Hello again! Another Newbie problem I can’t figure out. I have annoying clicks showing up in my audiobook recordings and I cannot isolate a cause. Here is background and what equipment I am using.
Started out with a Windows 10, older model laptop. Have a Samson Q9U XLR Dynamic mic that is basically new. Setup is in closet, with large blanket, over dooorway, with no computers, clocks, phone nearby. I turn off all fans, ac/heaters etc while recording.
Noticed after beginning to edit a 10-minute segment that I could hear a faint click every so often, but very faint. However, once I did full effects, the noise was much louder and a real distraction to listeners. Had someone tell me it was probably a bad hard drive (the click sounds very mechanical) so since my computer was on it’s last legs I got a new HP Pavillion, with Windows 11. Same thing happened.
Was told it might be my mic setup. Did test with using Samson mic, and computer mic in same room. Got clicks in both tests. Also, did test with computer mic in my office on the other side of my “studio” setup (no Samson mic near) . . . same clicks, so don’t think it is Mic setup.
The biggest problem is not the click sound during pasuses, which are easy to edit out, but the ones that happen in the middle or at the end of a word are problematic. It has taken me 20-30 minutes to isolate and eliminate some of these clicks and it is just not feasible to do long-term. Looking to find the cause of the click and eliminate that. Any thoughts?
Thanks for any help you can provide!
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