Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
Limiters do have their place. One good example is taking live calls during a podcast. Basic podcasting mixers such as the Zoom Podtrak P4 that do not even have built in equilization still offer a limiter. When you are live its harder to ride the gain. Frank -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io [mailto:all-audio@groups.io] On Behalf Of Georgina Joyce Sent: Friday, February 19, 2021 12:56 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello Stewart, I said it needs no additional cables, it is inline. You can read more from: https://www.tritonaudio.com/fethead I note that someone pasted an Amazon US link, I struggled to find it on Amazon UK. The site given above can point you to a UK dealer, if you are in the UK. It sounds like you need to learn how to use your mixer. Or get a mixer that you can manage. It is pointless buying amplifiers and limiters if you don't need them and know how to wire them up correctly. Or is it at the software level that you are not configuring correctly. Regards, > On 18 Feb 2021, at 20:05, stewartross via groups.io wrote: > > hi ok how do u connect the fethead to the mic and the mixer if it needs no cables. > re limiting > i wanted to put a little bit of limiting for the mic, that goes in to the mixer. > where canu get a fethead from, what make and model do i need. > if anyone noes of anywhere where i can obtain a limiter for my mic, that would be most helpful. > regards > stewart > - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" > To: > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:55 PM > Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? > > > Hello, > > My understanding is that there are very few mixers that can amplify the signal enough on the quiet mics like the SM7B. Many will go high enough but all the amp noise and hiss is awful. So you could use a cloud lifter or a fethead. I have experience with a fethead which are neat devices. The advantage with a fethead is that it is an inline device so no additional cables are required. I understand the cloud lifter is a box with XLR sockets which means you need 2 leads to use 1 mic. I think it requires a power source too. The fethead requires fantom power turned on. > > Regards, > > Gena > > > >> On 17 Feb 2021, at 10:30, stewartross via groups.io wrote: >> >> hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if so what do i need to by. >> i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do i get? >> regards from stewart >> >> - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" mailto:g...@gena-j.me.uk>> >> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? >> >> >> Hello, >> >> Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael Jackson preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is low. So the mic gains have to be turned up. >> >> Regards, >> >>> On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io wrote: >>> >>> r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic. >>> has anyone ever used a shure SM7B? >>> and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting one. >>> >>> - Original Message ----- From: "Brian Olesen" mailto:br...@blindkom.dk><mailto:br...@blindkom.dk <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>> >>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM >>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> And a wind shield. >>> >>> -Oprindelig meddelelse----- >>> Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> P� vegne af Georgina Joyce >>> Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02 >>> Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> >>> Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? >>> >>> Hello David, >>> >>> Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping >>> audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped >>> over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are >>> plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft >>> furnishings
Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
hi ok i do no how to use a mixer, it would just be nice to have a bit of compretion on the mic, i have 2 mics shure sm58 and AKGD202 thanks for the link you provided, ill take a look. some of the mixers i have used, have on the mic faiders, a send and return aspect, so if the base and treble nobs on the mixer are not enough, you can put an extra eq board inline. regards from stewart. - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" To: Sent: Friday, February 19, 2021 8:55 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello Stewart, I said it needs no additional cables, it is inline. You can read more from: https://www.tritonaudio.com/fethead I note that someone pasted an Amazon US link, I struggled to find it on Amazon UK. The site given above can point you to a UK dealer, if you are in the UK. It sounds like you need to learn how to use your mixer. Or get a mixer that you can manage. It is pointless buying amplifiers and limiters if you don't need them and know how to wire them up correctly. Or is it at the software level that you are not configuring correctly. Regards, On 18 Feb 2021, at 20:05, stewartross via groups.io wrote: hi ok how do u connect the fethead to the mic and the mixer if it needs no cables. re limiting i wanted to put a little bit of limiting for the mic, that goes in to the mixer. where canu get a fethead from, what make and model do i need. if anyone noes of anywhere where i can obtain a limiter for my mic, that would be most helpful. regards stewart - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" To: Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, My understanding is that there are very few mixers that can amplify the signal enough on the quiet mics like the SM7B. Many will go high enough but all the amp noise and hiss is awful. So you could use a cloud lifter or a fethead. I have experience with a fethead which are neat devices. The advantage with a fethead is that it is an inline device so no additional cables are required. I understand the cloud lifter is a box with XLR sockets which means you need 2 leads to use 1 mic. I think it requires a power source too. The fethead requires fantom power turned on. Regards, Gena On 17 Feb 2021, at 10:30, stewartross via groups.io wrote: hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if so what do i need to by. i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do i get? regards from stewart - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" <mailto:g...@gena-j.me.uk>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael Jackson preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is low. So the mic gains have to be turned up. Regards, On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io wrote: r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic. has anyone ever used a shure SM7B? and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting one. - Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk><mailto:br...@blindkom.dk <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hi, And a wind shield. -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> P� vegne af Georgina Joyce Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02 Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello David, Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open, will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with your bed pillow ins
Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
Hello Stewart, I said it needs no additional cables, it is inline. You can read more from: https://www.tritonaudio.com/fethead I note that someone pasted an Amazon US link, I struggled to find it on Amazon UK. The site given above can point you to a UK dealer, if you are in the UK. It sounds like you need to learn how to use your mixer. Or get a mixer that you can manage. It is pointless buying amplifiers and limiters if you don't need them and know how to wire them up correctly. Or is it at the software level that you are not configuring correctly. Regards, > On 18 Feb 2021, at 20:05, stewartross via groups.io > wrote: > > hi ok how do u connect the fethead to the mic and the mixer if it needs no > cables. > re limiting > i wanted to put a little bit of limiting for the mic, that goes in to the > mixer. > where canu get a fethead from, what make and model do i need. > if anyone noes of anywhere where i can obtain a limiter for my mic, that > would be most helpful. > regards > stewart > - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" > To: > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:55 PM > Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? > > > Hello, > > My understanding is that there are very few mixers that can amplify the > signal enough on the quiet mics like the SM7B. Many will go high enough but > all the amp noise and hiss is awful. So you could use a cloud lifter or a > fethead. I have experience with a fethead which are neat devices. The > advantage with a fethead is that it is an inline device so no additional > cables are required. I understand the cloud lifter is a box with XLR sockets > which means you need 2 leads to use 1 mic. I think it requires a power source > too. The fethead requires fantom power turned on. > > Regards, > > Gena > > > >> On 17 Feb 2021, at 10:30, stewartross via groups.io >> wrote: >> >> hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if so what do >> i need to by. >> i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do i get? >> regards from stewart >> >> - Original Message ----- From: "Georgina Joyce" > <mailto:g...@gena-j.me.uk>> >> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> >> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? >> >> >> Hello, >> >> Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael Jackson >> preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is low. So the mic >> gains have to be turned up. >> >> Regards, >> >>> On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io >>> wrote: >>> >>> r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic. >>> has anyone ever used a shure SM7B? >>> and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting >>> one. >>> >>> - Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" >> <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk><mailto:br...@blindkom.dk >>> <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>> >>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io> >>> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> >>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM >>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? >>> >>> >>> Hi, >>> And a wind shield. >>> >>> -Oprindelig meddelelse- >>> Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> >>> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> >>> mailto:all-audio@groups.io> >>> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> P� vegne af >>> Georgina Joyce >>> Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02 >>> Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> >>> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> >>> Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? >>> >>> Hello David, >>> >>> Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping >>> audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped >>> over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are >>> plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft >>> furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of >>> hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just >>> bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half o
Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
As i said before, I don't think you need a limiter if you set your levels correctly. On 2/18/2021 6:27 PM, stewartross via groups.io wrote: hi thanks for the link ill take a look i use my mixer for radio broadcasting. any idea where i can get a limiter from that can go inline from mic to mixer. regards stewart - Original Message - From: "tim cumings" To: Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 9:02 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Here's the amazon link to the fethead. TRITON AUDIO FetHead in-Line Microphone Preamp https://www.amazon.com/TRITON-AUDIO-FetHead-Microphone-Preamp/dp/B06XDPTDN5/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=fathead&qid=1613681831&sr=8-1 All you need is a standard xlr microphone cable to connect to the microphone on one end and between the fethead and the mixer on the other end. I would not bother putting a limiter in line with your microphone. I would adjust the levels onyour mixer so that you are not clipping whenyou record. On 2/18/2021 3:05 PM, stewartross via groups.io wrote: hi ok how do u connect the fethead to the mic and the mixer if it needs no cables. re limiting i wanted to put a little bit of limiting for the mic, that goes in to the mixer. where canu get a fethead from, what make and model do i need. if anyone noes of anywhere where i can obtain a limiter for my mic, that would be most helpful. regards stewart - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" To: Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, My understanding is that there are very few mixers that can amplify the signal enough on the quiet mics like the SM7B. Many will go high enough but all the amp noise and hiss is awful. So you could use a cloud lifter or a fethead. I have experience with a fethead which are neat devices. The advantage with a fethead is that it is an inline device so no additional cables are required. I understand the cloud lifter is a box with XLR sockets which means you need 2 leads to use 1 mic. I think it requires a power source too. The fethead requires fantom power turned on. Regards, Gena On 17 Feb 2021, at 10:30, stewartross via groups.io wrote: hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if so what do i need to by. i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do i get? regards from stewart - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" mailto:g...@gena-j.me.uk>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael Jackson preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is low. So the mic gains have to be turned up. Regards, On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io wrote: r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic. has anyone ever used a shure SM7B? and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting one. - Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk><mailto:br...@blindkom.dk <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hi, And a wind shield. -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> P� vegne af Georgina Joyce Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02 Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello David, Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open, will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a dramatic change to the recording. It is a lot easier to
Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
hi thanks for the link ill take a look i use my mixer for radio broadcasting. any idea where i can get a limiter from that can go inline from mic to mixer. regards stewart - Original Message - From: "tim cumings" To: Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 9:02 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Here's the amazon link to the fethead. TRITON AUDIO FetHead in-Line Microphone Preamp https://www.amazon.com/TRITON-AUDIO-FetHead-Microphone-Preamp/dp/B06XDPTDN5/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=fathead&qid=1613681831&sr=8-1 All you need is a standard xlr microphone cable to connect to the microphone on one end and between the fethead and the mixer on the other end. I would not bother putting a limiter in line with your microphone. I would adjust the levels onyour mixer so that you are not clipping whenyou record. On 2/18/2021 3:05 PM, stewartross via groups.io wrote: hi ok how do u connect the fethead to the mic and the mixer if it needs no cables. re limiting i wanted to put a little bit of limiting for the mic, that goes in to the mixer. where canu get a fethead from, what make and model do i need. if anyone noes of anywhere where i can obtain a limiter for my mic, that would be most helpful. regards stewart - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" To: Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, My understanding is that there are very few mixers that can amplify the signal enough on the quiet mics like the SM7B. Many will go high enough but all the amp noise and hiss is awful. So you could use a cloud lifter or a fethead. I have experience with a fethead which are neat devices. The advantage with a fethead is that it is an inline device so no additional cables are required. I understand the cloud lifter is a box with XLR sockets which means you need 2 leads to use 1 mic. I think it requires a power source too. The fethead requires fantom power turned on. Regards, Gena On 17 Feb 2021, at 10:30, stewartross via groups.io wrote: hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if so what do i need to by. i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do i get? regards from stewart - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" <mailto:g...@gena-j.me.uk>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael Jackson preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is low. So the mic gains have to be turned up. Regards, On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io wrote: r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic. has anyone ever used a shure SM7B? and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting one. - Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk><mailto:br...@blindkom.dk <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hi, And a wind shield. -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> P� vegne af Georgina Joyce Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02 Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello David, Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open, will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a dramatic change to the recording. It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to remove it.. Regards, Gena On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler <mailto:dave.meh...@gmail.com&
Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
Here's the amazon link to the fethead. TRITON AUDIO FetHead in-Line Microphone Preamp https://www.amazon.com/TRITON-AUDIO-FetHead-Microphone-Preamp/dp/B06XDPTDN5/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=fathead&qid=1613681831&sr=8-1 All you need is a standard xlr microphone cable to connect to the microphone on one end and between the fethead and the mixer on the other end. I would not bother putting a limiter in line with your microphone. I would adjust the levels onyour mixer so that you are not clipping whenyou record. On 2/18/2021 3:05 PM, stewartross via groups.io wrote: hi ok how do u connect the fethead to the mic and the mixer if it needs no cables. re limiting i wanted to put a little bit of limiting for the mic, that goes in to the mixer. where canu get a fethead from, what make and model do i need. if anyone noes of anywhere where i can obtain a limiter for my mic, that would be most helpful. regards stewart - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" To: Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, My understanding is that there are very few mixers that can amplify the signal enough on the quiet mics like the SM7B. Many will go high enough but all the amp noise and hiss is awful. So you could use a cloud lifter or a fethead. I have experience with a fethead which are neat devices. The advantage with a fethead is that it is an inline device so no additional cables are required. I understand the cloud lifter is a box with XLR sockets which means you need 2 leads to use 1 mic. I think it requires a power source too. The fethead requires fantom power turned on. Regards, Gena On 17 Feb 2021, at 10:30, stewartross via groups.io wrote: hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if so what do i need to by. i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do i get? regards from stewart - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" mailto:g...@gena-j.me.uk>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael Jackson preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is low. So the mic gains have to be turned up. Regards, On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io wrote: r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic. has anyone ever used a shure SM7B? and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting one. - Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk><mailto:br...@blindkom.dk <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hi, And a wind shield. -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> P� vegne af Georgina Joyce Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02 Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello David, Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open, will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a dramatic change to the recording. It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to remove it.. Regards, Gena On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler <mailto:dave.meh...@gmail.com>> wrote: Hello, Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a standard box fan on the high setting if that helps. I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next? Thanks. Dave. On 2/16/21, JM Casey <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com <
Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
hi ok how do u connect the fethead to the mic and the mixer if it needs no cables. re limiting i wanted to put a little bit of limiting for the mic, that goes in to the mixer. where canu get a fethead from, what make and model do i need. if anyone noes of anywhere where i can obtain a limiter for my mic, that would be most helpful. regards stewart - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" To: Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2021 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, My understanding is that there are very few mixers that can amplify the signal enough on the quiet mics like the SM7B. Many will go high enough but all the amp noise and hiss is awful. So you could use a cloud lifter or a fethead. I have experience with a fethead which are neat devices. The advantage with a fethead is that it is an inline device so no additional cables are required. I understand the cloud lifter is a box with XLR sockets which means you need 2 leads to use 1 mic. I think it requires a power source too. The fethead requires fantom power turned on. Regards, Gena On 17 Feb 2021, at 10:30, stewartross via groups.io wrote: hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if so what do i need to by. i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do i get? regards from stewart - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" <mailto:g...@gena-j.me.uk>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael Jackson preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is low. So the mic gains have to be turned up. Regards, On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io wrote: r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic. has anyone ever used a shure SM7B? and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting one. - Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk><mailto:br...@blindkom.dk <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hi, And a wind shield. -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> P� vegne af Georgina Joyce Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02 Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello David, Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open, will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a dramatic change to the recording. It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to remove it.. Regards, Gena On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler <mailto:dave.meh...@gmail.com>> wrote: Hello, Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a standard box fan on the high setting if that helps. I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next? Thanks. Dave. On 2/16/21, JM Casey <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>>>> wrote: Hey David. Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours sounds after you record. What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and steady machine-like sounds. You should record a section of nothing but the no
Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
Hello, My understanding is that there are very few mixers that can amplify the signal enough on the quiet mics like the SM7B. Many will go high enough but all the amp noise and hiss is awful. So you could use a cloud lifter or a fethead. I have experience with a fethead which are neat devices. The advantage with a fethead is that it is an inline device so no additional cables are required. I understand the cloud lifter is a box with XLR sockets which means you need 2 leads to use 1 mic. I think it requires a power source too. The fethead requires fantom power turned on. Regards, Gena > On 17 Feb 2021, at 10:30, stewartross via groups.io > wrote: > > hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if so what do > i need to by. > i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do i get? > regards from stewart > > - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" <mailto:g...@gena-j.me.uk>> > To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> > Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM > Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? > > > Hello, > > Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael Jackson > preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is low. So the mic > gains have to be turned up. > > Regards, > >> On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io >> wrote: >> >> r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic. >> has anyone ever used a shure SM7B? >> and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting one. >> >> - Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" > <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk><mailto:br...@blindkom.dk >> <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>>> >> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io> >> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> >> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? >> >> >> Hi, >> And a wind shield. >> >> -Oprindelig meddelelse- >> Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> >> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> >> mailto:all-audio@groups.io> >> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>>> P� vegne af >> Georgina Joyce >> Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02 >> Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> >> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> >> Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? >> >> Hello David, >> >> Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping >> audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped >> over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are >> plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft >> furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of >> hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just >> bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open, >> will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic >> hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more >> elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or >> something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with >> your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a dramatic >> change to the recording. >> >> It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to >> remove it.. >> >> Regards, >> >> Gena >> >>> On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler >> <mailto:dave.meh...@gmail.com>> wrote: >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a >>> standard box fan on the high setting if that helps. >>> >>> I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next? >>> >>> Thanks. >>> Dave. >>> >>> >>> On 2/16/21, JM Casey >> <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com >>> <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com >>> <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com >>> <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>>>> >> wrote: >>>> Hey David. >>>> >>>> Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", w
Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
hi so do i need to by something extra with the shure SM7B? and if so what do i need to by. i have of something called cloud, what does this do and wat one do i get? regards from stewart - Original Message - From: "Georgina Joyce" To: Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2021 9:02 AM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael Jackson preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is low. So the mic gains have to be turned up. Regards, On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io wrote: r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic. has anyone ever used a shure SM7B? and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting one. - Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>> To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hi, And a wind shield. -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> P� vegne af Georgina Joyce Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02 Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello David, Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open, will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a dramatic change to the recording. It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to remove it.. Regards, Gena On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler wrote: Hello, Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a standard box fan on the high setting if that helps. I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next? Thanks. Dave. On 2/16/21, JM Casey <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>>> wrote: Hey David. Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours sounds after you record. What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and steady machine-like sounds. You should record a section of nothing but the noise, then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that particular noise/set of frequencies. I record on my desktop and the fans are fairly noisy -- the noise reduction filter drops that out pretty nicely. For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one that will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. That said I don't use one of those currently, but one of those snowball mics -- it does pick up sound from all around it, but it's quiet around here as it's just me in this place, so it works ok. Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be ideal. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM To: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume to zero db without clipping. I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if possible i'd like to filter that out. Can you explain EQ? Thanks. Dave. On 2/15/21, JM Casey <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>> wrote: Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It wo
