Background hiss noise in a professional mic. Do i need a pre amp?

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I got a professional mic for around 70$ but the problem i'm facing is that there is background noise in recordings. I didnt buy a pre amp cause i didnt have money at that time. The retailer made me a cable which was ( XLR - pc " 3.5mm" ). It works good but the background sound appears. Will getting a pre amp correct the problem?
 
You're using a real microphone and plugging it into an 1/8" microphone port? Yea, dude... The hiss is, in this case, due to low quality equipment. Get a real preamp and a real A/D converter. They don't even have to be expensive, and there's nothing wrong with getting them together in a single "interface". Those preamps in realtek chipsets are made for those little electret (or whatever they are) computer mic thingymabobs...and they're still kinda noisy even with those.
 
you need an interface with preamps

i did try to tell you in your previous thread
+1 hippo
 
A preamp will not fix the problem. An interface will.
 
Will behringer pp400 Pre amp be able to do the work?

WIll this work for my xlr microphone?
I mean will it produce good sound without hiss sound?
 
Will behringer pp400 Pre amp be able to do the work?

WIll this work for my xlr microphone?
I mean will it produce good sound without hiss sound?
 
Dude.... no. That's made for a turntable which probably means it has the RIAA curve built into it and it's just... no. Every post thusfar has said "interface". Here's another key term: XLR INPUT. Not XLR to 1/8" adapter or XLR to RCA-style adapter. I'm really oversimplifying here so I might as well just spell it out...again in addition to my first post and others saying exactly this already, in fewer words:

You need an interface with a MICROPHONE preamp in it. Not a PHONO preamp, not a hifi preamp, not a guitar preamp - an interface with microphone preamp. And no - if you find something else and ask if it's the same - the answer is no. :p
 
Sorry, but the guys above are giving you good advice. You need a basic USB interface with at least one microphone pre amp input on XLR. Probably the minimum quality you're after would be an M Audio Fast Track or maybe an Alesis IO2 Express. There are others in the same price range that would likely be okay too. The built in sound card in a computer is worth a few pennies in parts and is designed for a $10 mic to do Skype calls. It's not for music recording.

While busily shattering illusions, don't assume that your $70 microphone is truly professional. It may be okay but professional it almost certainly is not. Prices have come down from the days when even a basic mic would cost your hundreds if not thousands of dollars. As I say, once you get an interface, have a play and a practice with the mic you have. It'll probably get you started--but realise you're being lied to when a guy in a shop tells you a cheap mic and an XLR to 1/8th inch adaptor is professional. If he was selling used cars, he'd probably claim that a Kia is a Formula 1 racer.
 
atifkt said:
I'M not a pro. Can u plz give an example?
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There's like a million of 'em, but sure - I want one of these! Apogee Symphony I/O Module (16 Analog In + 16 Optical Out) | Sweetwater.com It nulls to -30db after 10 A/D and D/A passes - can you believe it?!



....I know you don't know wtf that means, I'm kinda just making a point... There's way, way more to this stuff than you seem to realize - and we were all there once. But to address your hiss, I second Bobbsy's suggestion of the Fast Track. I don't know of anything cheaper that will even get you in the ballpark.
 
What are u relating " interface " to?
I'm not getting it does it refer to sound card etc?
 
Send me an" recording interface " link which will solve my problem.
 
They have done already.
Here are some budget two channel interfaces.

M audio fast track pro
Presonus firestudio mobile
tascam us200

An interface (in this case at least) combines
Microphone level inputs/preamps (it's not just about the connector shape)
Analog to digital conversion
Digital audio to data conversion. (USB/firewire)

Although they're at the lower budget end, these units are designed with one purpose.
To bring a microphone's signal into your computer in the clearest and cleanest way possible.

You'll notice a huge difference in quality, with pretty much any mic.
 
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"Audio interface" is just the more accurate and up to date name for a "sound card". In the old days, audio was handled by a "card" that could plug into your computer. Nowadays, most are external boxes that connect to your computer via USB or Firewire--and the built in "sound cards" are just a chip on the motherboard designed to do the basics but no more.

You asked for a link: HERE'S the one I was suggesting. Note that it's a pretty basic device--it can only handle a single mic and, should you get into this home recording thing, you may want more inputs fairly soon! However, it'll certainly be an improvement over the built in sound card/interface in a typical computer.
 
Will a professional sound card be enough then?
Or then i'll have to buy a pre amp also
 
Steenamaroo said:
They have done already.
Here are some budget two channel interfaces.

M audio fast track pro
Presonus firestudio mobile
tascam us200

An interface (in this case at least) combines
Microphone level inputs/preamps (it's not just about the connector shape)
Analog to digital conversion
Digital audio to data conversion. (USB/firewire)

Although they're at the lower budget end, these units are designed with one purpose.
To bring a microphone's signal into your computer in the clearest and cleanest way possible.

You'll notice a huge difference in quality, with pretty much any mic.
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Read this, and the other replies.
 
Behringer U-CONTROL UCA202 USB-Audio Interface

I found this interface. Will this work?
 
Behringer U-CONTROL UCA202 USB-Audio Interface

I found this interface. Will this work?
 
atifkt said:
Will a professional sound card be enough then?
Or then i'll have to buy a pre amp also
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The sound cards/interfaces being recommended all contain one or more pre amps for your microphone.

Please don't get the idea that you're buying a "professional" sound card by the way. The hundred-ish dollar ones being recommended are a good match for the gear you have and will be a vast improvement on what you're using--but if you want "professional" budget several thousand dollars, not a hundred.
 
atifkt said:
Behringer U-CONTROL UCA202 USB-Audio Interface

I found this interface. Will this work?
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It doesn't have a microphone input, so no.

You have a list of suitable interfaces now; Give some of them a look.
 
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