Noise when the recording volume is at 0

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andremax3635
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Noise when the recording volume is at 0

Post by andremax3635 » Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:30 pm

Is it normal to have a noise when I set the microphone volume to 0 and amplify the audio at 50DB?

I'm a beginner in this world of audio, I looked elsewhere and found no answer.

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Re: Noise when the recording volume is at 0

Post by steve » Mon Feb 01, 2021 5:55 pm

Analog recordings always have some amount of background noise. When you amplify by 50 dB, it is to be expected that the recorded noise will get much louder.
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Re: Noise when the recording volume is at 0

Post by kozikowski » Mon Feb 01, 2021 6:02 pm

It's good to avoid extremes of volume correction.

What's the microphone and how is it connected?

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Re: Noise when the recording volume is at 0

Post by andremax3635 » Mon Feb 01, 2021 10:50 pm

Thanks for the answer.
Answering the question, it is connected to the 3.5mm input of a sound card, the strix soar.
Microphone is a boya cardioid by mm1

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