r/audio

Listeners said my audio sounds bad (one even said "get a better mic, the mic on a pair of airpods would work" (sob)). I know it can't be the mic so it's gotta be something I'm doing.

Hardware: Shure SM7B, Triton fethead, Audient id4

Software: OBS > Audacity > Davinci Resolve

Process is 1) recording audio in OBS, converting it to .wav in Davinci (since OBS outputs video too).

2. Opening in Audacity to edit (Noise Reduction > Loudness Normalization > Graphic EQ Low Rolloff for Speech > Limiter). Exporting as .wav

3. Inserting into video in Davinci and applying final volume boost if needed.

If anyone can recommend a better process/specific filter values/and or software, or even an understandable tutorial youtube video, I'd be grateful. Pieced together this setup and process from various forums and YT video tutorials but obviously I'm not doing something right.

Maybe there's some recording interface that's better than OBS for audio. I have Cakewalk downloaded too but the interface is overwhelming idk where to even start and different sources keep telling me different things about them.

The worst part is my editing process is very time consuming and I comb through it painstakingly editing out saliva sounds and breaths to make it the best it can so it sucks that it doesn't result in listenable audio (it sounds somewhat decent to me through both my earbuds and wired earbuds but maybe I just listen to it so much while editing I acclimate to it). Any help appreciated thanks

I'm making my first short film soon, and I have everything prepared except for a mic. My budget is small, so I don't entirely know which corners to cut. Should I have my mic attached to my camera, or should I invest in a boom setup? I'm also planning on having one far shot, where I'm okay with the dialogue sounding far away, but would I need to still have a mic close to the actors to achieve this and to maintain clear audio? Is there anything else important I'd need to know when making sure my audio is good?

For context; me and my housemate play games irl every weekend over Discord. Our set up is two laptops on the dinner table with a shared mic. One of us will plug in an external mic, the other will mute his (laptop) mic. No issues there.

We recently got a new housemate who works odd hours so they will often be cooking while we play. Even with the Discord feature of only detecting voices, it will pick up cabinets closing, doors etc.. it also more often than not cuts our voices as we chat.

Is there a microphone with a built in push to talk feature so we can just push the button when we need to talk. The reason why it needs to be external as opposed to the Discord feature is because if my friend wants to chat, he can't constantly ask me to hold down my keyboard key until he's finished and vice versa.

Hey guys, so I recently found my old PS3 and when I went to play on it, realized my monitor doesn’t have any audio output or a jack. HDMI’s obviously handling video fine but I’m not getting any sound.
Is there a cheap/easy way to get audio out of this thing? I saw the PS3 has a separate optical digital out port on the back so does that work for getting sound to regular speakers or headphones, or do I need something specific for it?
Any recommendations appreciated, trying not to overspend on this lol.

My GF and I sit in an L-shape in a corner, with my desk against one wall and hers against another. We like to play games together and both want to be able to talk, but we struggle to do so because of how our mics are.

If both our mics are on, I get picked up on both and have an echo of my own voice (I tend to get rowdier than her). If only one of ours is on, the other person only gets heard about 30% of the time. We are also kind of on a budget (less than $500 for the whole setup combined ideally). Her computer also has issues if there are too many USBs plugged in and mine doesn't have an audio jack.

Is there any solution to this? We looked into things like shotgun mics, but I simply do not know enough to know if this would work. Any suggestions?

Hello.

Just recently I bought a pair of PreSonus Eris 3.5BT speakers for my Mac mini M2 Pro. When I use the Bluetooth mode, the audio comes cleanly through the speakers. But when I plug the speakers into my computer using the dual RCA cable, any time audio is played on my computer, a high pitched hissing noise comes through the speakers and remains for a several seconds afterward.

I tired changing the audio format in the Audio MIDI Setup, and that seemed to work, but there is a slight audio delay since it doesn't match the format of the PreSonus Eris 3.5BT which appears to be 32bit.

