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Hello everyone,
I am quite new to this forum. However, whenever I have a problem, I always find good suggestions. I hope, this time won't be exception and you can help me with what I am going through.
I also have seen a lot of posts regarding the same issue, however, I decided to post, as I want to hear your suggestions regarding the particular audio interface and microphone.
So, my audio recording setup is:
1. MacBook Pro [A1278];
2. Large diaphragm condenser mic - MXL V67g HE [Heritage Edition];
2. Audio Interface - Focusrite 8i6 3rd Gen;
3. Two headphones: Audio Technica ATH-M50x and Sony MDR7506;
4. Studio Monitors: Pair of Adam Audios T7v;
5. Midi Keyboards: Akai Mpk25 and Alesis V25;
I am typically focused on 1. Hip-Hop Beat-making, 2. Recording Rap Vocals and 3. Mixing/Mastering.
I basically make beats in Logic Pro X. As for recording mixing and mastering, I basically use Adobe Audition. However, I have tried Logic Pro X for recording, mixing and mastering of vocals as well.
As I made a lot of web-research, this type of gear was the best I could afford with my financial resources and plus I have read and watched a lot of positive reviews.
Now, to the point. What I am struggling with is proper mic gain staging and headphones output leveling. Why? Simply because, there is a lot of noise in my headphones (in the both of them) which also is being recorded, if I put gain knob of AI more than 40-45%. Now you could tell me to keep it down, but there is a problem. If I keep gain down than 50-55% percent, I can't really monitor my vocals during recording - it gets very quiet.
WHAT I HAVE ALREADY DONE:
1. I put mic gain to 70-80% with 48V switched on but mic unplugged - noise is very low comparing to mic plugged.
2. I played around with Focusrite Control - not much of a help.
3. I tried both XLR ports of my AI - results are the same.
4. I have put LEVEL and Loudness Measurement plugins to the recording channel in Logic Pro X, and when I record with about 60-65% of Gain up but won's make any sound - I hear "shhhhhh" sound in headphones, however, those plugins show signal below 60-70% dbs. But it is loud in headphones and is very very annoying and I can hear it after I listen to what I have recorded.
5. Watched a lot of videos, but couldn't find anything about this particular setup.
I would like to hear your suggestions and maybe someone has or had same gear, and could tell how it works?
Because I want also to figure out my problem, if the problem I have is about mic? or is about AI? or is it normal? And if there is any way I can troubleshoot this problem?
Or maybe, I should sell my AI and buy something else? on this point, I just want you guys to know, that I chose this particular model of Scarlett as it had two headphones output and two monitor outputs. I need this preferences.
Just for now, I use noise gate plugins which solves my problem of noise, however, it also takes some live feelings from vocals.
So, any suggestions?
I am quite new to this forum. However, whenever I have a problem, I always find good suggestions. I hope, this time won't be exception and you can help me with what I am going through.
I also have seen a lot of posts regarding the same issue, however, I decided to post, as I want to hear your suggestions regarding the particular audio interface and microphone.
So, my audio recording setup is:
1. MacBook Pro [A1278];
2. Large diaphragm condenser mic - MXL V67g HE [Heritage Edition];
2. Audio Interface - Focusrite 8i6 3rd Gen;
3. Two headphones: Audio Technica ATH-M50x and Sony MDR7506;
4. Studio Monitors: Pair of Adam Audios T7v;
5. Midi Keyboards: Akai Mpk25 and Alesis V25;
I am typically focused on 1. Hip-Hop Beat-making, 2. Recording Rap Vocals and 3. Mixing/Mastering.
I basically make beats in Logic Pro X. As for recording mixing and mastering, I basically use Adobe Audition. However, I have tried Logic Pro X for recording, mixing and mastering of vocals as well.
As I made a lot of web-research, this type of gear was the best I could afford with my financial resources and plus I have read and watched a lot of positive reviews.
Now, to the point. What I am struggling with is proper mic gain staging and headphones output leveling. Why? Simply because, there is a lot of noise in my headphones (in the both of them) which also is being recorded, if I put gain knob of AI more than 40-45%. Now you could tell me to keep it down, but there is a problem. If I keep gain down than 50-55% percent, I can't really monitor my vocals during recording - it gets very quiet.
WHAT I HAVE ALREADY DONE:
1. I put mic gain to 70-80% with 48V switched on but mic unplugged - noise is very low comparing to mic plugged.
2. I played around with Focusrite Control - not much of a help.
3. I tried both XLR ports of my AI - results are the same.
4. I have put LEVEL and Loudness Measurement plugins to the recording channel in Logic Pro X, and when I record with about 60-65% of Gain up but won's make any sound - I hear "shhhhhh" sound in headphones, however, those plugins show signal below 60-70% dbs. But it is loud in headphones and is very very annoying and I can hear it after I listen to what I have recorded.
5. Watched a lot of videos, but couldn't find anything about this particular setup.
I would like to hear your suggestions and maybe someone has or had same gear, and could tell how it works?
Because I want also to figure out my problem, if the problem I have is about mic? or is about AI? or is it normal? And if there is any way I can troubleshoot this problem?
Or maybe, I should sell my AI and buy something else? on this point, I just want you guys to know, that I chose this particular model of Scarlett as it had two headphones output and two monitor outputs. I need this preferences.
Just for now, I use noise gate plugins which solves my problem of noise, however, it also takes some live feelings from vocals.
So, any suggestions?