Members echodeluxe Posted November 9, 2011 Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 so, im putting together a holiday acoustic ep, and i was just gonna record straight into my soundcard using audacity. im recording with an audix om-2 with an xlr to mono 1/8" cable into the mic input on the back of my pc. the only problem is that i have this high pitched whine behind every recording. its bugging me because ive tried both mic inputs, rerouting my device input and all that {censored} and nothing has helped. noise reduction in the program just makes the track quieter but doesnt help. i dont have an interface and can absolutely no way afford one right now. the whole point was to do this super diy with like minimum {censored} and im bummed cuz its not working right uuuggghhh any tips or help? also, is there a better easier program i could be using? no i dont have a mac or access to one. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pewtershmit Posted November 9, 2011 Members Share Posted November 9, 2011 those inputs are not designed for what you want to do. You can get a USB interface for easily under 50 bones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted November 10, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 10, 2011 IVE RECORDED INTO MY FRIENDS PC THE SAME WAY WITH NO ISSUES. that wasnt supposed to be all caps, to lazy to fix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted November 10, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 10, 2011 heres an example of what im talking about.TEST Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pewtershmit Posted November 10, 2011 Members Share Posted November 10, 2011 not all computers are the same though. It has to do with your power supply and how it grounds itself. I get this all the time with laptops too. Its a crap shoot as to whether their power supply will introduce a really bad hum when plugged into my mixer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pewtershmit Posted November 10, 2011 Members Share Posted November 10, 2011 heres an example of what im talking about.TEST yes. that is a very typical noise that you will get. sorry breau. you boned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TomCTC Posted November 10, 2011 Members Share Posted November 10, 2011 i was just gonna record straight into my soundcard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Cassette Posted November 10, 2011 Members Share Posted November 10, 2011 best cat face ever Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members spentron Posted November 10, 2011 Members Share Posted November 10, 2011 If you can boost the signal and go to line input, should be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members amp_surgeon Posted November 10, 2011 Members Share Posted November 10, 2011 Unless you're using a converter transformer then you're bound to run into problems. The impedance doesn't match. The mic signal is balanced and the sound card mic input is unbalanced. The sound card mic input also likely has a bias power supply for condenser button mics, since that's what those inputs are designed for. Drag your lazy ass over here. I've got a little Mackie 1202 you can borrow that has XLR ins and line outs. Use the line in on the sound card. Make sure you return it or I'll hunt you down... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members TravvyBear Posted November 10, 2011 Members Share Posted November 10, 2011 Unless you're using a converter transformer then you're bound to run into problems. The impedance doesn't match. The mic signal is balanced and the sound card mic input is unbalanced. The sound card mic input also likely has a bias power supply for condenser button mics, since that's what those inputs are designed for.Drag your lazy ass over here. I've got a little Mackie 1202 you can borrow that has XLR ins and line outs. Use the line in on the sound card. Make sure you return it or I'll hunt you down... The Mackie 1202 looks very similar to the Behringer mixer I used to run into my line in. I had great results, I suggest you take this man up Chris! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted November 10, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 10, 2011 Jim, as always, the hero. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members echodeluxe Posted November 10, 2011 Author Members Share Posted November 10, 2011 so basically, this solved my problem hella. works perfect now. excellent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 If you can boost the signal and go to line input, should be better. Yup - do you have an outboard mic preamp? If so, feed the mic to that mic preamp, then the line out of the mic pre into the line in on the sound card - I pretty much guarantee you'll get better results. It doesn't have to be a dedicated "mic preamp" - it could be a small mixer, etc. Just something to preamp that signal so you can avoid the gawd-awful "mic pre" inside that sound card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil O'Keefe Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 Oops - I see it's already been taken care of. Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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