crowded hall full of people.
We are completely new to video recording: it was just Panasonic HC-V777 camcorder (~300$) ...
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Why am I hearing weird static nosie on my speakers
Our Church uses Yamaha CM 12V speakers for monitor, powered by QSC GX5 amps.
Every 3 to 5 minutes once we hear a weird buzzing static noise from the speakers. The noise will be loud, and will last ...
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Trying to create a DAB radio garbled audio effect
(Previously posted in Amateur Radio: https://ham.stackexchange.com/questions/7335/how-does-dab-radio-garbled-noise-come-about )
I've been fascinated by my digital/DAB radio lately, whose placement in ...
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live background noise suppression with noise source
I have a set of microphones connected to a computer using windows 10, is it possible to remove background noise from the stream of a microphone using the sample of the other microphone ?
I need to ...
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How to get rid of sharp ticks/clicks when amplifying sound
I am amplifying an audio file frame-by-frame via the following algorithm:
Find maximum value among all the samples in a frame
Find the amplification factor to make the maximum value equal to 0 dB
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Can anyone identify the source of these recording artifacts?
I have a setup with a pair of high-frequency (200k) ultrasonic microphones which I am trying to run from a Raspberry Pi Zero. The microphones are attached to a USB hub, and both the hub and the Pi ...
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Is a dynamic mic better than a condenser mic in terms of outside noise?
I have a Rode NT1 condenser mic. I am more than satisfied with the audio quality I get, when I record podcasts and screencasts.
I have one problem though. My apartment is located near a semi-busy ...
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Noise in usb audio interface?
I recently got an Acer Aspire desktop, and am having issues using it with my M-Audio M-Tack usb interface. I hear a constant high-pitched background noise in my Behringer monitors, as well as cpu[?] ...
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Recording audio from PC sound card
I am trying to use the sound card in PC 1 as a synthesizer from PC 2, which sends MIDI commands to PC 1 through Ethernet, which is not a problem. The problem appears when I connect line out to the ...
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Free software to remove “sound pattern” from recording?
I am trying to remove undesirable sounds from a recording:
I have a video conference recording that includes sounds such as "Has joined the conference" and "has left the conference" that I am trying ...
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Mitigating Noise From Clothes When Making In-Ear Binaural Recordings Whilst Walking
I appreciate that I'm probably asking the impossible, but I'm looking for ways to prevent in-ear binaural mics from picking up noises coming from my clothes.
I've managed to eliminate breathing by ...
