Audacity Forum

So. Just to make sure I understand... The further I can reduce the noise, the louder my voice will be? Or are those two different issues (mic volume level and room noise) and you're trying to reduce the noise in order to improve the overall quality of the recording? It's reassuring that the timeline...

Well, refrigerator fan just went off.

But the hum is still there.

So I'm stumped. It's air!!!

Also I forgot to send Test2 while refrigerator was still on.

Here's both.

Bonnie.

Gotta be the refrigerator. That's the only hum in the joint. And I can't get to the plug to turn it off. And I don't want the ice cream to melt. So I guess I'll do a separate noise reduction profile for the hum if you think that's a good idea. But again, wondering if this is affecting the sound leve...

Well, THAT's a lot to process. Ok. Here goes: 1. Your version is of course cleaner. And no background noise at all. I can't figure out what that hum is on mine. I do hear it now. Didn't before. Sadly, no margaritas being made and refrigerator pretty far away especially for a dynamic mic. Air conditi...

Final test results: Tried the cable switch one more time. Tried Samson mic one more time in the Mac and got plenty of volume. And tried Rode in my PC and got the reduced volume as well. So, it’s not the cable, it’s not the Mac. I think it’s the mic. It varies between .25 and .5. But, if I’m mindful ...

Hi Koz. I'm ready to throw up my hands and just get used to speaking more loudly and/or boosting with Amplify. I bought an IOGEAR USB-C hub to plug right into the Mac. That accomplished making the mic unrecognizable to the computer and with a solid red (not good) status indicator light on the Mac so...

Oh also - a friend of mine suggested trying a powered hub. I'll see how expensive those are on Amazon.

Hi Koz. Well, I spent part of today at Apple. The genius guy there suggested going into Audacity preferences and enabling sound activated recording. And that's now at -60dB. Not sure why that would help, honestly. But at least between the volume raise on the Mac and on Audacity, I'm getting to .5 wa...

You're being so incredibly gracious. Ok, uploading .wav file. I redid two versions of an audition I just recorded and sent off with noise reduction and amplify. No pop filter. Second 16 seconds with head angled. Doesn't sound different to me. Popping Plosive P's aren't my problem. Saliva sounds are....

Well I guess the only answer is being right on top of the mic. (So much for recording at an angle.) That’s the only way I get to .5 If I yell I can get higher as I'm sure you heard. That does make it little difficult to give a natural read for commercials and narrations. I turned up the volume to ma...