Questions tagged [microphones]
A microphone is an acoustic-to-electric transducer or sensor that converts sound into an electrical signal. It is the first step in the signal chain, after the sound source itself, for recording sound or music.
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Origin of microphone testing
When musical bands prepare nowadays they at length state meaningless sounds for the microphone, but in times past they stated something like "one, two, three". Are there good reasons for this change ...
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ASIO with a latency with bluetooth mic
I decided to use my handsfree as a happy microphone, despite its utter junk 8000Hz quality.
It attaches to the labium of my alto recorder and it looks quite fascinating.
Now I can playback the sound ...
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Ableton Live: Using a USB microphone and Audio Kontrol 1 at the same time
I'm using Ableton Live 11 Suite. I have a USB microphone, which I can record with in Ableton. I also have a Native Instruments Audio Kontrol 1 (henceforth AK1), which is an audio interface with ...
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Recording Live Music at Home -- Microphone Help
So I'm pretty new and I don't know the first thing about sound, but I think my question (and the answer to it) is pretty basic so I'm shooting my shot:
I bought a baritone ukulele and want to record ...
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Behringer x1204usb + Shure SM48 + Laptop = very low volume
Recently I've bought Behringer x1204USB as my first mixer. I connected my mic, Shure SM48, to the first mixer's input (not into the XLR one, but into the "line in" one, because I don't have the XLR ...
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Mic inside the drum vs outside the drum
Does it make a meaningful change in how the drums sound is mic'ed up when the mic is outside the drum vs inside? Just for reference...
Outside.
Inside.
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Is low DC resistance good or bad for a mic? Is this Lav mic (CVM-WM300) incompatible with my mixer (Zoom PodTrak P4)?
I'm pretty deep into debugging this. I suspect there's just some knowledge I'm missing.
The lav mic is a stereo 3.5mm TRS male from a wireless lav kit CVM-WM300. This mic is working for sure as I ...
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XLRf - 1/4"m adapter with or without transformer
Greetings forumers from newbie!
Advice pls for selection of an adapter to plug a dynamic mic (ending in XLRm) into an active speaker ("karaoke) box with a "1/4f" input". Since the ...
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What setup to use with a shotgun condenser microphone to record on a laptop?
I've been using a USB headset and an external web camera both connected to a laptop to record educational videos. The way I record the videos is by looking directly at the web camera which is located ...
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Can I connect a microphone to a valve amp? [closed]
Is it possible/a good idea to plug a mic into a valve amp? I've heard that the output of a mic is too high for it. Anyone know if this is true? Since I don't want to try it out.
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Make mic sound stronger
I don’t know if it’s because I plugged my mic directly into my keyboard but i wanted to ask...
I bought a yamaha dgx 660 keyboard Yamaha DGX-660 Digital Piano -... https://www.amazon.com/dp/...
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What is that product he is using? The sphere I mean
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I think it's used to put a microphone in it.
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Are there mics that need an external sound card or audio interface?
I've bought an acltron mc410. It's a FET condenser mic that requires phantom power. I hooked it up to phantom power with XLR to XLR and connected the power to the laptop with XLR to 3.5mm audio jack. ...
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Recording an acoustic guitar using plain simple laptop mic
I had a Windows 7 laptop and the recording was doing acoustic cancellations. After disabling it the recordings (from control panel->settings->microphone) were pretty decent.
Now I have a Window 10 ...
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Recording latency is keeps changing. How can I fix this
This is more of an audio recording question but I'm looking for any help I can get. I have a shitty setup, audacity and snowball microphone, but they haven't had this problem anytime since I've used ...
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Phantom power and audio interfaces
I am a guitar player and a vocalist. I want to record my acoustic guitar and singing with a microphone. Now that I have bought myself an inexpensive condenser microphone (Neewer NW-1500), I got to ...
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Scarlett Solo Gen 2 Interface Picks up Audio but Windows doesn't receive anything
I'm using an AKG P220 condenser mic, running XLR to the interface and then USB into my computer.
