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It still says Microphone (Realtec High Definition) and I checked some of my previous recordings and they all say that so it didn't change to the computer's mic. I will check out the Zoom H4 recorder. But, in the meantime, do you think my setup is now good to go the way it is? I am getting passing sc...

On this morning's clip the RMS was -60.9, but on another clip that I recorded yesterday (with a regular passage read and the longer USB cord), it was -25.3. I did run the mastering and now it passes except for the noise floor. It says it is -23.7 and exceeds the noise floor. What do you think? Is th...

Yes, the computer was entirely on battery power. The internet connection is on a network. I ran the room tone test again this morning, this time with a different USB cable (3-feet long), unplugging it several times and restarting Audacity. I do not hear the radio station. Yay! But now when I run the...

Well, this is really annoying. I checked and there is a tower about 8/10 of a mile (as the crow flies) from my house. But it's not very tall and is close to several 2-3 story buildings I didn't think it was even in service because the building next to it with the station name on it is ratty and look...

You could be one of those lucky celebrities with one of these towers in the back yard. Just my luck. Oh well, I'm looking forward to finding out what you're hearing in my room tone clip. Also, I think I figured out what that clicking noise was on one of the first recordings. There was a ceiling fan...

Hi Koz, I'm attaching the Room Tone Test and the Microphone Test below. When I was recording, I could hear (very faintly) what sounded like a commercial in the headphones but I couldn't hear it without the headphones. Before recording, I turned off everything in the house so I don't know where that ...

The instruction manual says the mic is the one dot to the left of the camera.

Yes, it looks like that except for the stacks of books that are now on both sides of the mic. Also, my mic is not hanging from a boom. It sits on the table in a holder. I'll run the Lenovo mic test tomorrow too. I see the dots on my computer.

Oh yes, it's not an expensive computer. It's a Lenovo Ideapad 320 and I have been placing it directly in front of the mic.

Yes, I'm sure I will be critical of my performance on at least the first book but I'm enjoying the creation process. I think I like the production after the reading most of all. Are you saying I shouldn't use noise reduction or the de-esser? Tomorrow I'll make the changes you recommend and post that...