Peak and Floor levels

[kozikowski]

This is a simple recording I made in my bedroom.

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Koz

[TJB]

KOZ, I'LL RE-RECORD THAT STRIP AND HOLD MY BREATH THIS TIME FOR 2 SECS AT THE BEGINNING

THE MIC I'M USING IS MXL BCD-1 DYNAMIC

[TJB]

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[kozikowski]

Terrific microphone, but still super low volume.

This microphone takes a cable like this.



To plug into something like this.

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Which plugs into the USB cable to the computer. The UM2 is the sound booster which is maybe what you're missing. Do you have a booster (Microphone Preamplifier), or do you have a cable that goes straight into the computer soundcard? If you're using the computer soundcard, that's where your noise and low volume is coming from.

Koz

[TJB]

My mic is plugged into a Pro FX6 v3 mixer with the cord you showed above. I have a USB cable from the mixer to the computer

[kozikowski]

I got the clip to pass, but it's not by much.

I applied the Audiobook Mastering Collection like this.

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Followed by Hum Remover to get rid of the power and lighting hum in the background and then Noise Reduction.

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The noise limit is -60dB and you should pass it by at least 5dB. You did.

Koz

[kozikowski]

Dueling Posts.

I need to look up your mixer.

I need to drop for a while.

Koz

[TJB]

Koz, when you come back on-line pls tell me more about what/where the hum removal tool is located.
Thanx, Tom

[kozikowski]

Pro FX6 v3 Mixer.

Before you do anything else, make sure the 48V light on the far right is off. That's Phantom Power and your microphone doesn't use it.

Plug the microphone into 1, Up Left.

Hi-Z off and Low Cut off.

Talk and advance GAIN until the little green LEVEL SET light flashes.

EQ Both knobs at U

FX Off

1 LEVEL at U.
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2 LEVEL, 3/4 LEVEL, 5/6 LEVEL all off (Infinity).

I can't figure out what they did with that "STEREO PAN" thing.


Further to the right.

TO PHONES up or off

FX TO MAIN off (infinity)

Phones volume control should give you your voice at the PHONES connection top.

Way on the right. LEVEL adjust until many if not most of the green lights in the MAIN METERS light up when you talk.

Launch Audacity, record something and see what the blue blobs look like.

I gotta go for a while.

Koz

[TJB]

Did all of the above and ran a test with the following results in RAW
Peak was at 21.8 and met ACX requirements
Noise floor also passed at 76.4 .... BUT ...
RMS was at -45.6 and failed

My head is turning to mush ..............