The microphone shows up as "Scarlett Solo USB" which is correct, but when I test the mic, it doesn't ...
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Pickups with Acoustic Instruments
I've been told when playing live not to mic an acoustic instrument because of the feedback you can get, and that using pickups would be a better way to amplify the sound of an acoustic instrument. So ...
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Mic-ing up solid electric guitar
I'm trying to experiment with a technique that I believe was used by Buddy Holly and perhaps other guitarists. That is mixing the guitar signal with a microphone signal from the guitar being recorded ...
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Playing both the pc sound and mic playback through headphones
I have downloaded this marvelous program called "Effectogram" in order to easily and rapidly (performance-wise) control:
microphone input volume
microphone output volume
playback reverberation
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Samson go mic or blue snowball
I wanna record music and I'm on a fairly tight budget. The samson go mic doesn't seem bad, but the blue snowball has a stand. also does anyone know how to record quality music? like should i record ...
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Connecting Audio Technica Pro 70 to a laptop for live recording
I'm looking for a nice Lavalier mic to buy mainly concerned about audio quality. I've currently set eyes on this one:
http://www.amazon.com/Audio-Technica-PRO70-Condenser-Instrument-Microphone/dp/...
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High-end headset/lavalier mics vs handheld for vocals
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I have some SM58's (a dynamic mic) that I use for my vocals while I'm putting together songs on my iPad. I've recently tried some cheap $40-50-ish lavalier condensers because my dream is ...
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Need to find a wireless microphone with a specific design [closed]
I'm really interested in wireless microphones lately, especially I really like the designs of the vintage Sony WRT-866 and Azden WHX-PRO microphones.
I'm curious, are there any other alternatives like ...
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Recording audio from amplifier to mobile
I wanna record audio from an amplifier (this) via android phone. I have a 6.3mm trs and 3.5mm trrs jack. I wanna know how to wiring them for recording purposes. For example: 6.3mm left and right ...
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Splitting guitar signal and mic signal for recording in a live setting
I've read already some things about splitting signals here but im still unsure about how to make mine.
So what i have is one acoustic guitar with an undersaddle pickup and a mic (K&K). Both ...
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Voice training and microphone tech
How can you balance your sound on microphone when switching between chest voice (low register) and
head/falsetto voice (high register)?
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How To Set Up Shure BLX4/SM58 And What Other Components Are Needed
So I’ve just bought a Shure BLX4/SM58 but am stuck when it comes to setting up. And of course it does not work by itself and needs some sort of stereo or PA system to make the sound work, so what ...
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One or two mics to cover most budget studio applications? [closed]
I don't currently own any microphones. I recently ordered a computer audio interface with phantom power and instrument level inputs. I'm interested in recording voice, traditional instruments, and ...
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live performance - Does my small acoustic band need amplification?
I play in a small local band in my city - mainly Latin and pop rock music. We would like to perform in a quiet street corner somewhere around town. I predict about 20-30 listeners standing around at ...
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How to avoid noise in a voice recording
I'm recording for a podcast with a Rodhe NT2 microphone and I'm getting a lot of noise in the background, although the room is pretty quiet. It looks like this mic doesn't pick up my voice very loud ...
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How much would cable quality affect the audio quality coming from a microphone to a laptop? [closed]
I have a sE Electronics ProMic Laser microphone that I've mounted on top of a monitor with the goal of directly connecting and using it with a laptop to record videos.
I currently have a 20 centimeter ...
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Record condenser mic and acoustic guitar in the same time?
I am wondering if with Audio interfaces such as the Scarlett 4i4 is it possible to plug a mic with +48V phantom power in line 1 and plug a guitar into line 2?
I mean, if I activate the +48V power, I ...
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Plugging Shure 520DX harmonica mic straight into audio interface
I plan to buy Shure 520DX microphone and plugging it straight into my audio interface. Do I need to add an amp simulation plugin in the signal chain to achieve the desirable sound or will it sound ...
