r/recording

The recording is from a Rode M5 with a Focusrite Scarlett interface.

The room is unfortunately untreated, and there's always a bit of fan noise that I can't block out.

The mic was 45 degrees to the left of me on the desk, pointing towards my chest, in hopes of decreasing mouth sounds, but that didn't really work...

In Logic Pro, I added a de-esser, AU Sound Isolation to get rid of some background noise, EQ with a "natural voice" preset, and compression.

How could I improve, both in post and in recording techniques? I want it to sound crisper, more professional, and to get rid of mouth sounds. Any help is appreciated!

I've been using a 2011 iMac and whatever mics I could find to record for years. I finally bit the bullet and bought a brand new Macbook Air, so I at least don't have to worry about lag every two seconds.

I'd like to get a decent set of mics to go along with it, specifically one for vocals and one for guitar. My recording space is untreated and full of white noise, so I'd probably need a dynamic mic like a Shure SM7B, but I was wondering if you guys had any suggestions.

Thanks!

Hi, I'm new to recording music and recently I've been having some trouble with recording vocals for my covers. I mostly use Cakewalk Next as my DAW and connect it to my audio interface (Behringer U-Phoria UMC202HD) with the mic plugged in. I hear myself clearly on my headphones during the takes, and once I finish the recording and listen to it, there's barelyyyy any volume on the vocals. Turning up the volume of the recording in the DAW does nothing, same as turning up the gain on my mic. I don't know what to do.. Could you folks help?

Bonus question, if anyone knows an answer:

Some time ago I've recorded a cover, back when the volume problem wasn't a thing, but after saving the audio to MP3 I mostly hear the recording in my left earphone (the right barely plays any of the recording). What could be the cause?

I’ve been working on a smart ring that can start recording with a tap.

The idea is simple: I often want to capture a meeting or a random thought, but pulling out my phone isn’t always convenient. The recording can then be transcribed and summarized with AI.

The prototype is ready, and now I’m looking for a few people to actually test it in daily life and give honest feedback.

I am going to be starting a business where I will be conducting interviews. These interviews will be me and 1-2 subjects at a time with me sitting behind the camera. I recently purchased the DJI Mic 3 kit with 4 transmitters. My first instinct was to just plug the receiver right into my camera (Canon R50) so the audio would sync to the video and be done with it. Unfortunately I just had to Google the Mic 3 and found a few horror stories of audio and file transfer issues with the Mic 3 so now I'm paranoid.

I'm thinking I would like a backup in case I ever run into any issues with the Mic 3. I do have a shotgun mic and I was thinking of hooking it up to something to have it record backup audio but.... what would be best to hook it up to? If I decide to do that, what's the recommended distance to have it from the subjects assuming they are sitting close together? I would ideally like a solution that isn't crazy expensive ( < $150 CAD).

Let me know if I left any needed info out.

I’m a singer songwriter who plays guitar and sings, usually at the same time. I’m trying to figure out which microphone to get in order to record singing and guitar at the same time, with a lot of dynamic range. I usually will shoot reels or TikTok‘s out in the field/pasture/beautiful scenery outside, and I’m looking for a portable set up that will still give me very high-quality. I’ve done some of my own research and to me a RODE NT1 fifth generation with a windscreen/dead cat seems like the move to me. I just spoke with a guitar center employee today though and he recommended an SM 57 along with an audio interface and a laptop. I’m just trying to figure out what the best move is to be able to have an easy to set up and use microphone while also getting extremely high-quality vocals and guitar. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

TLDR: what’s the best mic setup to get to record vocals and guitar mostly outside?

Heya all,

I'm looking to do some recording of purely audio, I'm looking for the best software for this, paid or free is okay as long as it's easy.

My main goals.

- To be able to edit the video visuals with ability to place a black screen or a picture.

- Able to do a lot with little.

I use OBS currently but it's hard for me to really get a grasp on everything

So I’m doing a song where there is the word LOST, stacked like Queen harmonies. There is too much S, BUT not enough T. I’ve been messing with de-essers and haven’t really gotten anywhere. I tried stacking some lines where I’m just saying LOTHT or LOT but that sounded weird. The mix is dense so I am trying to get things out of the way just for that moment. I took out the crash cymbal and hi hat. But it’s not having the intended effect. Any ideas?

Well, I don't know if you compared it to a high quality condenser mic in a real studio and other expensive gear setup, but for someone like me with a humble bedroom setup and cheap gear, piezo pickup is way way much better.

Also, I own a custom plucked string instrument where I myself decided to choose the tuning as well as string type, I was worried if my small experiment was a failure.

Cause in real life, it sounds sort of bad, like some notes sound off or not vibrating enough. But with the piezo pickup, every note sounds perfect as if it was a carefully made expensive instrument.

sorry if this isn’t the right place to post, but any recommendations of where to buy a affordable voice recorder in the uk? nothing fancy or anything just any like recommendations of where to get a good quality pocket sized affordable voice recorder? thank you!!

I recently purchased a 2i2 and want to record my Giannini Performance Desde 1900 electro-acoustic guitar through it. I've tried connecting it via line input, selecting instrument mode and auto-levelling on input 2 (and ensuring the input is properly selected) but no matter what I do the playback is either extremely quiet, or if I turn the gain up (or normalize the audio in post) I can hear the guitar but there's a ridiculous amount of preamp hiss. Has anybody dealt with this/does anybody have any suggestions on how to fix it? I've tried the different air modes but no luck, and I've replaced the guitar battery with a fresh one just recently and the tuner etc is working so I don't think that's the issue either.

Hi all! For my neurodivergent teenager I am looking for a device that is able to record random noises/ sounds. He loves all kinds of sounds and is extremely sensitive to them, so we figured it would be a really cool way for him to record his own experience of the world.

- We don't want him to use a phone, it should be a device specifically for this purpose.

- Preferably a device under 80 dollars.

- As easy as possible to use.

Can you help me out? I have no idea whatsoever even where to look for it 😅 Thanks a lot!!

Looking to do drop e an octave below my 8 string, dingeall combustion is dreams however the price is not haha Any other good recommendations? What do you guys use?

So I’ll see these channels with multiple people with microphones close by each other (financial audit and sometimes the party crashers when they meet up irl come to mind) how do they prevent audio from bleeding into each others microphones? Is that something done on obs, during the editing process, or is it a special microphone they use? Asking cause I’d like to do something with my brother and cousins.

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I’ve just bought 2 old microphones from the 60’s and 70’s that have DIN3 and DIN5 cables. I’d like to connect them to my audio interface and tried with a DIN5 to XLR adapter but I can’t get any sound out of them. I wonder if they need some sort of fantom power. Would s.o. confirm? Any suggestion on a way to connect the 2 together (i.e. microphone w/ the audio interface)? I fear it might be more complex with the DIN3 microphone. I’m open to any suggestions, recommendations or thoughts. Thanks.