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Posted by: popticalillusion
« on: July 07, 2023, 00:57:41 AM »

  Although the post has aged, the information contained is still helpful in solving the issue I was having that was really similar to this. I have an inexpensive USB microphone, that I had moved from my original recording setup position, and I had hung it from the strap on the amplifier as I used to do with my old standard microphone. That's when the weird noises began!

  I use a soft styrofoam, similar to a kids pool floaty but with a hole down the middle and a slit cut from end to end. Then I run the mic cable through the hole or slit and shove the microphone into the hole at one end. I face my 2 amps towards each other about a foot apart (Not recommended if you use both at the same time!) and place the mic on the floor in a position near which ever amp I am using. The soft foam seems to reduce vibrations caused by the amp which seems to have caused the weird noise or interference I was getting. The positioning of the amplifiers allows me to reduce outside noise by boxing in the mic between the amps.

    I didn't need to go as far as purchasing the interface which was spoken of in the comments. I did download the Cakewalk software and I am enjoying using it over the Audacity software I had previously used.

  Thanks for the tips and I hope this post helps someone else in the future.

Posted by: TheBuddha
« on: June 13, 2023, 20:48:07 PM »

It's not too expensive, so it's all good.

I can afford to keep it up and running, even if nobody uses it - and nobody helps fund it. LOL

Posted by: popticalillusion
« on: June 13, 2023, 20:46:22 PM »

  I'm so glad that you all have saved these posts because my microphone issue is very similar to this. Now I have a good place to start. Hopefully it will help resolve the issue

Posted by: SandHog
« on: December 13, 2018, 22:33:10 PM »

No, not yet. I was told it would be delivered between Wednesday and Friday so hopefully it shows up tomorrow. I was hoping I would get a couple of days to play with it before Friday but no dice.

Posted by: MrHarryReems
« on: December 13, 2018, 12:34:11 PM »

Sooo... has it arrived yet??

Posted by: SandHog
« on: December 10, 2018, 16:50:49 PM »

Thanks, man. I'm sure I will have many questions! I did read the article and watched the video; sounds like -12 on the gain is where it's at for digital recording.

Posted by: MrHarryReems
« on: December 10, 2018, 16:35:50 PM »

Be sure you at least read the section in the article on gain staging.  I think between the mic, the interface, and Cakewalk Pro, you'll be more than set.  Let me know if you have probs with anything and I'll help you however I can.

Posted by: SandHog
« on: December 10, 2018, 15:35:43 PM »

Hey, wait a minute...I see what you did there! You are a tricksy one Buddha. Very tricksy indeed!

For the links I'm used to using brackets for the link text and then parenthesis around the actual hyperlink itself; like on Voat. My mic came in the mail today. Hopefully the interface shows up sooner rather than later so I can get a chance to fiddle around with it and figure out the basics before Friday. Ended up going to my uncle's place in the mountains this last weekend for a poker game with the old folks so I missed all the fun Friday.

Posted by: TheBuddha
« on: December 07, 2018, 14:32:07 PM »

LOL I made you the mod of the reviews section! Do a good job and you'll figure it out as you go along.

What link formatting are you having issues with? You can just paste the URL and, on a good day, it'll even get the title for you - that kind of depends on how quickly the other site responds. It's time limited, so slow sites just post the URL but fast enough sites will post the actual title.

Music For Us! | Celebrating the connections. (that should do it just fine).

Posted by: SandHog
« on: December 07, 2018, 13:32:58 PM »

Yeah, I took @MrHarryReems advice and went with the Behringer Uphoria https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/UMC404HD--behringer-u-phoria-umc404hd

Hmm, I'm missing something with the link formatting; it's not what I am accustomed to. Anyway, that's the interface I picked. I may do a review on it from a beginners perspective at some point. We'll see.

Posted by: TheBuddha
« on: December 07, 2018, 13:11:04 PM »

@SandHog Did you end up going with the one you mentioned above?

You could also link it. You could also write a review about it, once you have used it a bit.

In fact, I'm going to make a gear review category.

Posted by: SandHog
« on: December 07, 2018, 12:56:50 PM »

That's really helpful, thanks. My interface should show up next week sometime.

Posted by: MrHarryReems
« on: December 07, 2018, 11:43:01 AM »

Once you have your interface and a mic, check out this article on tracking that I wrote for @TheBuddha's page.

Posted by: SandHog
« on: December 06, 2018, 15:54:23 PM »

@MrHarryReems seems That Behringer Uphoria looks like it might just fit the bill. Think I'll pick one up and give it a whirl. Thanks for the input, you rock!

@crazy_eyes Thanks for the suggestion! I went back and tried staging the mic in various places, adjusted volume levels and tested it to see if it reacted any differently to playing clean vs distorted. My conclusion is that it's just a garbage mic as nothing really seemed to make much of a difference in regards to the effect produced. Live and learn lol. I'm only out 20 bucks so it was a cheap lesson all things considered.

Posted by: MrHarryReems
« on: December 06, 2018, 01:31:23 AM »

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Im thinking the sound is too loud for the mic to handle

That's a matter of gain staging.  While not recommended, it's possible to use something super sensitive like an ribbon or condenser mic on a high SPL cab, you just have to work with mic placement and gain staging. 

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