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Can a 600Ω XLR dynamic microphone be directly connected to a standard sound card?
With the COVID lockdowns intensifying, the musical education of my daughter has also become increasingly remote. This results in her having to often record her singing and/or piano performances to ...
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How to connect wireless mic (TRS output) to mixer (1/4 inch input)?
I'm having trouble connecting my wireless microphone (lavalier set) to an audio mixer. My wireless microphone is Saramonic Blink 500, which has TRS output on its receiver, and my audio mixer is ...
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What type of mic for use with vocals from an electric guitar amp?
I would like to purchase a microphone for use with a Roland 60 electric guitar amp. Does it have to be a dual impedance or do I need to purchase something to improve the volume level?
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Shure SM91 problem
I plugged my Shure SM91 direct into phantom power, not using a pre-amp, with the 3 pin XLR. Can't find the pre-amp, so cannot check if the mic still works. But it certainly didn't then!
What is likely ...
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Singing with face mask?
How does wearing a standard Type I or Type II disposable surgical mask affect the voice when singing?
I particularly interested in singing into a good microphone.
What modifications (EQ or effects) to ...
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Recording guitar & voice simultaneously: which microphone type(s)? [closed]
I wanna record some songs, which I sing and play on the acoustic guitar (+ some harmonica here and there). I wanna get two microphones: one for the guitar and one for my voice/harmonica, in order to ...
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What microphone is suitable for recording voice and acoustic guitar?
Recently I've been performing several songs along with my acoustic guitar, so I'd like to record them. At most I've succeeded in recording myself with a phone, but I get this really masked sound.
As ...
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Will a RODE-K2 Mic work with a Focusrite 2i2 Interface and a basic Laptop for high quality male vocals? [closed]
I want to buy a K2 for my bedroom setup to record male vocals.
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How to record guitar and voice in laptop?
I want to record guitar (using line cable) and my voice(using earphone's microphone) on my Dell laptop(which has only jack) both at same time. Is there any way to do it in the cheapest way? Thanks in ...
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Microphone getting feedback random levels from my amp
I bought this microphone so to eliminate wind sounds for singing, where I play acoustic guitar live in a restaurant, and with my electroacoustic guitar Ibañez model GA5TCE. I am able to play, sing, ...
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Cubase cannot detect USB microphone in Macbook Pro
I use Cubase 12 Elements in Macbook Pro.
Audacity can detect my USB microphone, but Cubase can't.
When I try to configure input bus, I can only see Built-in Audio:
Than I checked for Sound ...
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I am mic'ing my amp and running it through Garageband, and it sounds really bad! Is it something to do with Garageband, or is my mic setup wrong?
My set up is as follows : Fender Tele --> Zoom G3XN --> Blackstar ID Core 10 --> Behringer Dynamic Mic (1 inch away from speaker) --> Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 (Line Setting) --> Garageband.
The tone ...
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Which microphone is usefull to replace the original MEMS Microphon of iRig Accoustic Stage?
Yesterday I broke the wire of my iRig Acoustic Stage pickup. The wire is very thin (in my own opinion an absolute cheek). On the internet or at the music store, there was no way to buy the microphone ...
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Can Neewer NW-700 microphone work with Behringer Xenyx 502?
I am planning on buying this microphone and this audio mixer and I was wondering if they can work together and if I can connect them to my laptop?
Thanks in advance
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Microphone sound not detected on Casio CDP-230R
I recently purchased a Casio CDP-230R digital piano, which so far has been working quite nicely, apart from one feature. It comes with a 1/4" microphone jack, with which you can sample a sound and ...
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How can I get decent audio from a clip on 3.5mm microphone?
I have a cheap 3.5mm clip on microphone from amazon that is mouse quiet when plugged in directly to my sound card. I checked the levels and even used mic boost (then turned it off immediately). I've ...
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