I'm having an issue where my commentary recordings are very quiet in Audacity, I've attached a sample recording (View attachment XM8500-Output.mp3). I can do a post-processing gain boost in Audacity but I feel like the audio source is much quieter than it should be from the start.
My setup is as follows:
XM8500 -> 15-ft XLR -> audient iD4 (USB) -> Audacity
Audacity shows the audient iD4 as "Line".
The mic gain is turned up to the maximum on the iD4. I'm trying to keep additions between the mic and PC to a minimum, just to keep things as simple as I can. Do I need something like a cloudlifter? Or should I put that money towards a condenser mic? (My biggest worry about a condenser mic is my recording room is large and I don't know how to do acoustic treatment to the room.)
Thanks for any help you can provide!
My setup is as follows:
XM8500 -> 15-ft XLR -> audient iD4 (USB) -> Audacity
Audacity shows the audient iD4 as "Line".
The mic gain is turned up to the maximum on the iD4. I'm trying to keep additions between the mic and PC to a minimum, just to keep things as simple as I can. Do I need something like a cloudlifter? Or should I put that money towards a condenser mic? (My biggest worry about a condenser mic is my recording room is large and I don't know how to do acoustic treatment to the room.)
Thanks for any help you can provide!