Audacity Forum

This is fantastic. You have 100% saved me from a lackluster production. I can't tell you how much I appreciate your help!

With everything maxed and a few inches from the mic I was able to get to about a -12db average with a peak at -6db. And it really didn't seem to pick up the ambient noise much more. I was trying to stay under 10 on gain and keep 6-8 inches away from the mic, but this raw recording sounds MUCH better...

Ok, I think I found the culprit. There must be some badly shielded wiring in the walls around me somewhere, so when I turn the power off to that part of the house, I get a cleaner sound. Would you mind taking a listen? I have a raw sample and one that I applied EQ/Noise Reduction/RMS Normalize/Limit...

The back of the connector and cable can be slightly different, but the three pins all match between the different makers. It's important that one of these cables go between the SM57 and the Solo. No adapters or other strange devices in the pathway. The only option is to put two of these cables toge...

I do have ACX Check and everything is passing on my practice runs after I run Equalize on low roll-off, RMS Normalize, Limiter, and Noise Reduction. But I'm self-publishing this Urban Fantasy book, so I really want to make the audiobook top-notch if I can help it. It's definitely my preferred format...

Also, I have my gain set at about 8 because the mic doesn't pick me up very well even from a few inches away. So that might be part of the issue with the background noise. I haven't been able to figure out why I need to set it so high, unfortunately.

Wow! That sounds much better already! I didn't even hear that until you pointed it out. You're also spot on that I'm in the US. (Difference with AC and DC power, I'm guessing?) I'm on a Shure SM57 running through a Focusrite Scarelett Solo with a LYX Pro premium XLR connecting. The cord is supposed ...

Hi! I was directed here through another site, and boy am I glad. I'm new at this, and I've been studying everything I can to fix some problems with dropouts (hopefully fixed...) and getting my levels right, and I think I'm close. I have a raw file and an edited file for comparison, and I'd love any ...