i have an AKG perception 220 condenser mic running through a tubepre v2 preamp. the preamps unbalanced output is going straight to the mic input on my pc and I'm usisng Cubase 5 as my program of choice. after reading alittle about condenser mics i learned that they normally have some fuzz from having to amplify the sound internally. i have the preamps gain at zero and ive used the de-noiser in Cubase but it doesnt work all the time and leaves wierd noises in the background. also my recording area is in a basement, if i turn everything off i can get to the point where the only noise is the hum from the lights, i would record in the dark if i had to. are there any other ways to reduce or cancel out this noise?
and i am brand new to this site, so hello howdy. -Dane
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The mic/line input on a computer was meant for video chatting mo
The mic/line input on a computer was meant for video chatting mostly and not for audio recording. You would be better with even a cheap USB interface like a Blue Icicle than the computer input. If you have to use the computer input then a combination of attenuator and adapter can be bought created to get it done.
after reading alittle about condenser mics i learned that they n
after reading alittle about condenser mics i learned that they normally have some fuzz from having to amplify the sound internally.
I'm not sure where you read or heard this, but a condenser, run through a nice pre amp with proper gain staging, should be crystal clear.
Also... define "fuzz"? Are you referring to distortion?
Dane: Try the mic directly to the mic level input of the PC. U
Dane: Try the mic directly to the mic level input of the PC. Use a mic input transformer if necessary and see if the noise goes away. You have a lot of stuff (mic, preamp, etc.) out there going back into a unbalanced mic level input. Unbalanced mic level is asking for hum and noise. IN A PINCH, a resistive pad to reduce the preamp output 40 db or so to work into the PC mic plug may be a "halfway" answer, but doing this effectively sums noise from two stages of mic level amplification.