For anyone on PC, what audio setup are you using? I'm currently using an audio interface with a separate mic and IEMs, but I'm thinking of simplifying things. I'm considering going to a good USB mic with built-in controls/monitoring and ditching the interface. What do you guys use, USB mic with no interface, separate mic + interface, or a combination of both? Interested to hear what works best for gaming/Discord.
I got it for 345 dollar as “used- like new” the seller seems to be shure itself but returned item can be faked without amazon noticing i never had an xlr mic so i dont know at all if this one is legit, one thing i couldnt open the screws doen because they got torn by me trying to open them
Hi guys,
I bought the [---] mic a few months back and can't return it, but I've been noticing that it's a real struggle to get the audio louder. Even when I get it to around -14 LUFS on YouTube by pushing the gain in DaVinci Resolve, adding a limiter, dynamics, etc., it still sounds quiet to me compared to other YouTubers. It sounds loud when I make a recording on windows default sound recorder i guess.
Do I need to buy a preamp or something? Some people online say I need an audio interface, while ChatGPT says I don't because the [---] mic uses USB and already has a built-in preamp.
My question is, what the hell do I do? Buy a new mic, buy a preamp, buy an audio interface, or something else? Or am I missing something?
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Hola, tengo un problema extraño con mi micrófono USB (FDUCE M160). Durante unos 5 meses funcionó perfecto. Jugaba, hacía stream, multitarea sin problema. Con el tiempo empezó a aparecer una interferencia leve, pero fue empeorando. Ahora el mic se escucha normal cuando el PC está casi en reposo, pero en cuanto muevo algo en Windows, abro el menú inicio, cambio de ventana o entro a un juego, el sonido se vuelve robótico, como un 'turuu'. Ya probé formatear, reinstalar drivers, desactivar mejoras de audio de Windows, apagar RGB, y probar todos los puertos USB traseros. El uso del CPU está normal5 a 15%, así que no parece carga alta. Lo extraño es que mi micrófono funciona perfecto en otro PC, y el micrófono USB de mi hermano también presenta el mismo problema solo en mi PC. ¿Podría ser un tema del controlador USB de la motherboard, energía o incluso tierra eléctrica? Estoy usando una Gigabyte A520M con Ryzen 55600GT
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Hi, I'm having a strange problem with my USB microphone (FDUCE M160). It worked perfectly for about 5 months. I could game, stream, and multitask without any issues. Over time, some slight interference started to appear, but it kept getting worse. Now the mic sounds normal when the PC is almost idle, but as soon as I do anything in Windows—like opening the Start menu, switching windows, or launching a game—the sound becomes robotic, like a “turuu.” I’ve already tried reformatting the drive, reinstalling drivers, disabling Windows audio enhancements, turning off RGB lighting, and testing all the rear USB ports. CPU usage is normal—5 to 15%—so it doesn’t seem like a high load. The strange thing is that my microphone works perfectly on another PC, and my brother’s USB microphone also has the same problem only on my PC. Could it be an issue with the motherboard’s USB controller, power, or even the electrical ground? I’m using a Gigabyte A520M with a Ryzen 55600GT.
Hey yall. Looking to sell my AKG C414 B-ULS on reverb for $900 since that’s what 95% of most sold AKG mics of that model go for. Every offer has been $550 or lower. Why? and what’s the best price to sell it at? I’ve never seen this. This also goes for my Neumann KM184 which is listed around $400 and lowballed at $200 by everyone.
On the other hand I’m considering keeping this for myself but am curious as it if there’s anything better that you guys know of.
Maono pd100x, razer seiren v3 mini and the cheapest option being f1fine k669b. Im no professional and just want something "streamer-like" where the voice clarity is good. Will be used for discord/ingame vc and online classes.
Hey everyone,
I’m having issues with my Shure SM7B + Focusrite Scarlett Gen 3 + Cloudlifter. The audio sometimes cuts out, and my volume randomly gets louder or quieter.
I bought a Vocaster One to replace the Scarlett, but unfortunately it’s even worse.
At this point, I just want a reliable audio interface that works perfectly with the SM7B and provides enough clean gain. I don’t mind continuing to use the Cloudlifter if needed.
What interface would you recommend? And could these issues possibly be caused by something other than the interface?
Thanks!
Hi everyone for my birthday I wanted to buy a new mic since my usb samson meteor mic just died, can you give me some advice? also do you have advices for a desk stand for the mic? if not can you also advice me for a boom arm? tysm in advance. I've seen the rode DS1 but I feel like it's too high
I'm looking for a LDC that will sound good for both vocals and kick out mics. Max budget is $500 but would like to stay below that.
My forerunner is the Warm Audio WA-47jr.
Second place is the Warm Audio WA-47 FET which i can find used for under $500.
I'm not only looking for a clone, but I haven't found any non-clones around that price point that i like the sound of. I have heard and used many Lewitt mics and hate how they sound.
Are there any other LDCs you can think of that could fit my needs?
I am recording an Arabic ensemble during a live session where there will be an audience present. I would highly appreciate some advice and feedback on microphone placement and choice. I have created these two microphone stage plans, where the main difference is switching up the vocal mic for a M/S stereo mic, placed a bit further back (in the Tiny Desk vein):
The instruments playing will be Oud, Qanun, Nay and Iqaa (percussions, mainly Riq and Darbuka). As you see from the stage plan, they will be set around the singer in a half-circle, and their placement cannot be changed since this is how they always perform.
The singer will be sat but told me that she may stand up, though she could stay sat for the whole performance.
