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I only meant that I should like to confirm that what I'm getting is indeed normal. Why am I getting different results in programs that use WDM than in programs that use ASIO? Am I getting less noise in Studio One just because the volume is lower, or is there really less noise in proportion to...

Thanks anyway. I guess it's time for me to contact PreSonus and/or pay a visit to their forums.

I've noticed something new: Recoding via the bundled Studio One application instead of Audacity produces recordings with much less noise, but I do have to push the gain on the Mic much higher to get a loud enough signal. I suspect the difference may be due to differences between the FireStudio's...

I haven't tried contacting PreSonus support, but at this point I think I'd rather have the unit replaced than go through the back and forth of tech support.

Thanks. The difference is quite significant between our two recordings. I think I'll contact the retailer for a replacement. Thank you all who took the time to reply. Your help is much appreciated.

Thanks.

Steenamaroo, I would appreciate that, especially if you could record it at 16-bit 44.1 kHz. I have discovered that the noise floor is highest on 16-bit recordings like the ones I posted above, which may perhaps explain why others using the same equipment are getting cleaner results. I've been...

Is this with the gain turned all the way down? What sample rate and resolution did you use? Could you perhaps attach a sound sample?

Bobbsy, I'm getting the same noise on line-level inputs, so I'm guessing the problem is further down the line. Only if I change the routing on either channel so there are no inputs mapped to it do I get no noise on that channel. saads, I bought it new from a reputable online retailer. I'm...

Here's a quick and dirty recording of an acoustic guitar. Left channel has the mic (at about 1/4 gain; range is -10 to 70 db), right channel is empty (with gain set to -10 db). The room itself is so noisy that I thought posting a sample with no signal would better represent the amount of noise...

How much white noise should I expect to hear from a clip recorded using a PreSonus FireStudio Mobile interface, with nothing plugged in, phantom power turned off, and the gain on the mic inputs turned down all the way? I'm getting more noise than I think is normal, but maybe I'm just expecting...

I took my mixer, XLR cable and microphone to a local music store but the damn thing refused to misbehave. At home it's quite a different story. It's a mystery.

All I've used is my computer's built-in soundcard, so I'll leave that question for somebody else to answer.

For uncompressed audio (like wave files), the amount of space required for every second of audio is given by the bit depth multiplied by the sampling frequency. For example, if the bit depth is 24 bits (which means there are 24 bits per sample) and the sampling frequency is 96 kHz (96,000...

Actually, the bit depth is 24 bits. 96kHz and 192 kHz are sampling frequencies.

After listening to my MXL 990 for a very long time I've noticed that it produces noises similar to those produced by the ECM8000 except a lot less often and less audibly. I had noticed something like this before but thought it had gone away. It hasn't. Clearly the mics aren't broken. Must be...

It's worth a try. I've done as you suggest and will see how it turns out on monday.

It's definitely not wind noise. The recording I submitted was not recorded from inside the box, but the fact that you can hear the crickets when the mic is inside a box doesn't mean you'll be able to hear any wind noise. Wind noise comes from the wind hitting the mic in a particular way, which...

Aside from spending about two-thousand dollars on a high-quality flat omni, I don't think there's any microphone out there that would give me what I want. Considering that my recording environment is really poor, I don't think spending a lot of money on a microphone would be a good idea. I'm...

Thank you all for your help. I've tried pinning down the problem according to your suggestions, but I haven't been able to reproduce the noise. It's definitely not wind noise because I've tried placing it inside a covered box and it still makes the same noises. I've also tried holding the mic in...