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[bunnyfunk]

being fairly new at recording, some of these questions and problems may seem stupid, please be forgiving. heres my problem. When recording I am getting alot of the background noise comeing through my mic. I realize that I need some sort of noise gate. But what would best suit my needs? I currently have a sony minidisk 4 trak, and am using a sm57 to record with. I plan on getting a rhode nt1 and pre amp very soon, but am guessing that that will even pick up more noise. I also have an alesis nano compressor.... so, I want to gradually collect better equipment. Do I go with some sort of cheap noise gate, or do I get one of these master effects type of things, with eq, compressor, and gates. I also noticed that the berringer composer seems popular, but since I have a nano compressor already, would I be wasting my money? Thank you for putting up with this long post, any opinions appreciated.

[Gearless42]

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[Shailat]

If you are getting backround noise then you will get even more with the Rode mic.

One of the good things about a SM57 is that it picks up great from the front but behind and somewhat on the sides it does a good job of ignoring ( not totaly ) sounds.

Of course a gate will help in between your singing but when you sing, the backround noise will be heard gate or no gate. That is why I would use in a noisy room a SM57.

As for the compressor - if your dealer deals in Alesis goods, perhaps he would let you exchange the Nano for the Alesis 3630 which has a gate and a dual compressor.
Although you will find better compresors but for it's budget price it will fit your home studio well.

[This message has been edited by Shailat (edited 01-22-2000).]