The microphones in my stage plan come from the ones I know I definitely will have access to: a couple of Line Audio CM4 SDC, a couple of Rode NT5, a TLM103, and a Shure SM57. I can rent more microphones, mainly the DPA 4099 for the Oud (I think clip on is the best idea?), and the vocal or M/S microphone (maybe the famous MKH418?).
Thank you for your help.
My room is untreated
I'm streaming that's the main thing I need a microphone for also maybe some YouTube voice-overs
I need a dynamic mic
I don't have an XLR so I need to buy everything
Wanted podmic usb but heard a lot of advices about going XLR
I have a Rhodes Nt-USB mike that I was using with Audacity and picked up some serious phasing-robotic interference in my test recordings.
I verified the the hertZ format for the mic’ and Audacity were a match. I also tested in Logic and Garage band and had the same issue. My non-usb mics never had the phasing but go thru a M-Audio Air 192/14.
A lot of my midi and USB gear are all hooked up vie external connections as my MacBook Pro M5 only has 3 “c” connections and those are used for monitors. The external outboard gear all are connected thru the monitor usb connections.
Further testing a swapping cables and using other connection points. Same issue with phasing.
I remove one of the monitor connections and plugged the Rhode
mic’ directly into the Mac book pro and from there, testing with Audacity/logic pro/garage band recorded with no issue and no phasing/robotic sound. But also lost a few midi/usb devices as they go thru the monitor that was connected.
Is there any settings or trouble shooting that I can do to eliminate the phasing from having the mic’ connected via hub? I also did a reset in Apples Midi set up…….
I recently got the labstandard lavalier microphone off of amazon, it came with two mics, this shows one with the foam attachment on and the 2 deadcat(I think that’s what they’re called, it’s my first time with any of this stuff) it came with the foam thing attached and the 2 deadcats separate, I know they’re supposed to make audio sound better, but I can’t figure out how to put them on. From looking online it looks like they’re supposed to have an opening, but I can’t find it, and I don’t know if you’re supposed to keep the foam covering on or off but I’ve tried putting it on both ways. Am I doing something wrong? Is labstandard a scam? I paid like 10 bucks so I wouldn’t be too surprised if it’s a scam but I still wanna see.
Hi, I had Rode NT1a and I really loved the microphone but I thought If I switch to Shure SM7b that I will get better sound for streams/recording.. As a mixer I use goxlr with cloudlifter.. With cloudlifter it sound much better..
Do you guys have any idea how to make voice little bit britgher or is there any mic you would recommend or maybe new mixer.. Thanks
Recently I saw someone advertising a microphone as having a “Extended frequency range capable of recording ultrasonic content” but that made me wonder what that really means. When I’ve recorded at a sample rate of 192khz with my AT897 I’ve seen frequencies as high as 30k coming from my own voice.
So can “normal range” microphones record ultrasonic content if the sample rate is high enough or is something else going on. what does it mean to have extended frequency range, wouldn’t that be fully handled by the sample rate of interface?
I figured I’d ask here because I feel like I’m missing something, as I was under the impression that any microphone could record ultrasonic content with the right interface.
But at the same time i often see frequency ranges on microphones like 20hz-20khz on my At897 shotgun mic or 40hz-15khz on my sm57. How do those numbers factor into the eqaution, is the microphone just less sensitive to anything above or below, But can still pick it up, or would it not be picked up at all?
Thanks for reading, and I appreciate any help. I find myself very interested in ultrasonic content for sound design, as I’ve been getting into recording at high frequencies and slowing down the recording to maintain detail at slow speeds.
Unfortunately I think it’s a local brand so giving the name does nothing lol. So, my dad just got this thing. We were testing OBS and that sound + static appeared, I assumed it was OBS and I did some configuration and the sound is mostly gone.
Then I realized this is everywhere. On discord, on recordings, on Audacity. I already tried everything. I tried:
-Updating drivers (Up to date)
-Audio settings (Volume,
-More audio settings (I had an enhancer but it didn't work either).
-Device (Configuration didn’t do a thing)
-Changed the usb placement
-Made sure the wire didn’t tangle
The only thing that slightly makes it go is making the in-headseat volume go down but then I cannot talk either. Trying to get the volume up makes this clicking sound and static appear, is there anything that can be done?.
Hi all, I am a very inexpert musician, recording myself singing and playing guitar.
I have an Austrian Audio 505 dynamicmic, connected to a focusrite solo and logic pro. Yesterday I was recording myself and starting noticing artifacts like the one in the audio sample (around second 4).
I turned off all plugins, everything in the chain, and they kept showing up.
I am not sure how to troubleshoot, I monitor directly from the audio interface and can also hear them sometimes. I also feel the microphone somewhat werid, as if some frequencies are not coming through anymore (used to sound just fine, it's a new mic)
Does this sound familiar to anyone?
Probably decided to just go with the OG podmic instead of the usb one because saw a lot of bad reviews.
What to I need to buy with it. My whole budget is about 200 dollars. I need to include the mic and everything else in here including the boom arm or whatever I need. If I need to go a little over the budget that's okay
I have a client that wants to capture film sound design elements in a cave. Particularly a stereo image in addition to a few mono inputs. If the pay was any better I’d rent a Sennheiser MKH 418 or a similar option. I do own a pair of Sennheiser e614 small diaphragm condenser mics I use as overheads inside but I’ve never used them outdoors or in a particular ambient space. Is there any reason I shouldn’t use them in this context, configure them appropriately and call it a day?
I need to record a voice over for something that will be played on a big stage. It doesn't have to sound perfect but I don't want it to sound like it was recorded on the side of a road. Do you have any recommendations for me?? I don't have a budget perse but I will probably only use it to call my friends on discord after this so not too expensive.