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Hello, Be careful as there are a number of fakes around. It is the Michael Jackson preferred mic. It needs very good mic gains as its output is low. So the mic gains have to be turned up. Regards, > On 17 Feb 2021, at 07:07, stewartross via groups.io > wrote: > > r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic. > has anyone ever used a shure SM7B? > and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting one. > > - Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" <mailto:br...@blindkom.dk>> > To: mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM > Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? > > > Hi, > And a wind shield. > > -Oprindelig meddelelse- > Fra: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> P� vegne af Georgina Joyce > Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02 > Til: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> > Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? > > Hello David, > > Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping > audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped > over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are > plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft > furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of > hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just > bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open, > will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic > hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more > elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or > something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with > your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a dramatic > change to the recording. > > It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to > remove it.. > > Regards, > > Gena > >> On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler wrote: >> >> Hello, >> >> Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a >> standard box fan on the high setting if that helps. >> >> I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next? >> >> Thanks. >> Dave. >> >> >> On 2/16/21, JM Casey > <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com><mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com >> <mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>>> > wrote: >>> Hey David. >>> >>> Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. >>> It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the >>> desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours >>> sounds after you record. >>> What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and >>> steady machine-like sounds. You should record a section of nothing >>> but the noise, then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that >>> particular noise/set of frequencies. I record on my desktop and the >>> fans are fairly noisy -- the noise reduction filter drops that out pretty > nicely. >>> >>> For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one >>> that will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. >>> That said I don't use one of those currently, but one of those >>> snowball mics -- it does pick up sound from all around it, but it's >>> quiet around here as it's just me in this place, so it works ok. >>> Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be ideal. >>> >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> >> <mailto:all-audio@groups.io>> On Behalf Of David >>> Mehler >>> Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM >>> To: all-audio@groups.io <mailto:all-audio@groups.io> >>> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the >>> podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume >>> to zero db without clipping. >>> >>> I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations >>> since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's >>> where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background >>&
Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
r yes just got a windshield for my shure sm58 mic. has anyone ever used a shure SM7B? and if so what can u say aboute the mic as i am thingking aboute getting one. - Original Message - From: "Brian Olesen" To: Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:42 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hi, And a wind shield. -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: all-audio@groups.io P� vegne af Georgina Joyce Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02 Til: all-audio@groups.io Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello David, Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open, will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a dramatic change to the recording. It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to remove it.. Regards, Gena On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler wrote: Hello, Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a standard box fan on the high setting if that helps. I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next? Thanks. Dave. On 2/16/21, JM Casey mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>> wrote: Hey David. Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours sounds after you record. What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and steady machine-like sounds. You should record a section of nothing but the noise, then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that particular noise/set of frequencies. I record on my desktop and the fans are fairly noisy -- the noise reduction filter drops that out pretty nicely. For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one that will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. That said I don't use one of those currently, but one of those snowball mics -- it does pick up sound from all around it, but it's quiet around here as it's just me in this place, so it works ok. Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be ideal. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume to zero db without clipping. I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if possible i'd like to filter that out. Can you explain EQ? Thanks. Dave. On 2/15/21, JM Casey wrote: Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the main host -- either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over. Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing to the audio exactly? Noramlising audio volume? For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, to make things like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp that they're distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good microphone, anyway). -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, I'm dip
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hi what is the best audio aspect to use to take pops and clicks from vinal. and remove tape his, without making it sound to worbley. from stew also i am looking for an audio limiter or a compresser to go inline with my mic to my mixer. so i would have a lead from the mic going to the limiter and than a lead going to the xlr socket on the mixer. from stewart - Original Message - From: "JM Casey" To: Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 7:20 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hey David. Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours sounds after you record. What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and steady machine-like sounds. You should record a section of nothing but the noise, then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that particular noise/set of frequencies. I record on my desktop and the fans are fairly noisy -- the noise reduction filter drops that out pretty nicely. For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one that will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. That said I don't use one of those currently, but one of those snowball mics -- it does pick up sound from all around it, but it's quiet around here as it's just me in this place, so it works ok. Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be ideal. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume to zero db without clipping. I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if possible i'd like to filter that out. Can you explain EQ? Thanks. Dave. On 2/15/21, JM Casey wrote: Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the main host -- either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over. Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing to the audio exactly? Noramlising audio volume? For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, to make things like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp that they're distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good microphone, anyway). -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I could do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ using amazing mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking. One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either to loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files are recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files. I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and the phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to soundly. I'd appreciate any tips. Thanks. Dave. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3810): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/3810 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80667573/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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I forgot to add, if you are going to play around with noise reduction and the noiseprint analysis thing, the sample of noise doesn’t have to be long -- just a couple of seconds maybe. