r/recording

I acquired from Goodwill an Olympus DS-5000 and DS-2500 digital voice recorder that I’d like to use for general note taking. Their default recording format is a proprietary format called Olympus DSS Pro (.DS2). I’d prefer to record in the older DSS format (.DSS), as it’s easy to convert to other formats for storage and playback on a PC.

The recording format for these recorders has to be changed via Olympus Windows software while connected to the recorder. The DS-2500 came with a copy of Olympus DSS Player Standard v2.0.0 from 2012, which I can use to download audio files from both recorders, but it can’t change the recording format of either recorder. I upgraded the DSS Player software to v2.1.1, which didn’t provide any new device configuration options and doesn't support (connect to) the higher-end DS-5000 model.

So which Olympus software talks to these older dictation recorders to change their default recording settings? I’m guessing I’ll need a voice dictation package specifically for these voice dictation models. Is there another way to change this default setting?

Hi guys, I wanted to record a guitar through the audio interface, so i bought ssl 2 around year ago, but when it arrived and i tried it (using reaper if it's matters) even on clean it made a clicking sound, like if it got muted for a second and then connected back. I got disappointed and dumped the idea to record until now. Any thoughts how do i get rid of that?

For better understanding, i installed the drivers, so i dont think thats cz of that. Also my headphones that i connect to it dont have the 6.35 mm jack, so i plug it through the adapter.

I'm recording a spoken word audio file. Because of vocal fatigue, I broke it into several sections, and recorded each section on a different day. Now that I'm patching the sections together, the sound quality is different in each section. But I can't figure out what I did differently.

This folder contains three brief excerpts. Can someone tell me what I did differently? Why does Bunny.wav sound softer and warmer than rough-section.wave?

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1XaPpcWxWDqwE0lL1bDy79v5j-6xblKyE?usp=sharing

And is there a way to make the rougher section sound like the better section?

My equipment is a Yeti Blue Microphone attached to a MacBook Air, using Amadeus Pro as my DAW.

For thousands of years, music was a lived experience. Then, in the mid-1920s, it became an object.

In this video, we explore the forgotten history of the American Federation of Musicians’ (AFM) campaign against "Canned Music." From the "Robot" propaganda ads of 1930 to the total recording strike of 1942, musicians once waged a full-scale culture war against the very technology we now take for granted: the recording.

As we face the rise of generative AI, the arguments of the past, that machine-made art is "soulless," "artificial," and "fake",are returning with a vengeance. By looking back at how the world reacted to the first "recorded" sounds, we might find a path forward that preserves the most valuable part of art: human presence.

I worked really hard to put this together, took about 20-24 hours of my time to Research, Cross Reference, Think of Assets, Generate Assets, Refine Generations, edit it all together in Adobe and about 50 dollars in credits spread across gemini, OpenArt, Suno, EllevenLabs

I want to record vocals and my budget is 40 dollars. Im thinking of maono mh601. Can someone tell me the best flat response headphones at this range?

I’m looking for a sanity check from people who actually record dialogue/VO, because I’m trying not to buy the wrong bit of cheap gear for the third time.

I work professionally in animation, but this is for an independent animated project I’m building outside of my day job. The aim is to start on YouTube and keep the production pipeline clean enough that it could plausibly be repurposed for broadcast/streaming delivery later. I’m not trying to pretend a £60 setup is a proper studio. I’m trying to work out the least stupid way to record usable character dialogue when the budget is basically nonexistent.

The target spec I need to hit is:

• mono dialogue
• 24-bit / 48 kHz WAV or BWF
• no clipping
• no baked-in noise reduction/AGC/“voice enhancement”
• clean enough that it doesn’t immediately sound like bedroom USB mic audio
• ideally something that won’t cause obvious QC problems later

I understand the room and performance matter. I’m mainly trying to avoid solving the file spec while making the actual audio sound worse.

Budget:

• painful target: around £60
• could maybe stretch to £80 if the difference is genuinely meaningful
• used gear is totally fine if it’s a sensible risk

I’m not expecting Netflix-quality results from this. Just trying to find the most defensible low-budget chain for clean animated dialogue, and to understand what I can get away with. I appreciate good sound costs money, that's why it's good. I really wish my budget stretched further but it's just really difficult at the moment financially.

I'm trying to record my ATV exhaust. I can't get rid of the distortion at high RPM. I have the DJI mic 2 which litteraly the whole internet says it's the best thing on earth for this application lol

Maybe it's all marketing or my ATV is just too loud for it?

32 bit float, -12 db (lowest setting), noise reduction OFF, Clipping Control ON

Mic is mounted on my backpack with the wind deadcat

Here is a RAW audio sample :

https://soundcloud.com/2quickstroke-925155914/test-raw

Here is the edited version (Gain/Volume -12db, Compressor, Bass lowered alot and limiter -1db) :

https://soundcloud.com/2quickstroke-925155914/test-edited

I was thinking maybe putting the mic in my backpack or inside my pocket, but that would likely sound muffled?

Or maybe I'm just in a fantasy with my 120$ mic and I need very expensive equipment for this type of loudness?

Funny enough, it doesn't distorb with my phone, it's just too quiet and not crisp at all, here is a clip :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekkLbcsJ25Q&t=121s

Thanks in advance for the help, and sorry for my bad english.

Hi everyone,

As the title says, if I connect a 32-bit float microphone, for example the DJI Mic 3, to a Zoom H1n recorder, do I have to be concerned with the gain level setting on the Zoom H1n? Or can I set it to mid level (that's a "5" on the H1n) and forget about it; and then adjust the volume of parts in editing?

I would really appreciate responses :)

i know nothing about any of this, am trying to listen to a recording of a convo, but there's a lot of background noise (was in a car so road noises, engine noises etc) and i want to know if i can get rid of it without a bunch of fancy apps or equipment. sorry if this is wrong thread, wasn't sure where to post.

Hey all, I'm doing some basement recordings. I've got a 2 channel focusrite but I'd like a four channel mixer to track drums, sending out to my preamp to record as a stereo track. I don't really need anything fancy, just faders and eq. Obviously, not going for professional quality here. Any recs?

Hi! I’m trying to make a recording for my lover of myself reading their favorite book, but I’m not sure the best way to do it and am looking for some guidance. I was thinking about getting a tape recorder but I don’t know how to upload anything, my computer is a lemon at this point but maybe doing it straight there is better?

Any and all help is appreciated greatly! Thank you.

I usually record male melodic trap vocals (Lil Uzi Vert, Young Thug for reference), its a fairly treated home studio im recording in. Using a Focusrite Scarlett 18i8 Gen 3.

I personally don't have a problem recording with AT2020 but different engineers i work with told me to upgrade my mic for more detail. I have some spare money nowadays, not something crazy but could go double the price of AT2020. Currently considering rode nt1 or lct 240 pro

Appreciate any help