I searched up what the issue might be and found that it is potentially a Ground Loop issue, but wasn't sure if that is entirely true, because reading into what a ground loop issue is, it doesn't seem like that is the issue I'm experiencing.

If the issue is related to a ground loop, what would be the best ground loop isolator to buy? I have no audio setup and just want to plug the speakers directly into my computers headphone jack port. Thanks!

Bought a new SSL 2 MKii on Ebay and for some reason it came with a USB-C to USB-B cable (the one for printers AFAIK). I've tried 4-5 different USB-C to USB-C cables and I keep getting this error:
Power Surge on the USB port
Unknown USB Device needs more power than the port can supply.

I'm guessing the USB-C to USB-C or USB-A to USB-C cables I have don't work with the audio interface.

Any cable recommendations?

Thanks!

I'm looking for an amp to power a subwoofer. It's a dual voice coil JL 12w6. power range: 200-600 watts RMS. I need a home amp to push it that will be stable at 2ohm. Anyone have recommendations? Budget is under $300 for the amp. Preferably less.

I am trying to connect my DDJ FLX4 to 2 bluetooth speakers. I need recommendation on how should I connect it.

To achieve that, I have a RCA to single 3.5 mm jack, but I can connect only single speakers .

Hence, looking for a female 3.5 to 2 male 3.5 TRS splitter.

Can you suggest me any in Indian market ?

Also, suggest some other ways to connect 2 bluetooth speakers with 3.5 mm jack.

hi,

i’m looking to use an amp with L/R rca connectors into my computer which doesn’t have the same connectors. would i be able to get by with an rca to 3.5mm adapter?

i’m sort of a beginner so any help is appreciated

I'm trying to get an ADAT signal to a distant area. The only connection between the 2 areas is RG6. I would much rather not run A long as hell cable, but if I do it'll be a CAT6 cable for future flexibility with an apsyss ADAT extender.

Sorry if this isn’t the right subreddit.

I work at a summer camp and the goal is to communicate with 400 excited campers all at once via wireless microphone. We have an okay budget and are planning to buy at least JBL quality.

A four piece speaker setup would be ideal.

Some kind of wireless is a necessity.

We need it quickly, so a week delivery time or pickup from a store will work best.

I have included a picture of the kind of thing we think will be good, but i’m also not sure if I can add speakers to this setup.

Any education or suggestions will be appreciated 🙏🏻

My Topping L30 II amplifier reaches a temperature of 41.4°C after 3 hours of use, and burns my finger after I turn it off. should I return the unit to the seller?

My husband is obsessed with speakers that require amps. They take up far too much room and require way too many chords and cables. He’s trying to hook up some amps inside our living room, drill a hole through our house to put outdoor speakers on the patio.

I think it’s much more practical to just have a large portable speaker that we can charge inside and take outside when we want to use it. He tells me I have no idea what good music sounds like through a good speaker.

To prove him wrong what is the best portable speaker?

Hi everyone,

I’m using the Beyerdynamic PRO X USB-C cable with the built-in microphone. On the first day, the microphone sounded clean, even with the Windows input volume set to 100%.

Today, without unplugging the cable or changing anything physically, the microphone suddenly started making a scratchy/static noise, almost like a “scrubbing sponge” or electrical noise.

Important details:

- The headphones/playback sound is still perfectly clean.

- The noise is only on the microphone input.

- It happens in Adobe Audition and also when recording through Chrome/browser, so it does not seem to be only an Audition problem.

- I tested a clean recording with no effects, no compressor, no limiter, no normalize, and the noise is still there.

- The noise seems to get louder when I speak, then goes down when I stop speaking.

- Restarting Windows did not fix it.

- The recording is set to 48 kHz.

- In Adobe Audition, DC Offset shows 0.00%, and there is no clipping.

- It worked fine on the first day, so I’m confused why it suddenly started.

Has anyone experienced something similar with USB-C microphones or the Beyerdynamic PRO X USB-C cable?

Simple recording here