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: February 16, 2021 03:26 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a standard box fan on the high setting if that helps. I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next? Thanks. Dave. On 2/16/21, JM Casey wrote: > Hey David. > > Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. > It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the > desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours > sounds after you record. > What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and > steady machine-like sounds. You should record a section of nothing > but the noise, then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that > particular noise/set of frequencies. I record on my desktop and the > fans are fairly noisy -- the noise reduction filter drops that out pretty > nicely. > > For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one > that will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. That > said I don't use one of those currently, but one of those snowball > mics -- it does pick up sound from all around it, but it's quiet > around here as it's just me in this place, so it works ok. Still, a > more studio-oriented mic would be ideal. > > > > -Original Message- > From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David > Mehler > Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? > > Hello, > > Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the > podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume > to zero db without clipping. > > I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations > since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's > where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background > noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about > ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if > possible i'd like to filter that out. > > Can you explain EQ? > > Thanks. > Dave. > > > On 2/15/21, JM Casey wrote: >> Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to >> podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, >> with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works >> great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's >> a guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the main host >> -- either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I have to >> crank it and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over. >> Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing >> post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing >> to the audio exactly? >> Noramlising audio volume? >> For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I >> think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion >> you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a >> bit, to make things like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so >> sharp that they're distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a >> good microphone, anyway). >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David >> Mehler >> Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM >> To: all-audio@groups.io >> Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? >> >> Hello, >> >> I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think >> I could do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ >> using amazing >> mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking. >> >> One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's >> either to loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using >> goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files >> are recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files. >> >> I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and >> the phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to >> soundly. >> >> I'd appreciate any tips. >> >> Thanks. >> Dave. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3808): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/3808 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80667573/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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Hi, And a wind shield. -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: all-audio@groups.io På vegne af Georgina Joyce Sendt: 16. februar 2021 22:02 Til: all-audio@groups.io Emne: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello David, Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open, will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a dramatic change to the recording. It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to remove it.. Regards, Gena > On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler wrote: > > Hello, > > Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a > standard box fan on the high setting if that helps. > > I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next? > > Thanks. > Dave. > > > On 2/16/21, JM Casey mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>> wrote: >> Hey David. >> >> Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. >> It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the >> desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours >> sounds after you record. >> What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and >> steady machine-like sounds. You should record a section of nothing >> but the noise, then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that >> particular noise/set of frequencies. I record on my desktop and the >> fans are fairly noisy -- the noise reduction filter drops that out pretty nicely. >> >> For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one >> that will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. >> That said I don't use one of those currently, but one of those >> snowball mics -- it does pick up sound from all around it, but it's >> quiet around here as it's just me in this place, so it works ok. >> Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be ideal. >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David >> Mehler >> Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM >> To: all-audio@groups.io >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? >> >> Hello, >> >> Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the >> podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume >> to zero db without clipping. >> >> I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations >> since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's >> where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background >> noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about >> ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if >> possible i'd like to filter that out. >> >> Can you explain EQ? >> >> Thanks. >> Dave. >> >> >> On 2/15/21, JM Casey wrote: >>> Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to >>> podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the >>> home, with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It >>> works great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or >>> there's a guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the >>> main host -- either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I >>> have to crank it and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over. >>> Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing >>> post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing >>> to the audio exactly? >>> Noramlising audio volume? >>> For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I >>> think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion >>> you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice
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A good practical answer. I should try to be a bit more acoustically mindful, myself. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of Georgina Joyce Sent: February 16, 2021 04:02 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello David, Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open, will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a dramatic change to the recording. It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to remove it.. Regards, Gena > On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler wrote: > > Hello, > > Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a > standard box fan on the high setting if that helps. > > I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next? > > Thanks. > Dave. > > > On 2/16/21, JM Casey mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>> wrote: >> Hey David. >> >> Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. >> It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the >> desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours >> sounds after you record. >> What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and >> steady machine-like sounds. You should record a section of nothing >> but the noise, then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that >> particular noise/set of frequencies. I record on my desktop and the >> fans are fairly noisy -- the noise reduction filter drops that out pretty nicely. >> >> For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one >> that will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. >> That said I don't use one of those currently, but one of those >> snowball mics -- it does pick up sound from all around it, but it's >> quiet around here as it's just me in this place, so it works ok. >> Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be ideal. >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David >> Mehler >> Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM >> To: all-audio@groups.io >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? >> >> Hello, >> >> Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the >> podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume >> to zero db without clipping. >> >> I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations >> since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's >> where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background >> noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about >> ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if >> possible i'd like to filter that out. >> >> Can you explain EQ? >> >> Thanks. >> Dave. >> >> >> On 2/15/21, JM Casey wrote: >>> Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to >>> podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the >>> home, with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It >>> works great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or >>> there's a guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the >>> main host -- either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I >>> have to crank it and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over. >>> Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing >>> post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing >>> to the audio exactly? >>> Noramlising audio volume? >>> For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I >>> think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion >>&
