static & buzzing when I'm recording

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static & buzzing when I'm recording

Post by mcp » Fri Dec 09, 2011 4:26 am

Hello,
I'm brand new to this & not a good techy. What can I do to not have static & buzzing while I'm recording. I'm using Windows 7.
Thanks so much for your time & help!!
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Re: static & buzzing when I'm recording

Post by kozikowski » Fri Dec 09, 2011 7:04 am

We need a little more help. What are you recording and how? Are you singing into a microphone plugged into your laptop computer?

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Re: static & buzzing when I'm recording

Post by mcp » Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:52 pm

No, I'm just talking into the mini laptop that I have. Basically, I'm just talking into the air near the laptop.
Thank you!
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Re: static & buzzing when I'm recording

Post by steve » Mon Dec 12, 2011 1:00 am

The built in microphones in laptops are notorious for being crap quality. Even a cheap USB microphone (such as a $15 logitech desktop mic) is likely to give you much better quality recordings.
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Re: static & buzzing when I'm recording

Post by mcp » Mon Dec 12, 2011 2:13 am

Thanks Steve, I appreciate your feedback.
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