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Hi, I am trying to record vocals and have been for years. The problem is, there is digital noise or hum while no sound is going into the mic. I have turned off the mic and there is still the same hum. I have unplugged the mic, still same noise. I have concurred that this must be some sort of digital noise and this has always been a problem on 3 computers, 2 mics, 4 soundcards, and countless programs. I must be doing something wrong here. I am currently using FL studio to record since it is the easiest to see what is going on with the audio, I have a condenser and passive mic which i use separately in an external creative soundcard. I can take pictures of everything answer any questions, I have even recorded audio from the input of line/mic with the mic unplugged and uploaded it here:

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Thank you for your help

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durkmusic Mon, 06/21/2010 - 17:44

Okay, here is a video on youtube that should give you all the info you need. If you need anything else just ask. Thank you so much for your help.

[[url=http://[/URL]="http://www.youtube…"]YouTube - Digital Noise When Recording[/]="http://www.youtube…"]YouTube - Digital Noise When Recording[/]

Idk what it is... I honestly can't figure it out. I have searched all over the internet and I've gotten nowhere.

Please help me out on this. Thank you.

durkmusic Tue, 06/22/2010 - 08:09

Haha sorry I don't have the steadiest hand...

It's a Creative Labs Model No. SB1090
X-fi

And the soundcard in my desktop is supposed to be the best one for a motherboard. I chose the best ASUS motherboard with the best soundcard for this reason and it still didn't solve it... so then I got this soundcard to see if it made any difference...

I mean it has to be the soundcards I can't think of any other reason...

Boswell Tue, 06/22/2010 - 08:35

Yes, that type of soundcard and the built-in ones are meant for gaming and for home theatre, and are not really suitable for professional audio. A medium-price USB or FireWire audio interface would make a world of difference.

I don't know whether you have thought about a budget for a proper interface, but you should be aiming for something like the TC Electronic Konnekt 8 or the Impact Twin or the E-MU 0202 USB 2.0.

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