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Hey David. You said Goldwave, right? Take your sample of noise, and put it on the clipboard. Then select the entirety of the audio, go to effects, filters, noise reduction. Change the preset to "clipboard noise print", and process. See what happens. You could try experimenting with the other presets, or set all the parameters yourself if you really know what you are doing/have time to really play around with frequency analysis and such. You could also try going to the band pass/stop filters and applying the voice hum/hiss removal filter. Actually maybe try this one first as I think it's a "gentler" sort of filter. Be careful applying too many effects at once or you will eventually get something degraded/you don't want -- one at a time is best. Even better though -- reduce the noise altogether. Maybe turn the fan off next time you are recording. Since using the desktop is far more convenient for me than trying to get properly set up on my noiseless laptop, the computer hum is just something I have to contend with -- but I always make sure to turn my air conditioner off, for instance. You can do a lot of cool stuff "in post", obviously, but it's always best to try and fix problems at the source rather than trying to use digital magic to remove them afterwards. So if you're not getting good sound, the first thing to consider is your recording environment, and your microphone. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: February 16, 2021 03:26 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a standard box fan on the high setting if that helps. I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next? Thanks. Dave. On 2/16/21, JM Casey wrote: > Hey David. > > Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. > It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the > desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours > sounds after you record. > What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and > steady machine-like sounds. You should record a section of nothing > but the noise, then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that > particular noise/set of frequencies. I record on my desktop and the > fans are fairly noisy -- the noise reduction filter drops that out pretty > nicely. > > For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one > that will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. That > said I don't use one of those currently, but one of those snowball > mics -- it does pick up sound from all around it, but it's quiet > around here as it's just me in this place, so it works ok. Still, a > more studio-oriented mic would be ideal. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David > Mehler > Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? > > Hello, > > Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the > podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume > to zero db without clipping. > > I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations > since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's > where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background > noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about > ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if > possible i'd like to filter that out. > > Can you explain EQ? > > Thanks. > Dave. > > > On 2/15/21, JM Casey wrote: >> Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to >> podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, >> with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works >> great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's >> a guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the main host >> -- either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I have to >> crank it and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over. >> Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing >> post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing >> to the audio exactly? >> Noramlising audio volume? >> For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I >> think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion >> you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a >>
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Hello David, Your recordings will sound better if you give a little thought to damping audio refections. It is amazing what a few cushions and a blanket draped over a door can do. Your fan is probably being recorded because there are plenty of hard surfaces to bounce the audio around. Introduce plenty of soft furnishings to stop the sound from being reflected. Also change the angle of hard surfaces if you can. Because if you have 2 parallel surfaces sound just bounces backwards and forwards and is amplified. By having a door half open, will reflect the sound in a different direction. There are many DIY acoustic hood youtube videos. From a simple cardboard box to things a lot more elaborate. Sound also bounces from floor to ceiling. Stand on a soft rug or something to stop the bounce. A cardboard box tippled up on its sided with your bed pillow inside and against the back of the box will have a dramatic change to the recording. It is a lot easier to stop it being recorded in the first place than to remove it.. Regards, Gena > On 16 Feb 2021, at 20:25, David Mehler wrote: > > Hello, > > Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a > standard box fan on the high setting if that helps. > > I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next? > > Thanks. > Dave. > > > On 2/16/21, JM Casey mailto:jmca...@teksavvy.com>> > wrote: >> Hey David. >> >> Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. It >> just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the desired >> frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours sounds after you >> record. >> What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and steady >> machine-like sounds. You should record a section of nothing but the noise, >> then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that particular noise/set of >> frequencies. I record on my desktop and the fans are fairly noisy -- the >> noise reduction filter drops that out pretty nicely. >> >> For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one that >> will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. That said I >> don't use one of those currently, but one of those snowball mics -- it does >> pick up sound from all around it, but it's quiet around here as it's just me >> in this place, so it works ok. Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be >> ideal. >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David Mehler >> Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM >> To: all-audio@groups.io >> Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? >> >> Hello, >> >> Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the podcast >> then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume to zero db >> without clipping. >> >> I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations since my >> first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's where I wondered >> about a compressor. I've also got some background noise that my phone >> microphone picks up. It's from another room about ten feet maybe 15 feet >> away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if possible i'd like to filter >> that out. >> >> Can you explain EQ? >> >> Thanks. >> Dave. >> >> >> On 2/15/21, JM Casey wrote: >>> Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to >>> podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, >>> with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works >>> great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a >>> guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the main host -- >>> either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it >>> and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over. >>> Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing >>> post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing to >>> the audio exactly? >>> Noramlising audio volume? >>> For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I >>> think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion >>> you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, >>> to make things like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp >>> that they're distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good >>> microphone, anyway). >>>
Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
