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A true story: An ex-colleague of mine had a problem like this - he was listening intensely, and each time the recording got to a particular point, he would lean forward and say "...... THERE!", at which point there was a squeak. After considerable giggling, the producer allowed me to fetch a new ch...

Jebbers wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 15, 2019 3:56 pm

If the squeak is coming from the equipment, would it not be constant? According to the thread title, this is a random noise.

Yes it shows up at random intervals, maybe every 15-30 seconds or so, but it seems pretty random within that range.

I can't hear or see any squeaks on that sample ... I don't either. There is a very slight and very short high frequency noise between the words "Mary" and "was", but nothing that I would describe as a "squeak", and nothing loud enough that I would be concerned about. Several people have said they d...

I record using a Blue Yeti and a pop filter with the gain as low as it will go. Any reason you're doing that? Typically, home microphones have low volume. If you started there and went down, then you may have some serious noise issues. When you record cold, your blue wave peaks should occasionally ...

Hi everyone. I am recording a history of the Spanish Armada. However I have noticed a very annoying squeak noise that seems to appear at random points in the recording. I have attached an audacity screen cap, the squeak is in the white section.I have also uploaded the sound file so you can hear it. ...