Questions tagged [noise]
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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 ...
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What is white noise? [closed]
I have been using white noise for years to help me sleep, but the pre recorded audio files I have been using have certain pitches of sounds that hurt my ears.
I am interested in creating more of a ...
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How to keep audio-fequency noise from my refrigerator out of my audio gear?
I recently replaced my refrigerator with a brand new LG model LTCS20220W. The fridge is silent, but when it is running, my guitar amplifier is picking up a 4,500Hz signal which is driving me crazy. I ...
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should I ground the mixer?
I have a mackie mix8 mixer, which comes with a cheap power supply
that generates a loud hum (at least I think so -- I don't have a different
power supply at the moment to verify)
I noticed that if I ...
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Equalizer: what dose each sound bar numbered 60, 230, 910, 3.6k, and 14k. And how do I set to get rid of all background sounds [closed]
How do I work thos equalizer with sound bars labeled 60, 230, 910, 3.6k, and 14k and wat dose each one of these bars and numbers mean
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Faking depth and stereo separation?
I recently ripped a live performance of a song which I really liked.
I was converting the ripped song to an appropriate format, intending to title it and plaster a alternate cover art on it when I ...
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Recording quality has significant noise
I have a Foucsrite scarlet solo and a bheringer C-1 microphone. I'm recording with a Acer laptop (which has a i5 cpu) which should be more than capable to power this setup. The problem is the quality ...
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Recording: Sporadic ground noise with DI acoustic guitar
Getting loud sporadic buzz/hum/noise when recording my Ovation Celebrity acoustic guitar.
Using Logic Pro 9, running direct from the guitar's 1/4" output into a PreSonus Tube Pre-amp --> Focusrite ...
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Crackling in headphones
From time to time, I hear almost inaudible, but irritating crackling, whining, buzzing in my left headphone
I am listening through my M-audio M-track II audio interface. This problem persists on low ...
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New Behringer C-2 microphone malfunctioning
So, I recently bought this stereo pair, small diaphragm condensers.
One of them works fine
Another doesn't work and generates lots of noise while it is set to unchanged sound picking mode (those ...
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How to cancel out siren noise as much as possible?
I have a great sensitivity to noise and use earplugs etc for sleep and have fans going, but unfortunately due to various limitations including finances, I need to stay where I am at present, which is ...
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Blue Yeti normal background noise
I've had a blue Yeti microphone for a couple years now and I've pretty much never managed to use it for any real project because I'm unable to do anything about the background noise which is just too ...