Hello, Thanks. I can do a segment of just the background fan audio. It's a standard box fan on the high setting if that helps. I can do a segment, how long, and when I have just that segment what next? Thanks. Dave. On 2/16/21, JM Casey wrote: > Hey David. > > Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. It > just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the desired > frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours sounds after you > record. > What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and steady > machine-like sounds. You should record a section of nothing but the noise, > then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that particular noise/set of > frequencies. I record on my desktop and the fans are fairly noisy -- the > noise reduction filter drops that out pretty nicely. > > For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one that > will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. That said I > don't use one of those currently, but one of those snowball mics -- it does > pick up sound from all around it, but it's quiet around here as it's just me > in this place, so it works ok. Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be > ideal. > > > > -Original Message- > From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David Mehler > Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? > > Hello, > > Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the podcast > then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume to zero db > without clipping. > > I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations since my > first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's where I wondered > about a compressor. I've also got some background noise that my phone > microphone picks up. It's from another room about ten feet maybe 15 feet > away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if possible i'd like to filter > that out. > > Can you explain EQ? > > Thanks. > Dave. > > > On 2/15/21, JM Casey wrote: >> Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to >> podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, >> with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works >> great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a >> guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the main host -- >> either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it >> and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over. >> Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing >> post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing to >> the audio exactly? >> Noramlising audio volume? >> For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I >> think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion >> you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, >> to make things like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp >> that they're distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good >> microphone, anyway). >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David >> Mehler >> Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM >> To: all-audio@groups.io >> Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? >> >> Hello, >> >> I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I >> could do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ >> using amazing >> mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking. >> >> One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either >> to loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using >> goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files >> are recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files. >> >> I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and >> the phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to >> soundly. >> >> I'd appreciate any tips. >> >> Thanks. >> Dave. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3803): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/3803 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80667573/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
Hey David. Sorry, EQ is just short for "equalisation", which I should have used. It just means applying an equalizer to the tracks to bring out the desired frequencies. You may not need it, depending on how yours sounds after you record. What kind of background noise is it? It's easy to remove hums and steady machine-like sounds. You should record a section of nothing but the noise, then apply a noise reduction thing to reduce that particular noise/set of frequencies. I record on my desktop and the fans are fairly noisy -- the noise reduction filter drops that out pretty nicely. For podcasting, consider another microphone -- a unidirectional one that will just pick up your voice/what's directly in front of it. That said I don't use one of those currently, but one of those snowball mics -- it does pick up sound from all around it, but it's quiet around here as it's just me in this place, so it works ok. Still, a more studio-oriented mic would be ideal. -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: February 15, 2021 07:24 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume to zero db without clipping. I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if possible i'd like to filter that out. Can you explain EQ? Thanks. Dave. On 2/15/21, JM Casey wrote: > Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to > podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, > with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works > great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a > guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the main host -- > either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it > and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over. > Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing > post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing to the > audio exactly? > Noramlising audio volume? > For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I > think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion > you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, > to make things like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp > that they're distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good > microphone, anyway). > > > -Original Message----- > From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David > Mehler > Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? > > Hello, > > I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I > could do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ > using amazing > mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking. > > One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either > to loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using > goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files > are recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files. > > I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and > the phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to soundly. > > I'd appreciate any tips. > > Thanks. > Dave. > > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3802): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/3802 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80667573/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
have u got all 3 of them could u send them to me? or tell me where i can get them from? - Original Message - From: "David Mehler" To: Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 2:19 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, I've found one that says classic compressor, another that says leveler and another that says limiter. Hth Dave. On 2/16/21, stewartross via groups.io wrote: what dsp plug ins for limiting did u find? - Original Message - From: "David Mehler" To: Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 12:23 AM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume to zero db without clipping. I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if possible i'd like to filter that out. Can you explain EQ? Thanks. Dave. On 2/15/21, JM Casey wrote: Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the main host -- either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over. Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing to the audio exactly? Noramlising audio volume? For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, to make things like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp that they're distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good microphone, anyway). -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I could do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ using amazing mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking. One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either to loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files are recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files. I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and the phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to soundly. I'd appreciate any tips. Thanks. Dave. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3801): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/3801 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80667573/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
Hello, I've found one that says classic compressor, another that says leveler and another that says limiter. Hth Dave. On 2/16/21, stewartross via groups.io wrote: > what dsp plug ins for limiting did u find? > - Original Message - > From: "David Mehler" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 12:23 AM > Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? > > >> Hello, >> >> Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the >> podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume >> to zero db without clipping. >> >> I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations >> since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's >> where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background >> noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about >> ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if >> possible i'd like to filter that out. >> >> Can you explain EQ? >> >> Thanks. >> Dave. >> >> >> On 2/15/21, JM Casey wrote: >>> Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to podcasts. >>> >>> I >>> like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, with my desktop >>> >>> PC >>> broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works great until someone >>> inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a guest on, whose volume >>> >>> is >>> so different from that of the main host -- either loud enough to burst >>> my >>> eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it and then quickly turn down again >>> when the clip is over. >>> Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing post-processing. >>> Is >>> that not working out for you? What are you doing to the audio exactly? >>> Noramlising audio volume? >>> For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I think >>> >>> eq >>> is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion you want to >>> bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, to make >>> things >>> like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp that they're >>> distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good microphone, >>> anyway). >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David >>> Mehler >>> Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM >>> To: all-audio@groups.io >>> Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? >>> >>> Hello, >>> >>> I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I >>> could >>> do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ using >>> amazing >>> mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking. >>> >>> One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either >>> to >>> loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using >>> goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files are >>> recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files. >>> >>> I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and >>> the >>> phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to >>> soundly. >>> >>> I'd appreciate any tips. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> Dave. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3800): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/3800 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80667573/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
