I am so exited that my DAW is actually coming into being. I just purchased a large diaphragm condenser mic (NT-1) and an ART tube mp mic pre. Recently I tried to lay down a few vocal tracks. I went through the usual routine of turning off the thermostat, unplugging the fridge, tranquilizing the dog, etc. I put my headphones on and sang a few bars when I realized that through my NT-1 the noise coming from my computer fans sounded like a jet plane. What can I do? I have moved the mic further away but the same thing happens. It is a real pain in the ass to try and record that far away from the computer anyway since, until Slackmaster’s IR footswitch gets patented, you have to go back and forth to start, stop, undo, etc. Has anyone gotten around this problem?
Another issue I wanted to address is that I really can’t notice that much of a difference right now between my NT and my 58. I am sure I need to do some tweeking in addition to fixing the noise problem. Anyone have ideas on mic placement and settings for the ART mic pre that work well with the NT-1. This whole thing has put me in a bind. Now I kind of wish I had spent the extra cash on a VS 1680. I plugged my NT directly into the XLR input of my friends’ VS and it sounded great! How does plugging my NT-1 through my mic pre into unbalanced ¼” compare with plugging it into an XLR plug?
Thanks for helping this poor newbie.
Another issue I wanted to address is that I really can’t notice that much of a difference right now between my NT and my 58. I am sure I need to do some tweeking in addition to fixing the noise problem. Anyone have ideas on mic placement and settings for the ART mic pre that work well with the NT-1. This whole thing has put me in a bind. Now I kind of wish I had spent the extra cash on a VS 1680. I plugged my NT directly into the XLR input of my friends’ VS and it sounded great! How does plugging my NT-1 through my mic pre into unbalanced ¼” compare with plugging it into an XLR plug?
Thanks for helping this poor newbie.