Hi everyone, I don’t know where to go with this issue so thought I’d come here
I recently started to record videos on YouTube with my tascamdr05x mic but people keep picking up on a beeping noise that occurs every other minute, I thought this was because of my headphones attached to it since it was old - but I tried recording again without listening to myself and the beeping staticy noise is still there it just doesn’t go - is there any way I can get rid of this in audacity? and also why is this happening, is it normal with tascams or is it a problem with my specific mic? (I got it off facebook marketplace so it might be?)
There are some noise reduction effects in Audacity, but noise reduction works best when you have very low level background noise… When you don’t REALLY need it. If the noise is bad, sometimes, “The cure is worse than the disease.” Pros still record in soundproof studios with good equipment (1) and good mic position because even with the best pro software there is only so-much you can do.
Your not using the Tascam as a microphone and recording with Audacity, right? You using it as a stand-alone recorder and then hoping to fix it in Audacity?
BTW - A stand alone recorder is often better than using a computer because there’s a lot more that can go wrong with a computer. (2) But once the recording is done it’s OK to edit your recordings on the computer.
To me… “beeping” is like the warning sound when a truck backs-up, or when my microwave oven is done. “Static” is the “shhhh” or crackling noise between radio stations.
Beeping would be very unusual (unless there’s really a beeping noise in the room). SOME “static noise” or white noise is normal coming from the acoustic noise in the room and from the analog electronics. If you are trying to record something quiet, or something far away, you get a poor signal-to-noise ratio and when you amplify or turn-up the volume, any noise becomes more noticeable.
(1) You’re Tascam should be capable of professional, or nearly professional recording, if you had a soundproof studio.
(2) Of course It’s OK to record with the computer and a lot of people do. There’s just a higher chance of something going wrong.
I have that field recorder, though I have not used it recently.
It is known to be sensitive to noise from cell phones and cell phone towers. There are YouTube videos about it. I’ve had the same problem, but not very often.
If the noise is bad, sometimes, “The cure is worse than the disease.” Pros still record in soundproof studios with good equipment (1) and good mic position because even with the best pro software there is only so-much you can do.