what dsp plug ins for limiting did u find? - Original Message - From: "David Mehler" To: Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 2021 12:23 AM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume to zero db without clipping. I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if possible i'd like to filter that out. Can you explain EQ? Thanks. Dave. On 2/15/21, JM Casey wrote: Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the main host -- either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over. Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing to the audio exactly? Noramlising audio volume? For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, to make things like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp that they're distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good microphone, anyway). -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I could do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ using amazing mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking. One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either to loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files are recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files. I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and the phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to soundly. I'd appreciate any tips. Thanks. Dave. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3799): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/3799 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80667573/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
totally agree on this one nothing wrong with a bit of limiting, does anyone on the list no where i can by a limiter which i can put inline between my mic and my mixer? from stew - Original Message - From: "JM Casey" To: Sent: Monday, February 15, 2021 11:55 PM Subject: Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the main host -- either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over. Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing to the audio exactly? Noramlising audio volume? For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, to make things like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp that they're distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good microphone, anyway). -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I could do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ using amazing mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking. One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either to loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files are recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files. I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and the phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to soundly. I'd appreciate any tips. Thanks. Dave. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3798): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/3798 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80667573/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
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Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
Hello, Thanks for your reply. What I did with my first go was to make the podcast then use goldwave's maximize volume option to get the volume to zero db without clipping. I have been reading, and listening to tutorials and presentations since my first podcast and have learned about vst plugins, that's where I wondered about a compressor. I've also got some background noise that my phone microphone picks up. It's from another room about ten feet maybe 15 feet away I'm actually surprised the mic got it, if possible i'd like to filter that out. Can you explain EQ? Thanks. Dave. On 2/15/21, JM Casey wrote: > Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to podcasts. I > like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, with my desktop PC > broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works great until someone > inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a guest on, whose volume is > so different from that of the main host -- either loud enough to burst my > eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it and then quickly turn down again > when the clip is over. > Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing post-processing. Is > that not working out for you? What are you doing to the audio exactly? > Noramlising audio volume? > For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I think eq > is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion you want to > bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, to make things > like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp that they're > distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good microphone, anyway). > > > -Original Message- > From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David Mehler > Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM > To: all-audio@groups.io > Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? > > Hello, > > I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I could > do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ using amazing > mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking. > > One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either to > loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using > goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files are > recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files. > > I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and the > phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to soundly. > > I'd appreciate any tips. > > Thanks. > Dave. > > > > > > > > > > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3796): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/3796 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80667573/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
Re: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
Crazy volume differences are one of my pet peeves listening to podcasts. I like to listen to them while doing stuff around the home, with my desktop PC broadcasting to my bluetooth headphones. It works great until someone inserts an audio clip from somewhere, or there's a guest on, whose volume is so different from that of the main host -- either loud enough to burst my eardrums or so quiet I have to crank it and then quickly turn down again when the clip is over. Anyway, you say you're already using plugins and doing post-processing. Is that not working out for you? What are you doing to the audio exactly? Noramlising audio volume? For your speaking voice, a bit of compression might be nice, but I think eq is maybe the most important thing to apply -- in my opinion you want to bring out the higher frequencies of the human voice a bit, to make things like sibilances clear and well-defined but not so sharp that they're distorting (this shouldn't happen so much with a good microphone, anyway). -Original Message- From: all-audio@groups.io On Behalf Of David Mehler Sent: February 15, 2021 06:43 PM To: all-audio@groups.io Subject: [all-audio] podcasting, any tips? Hello, I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I could do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ using amazing mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking. One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either to loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files are recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files. I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and the phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to soundly. I'd appreciate any tips. Thanks. Dave. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3795): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/3795 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80667573/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
[all-audio] podcasting, any tips?
Hello, I'm dipping in to podcasting. I've made and submitted one, but think I could do better. The podcast is a demo which is recorded on my s10+ using amazing mp3 recorder, and demoing features of the phone so it's also talking. One thing I've noticed is sometimes the audio isn't right, it's either to loud or not loud enough, I've maximized volume. I am using goldwave6 with some added-vst-plugins for post-processing. The files are recorded as wav files then saved as 44.1Khz 64Kbps mp3 files. I thought about giving a compressor a go to make my voice crisper and the phone volume more even as well, but don't want to smash things to soundly. I'd appreciate any tips. Thanks. Dave. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#3794): https://groups.io/g/all-audio/message/3794 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/80667573/21656 Group Owner: all-audio+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/all-audio/leave/1074140/405281159/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-