Focusrite 2i2 problem.

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atifkt said:
Cant monitor myself during recordings. This is what I'm doing. I use audacity to record.
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Try to find something else. Reaper is a free download and you pay when you like it. Based on the honor system. Although, your program is not the reason for your difficulties.

atifkt said:
My headphone has a 3.5mm jack so I have to use an adapter to connect it to the interface.
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Most are and they come with the adaptors.

atifkt said:
I turn the monitoring button on and turn the knob to max. Now when I press record the instrumental can be heard fine , My voice is recorded but I'm not able to hear myself.

A solution please?
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atifkt said:
Ok So it's working but I can only listen myself when I turn the gain knob to max.
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It is due to the dynamic mic. Most dynamic mics need a lot of gain and you would typically turn the gain knob all the way up. It is not because of the windscreen.

atifkt said:
I guess its due to the adapter and the windshield on my dynamic mic.
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Wh-wh-what adaptor??? :eek: Why do you have an adaptor?? Your mic should have an XLR jack and you should be using an XLR cable.


atifkt said:
Btw the monitor knob on the front. What is its use? I turned it to max. and min. and there was no difference.
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The monitor knob is for you monitors. If you don't have monitors, then it does nothing for you.
 
Your record with shit, you get shit. Now to the issue. The Focusrite 2i2 is not a magic box. It is transparent. That means it will not "color" your mix. It cannot make a mix "better" Your tracking is your problem. First try talking with your hands away from your face then slowly bring your hands you the heels of your palms together in front of your mouth and your fingers poited back toward your ears creating a scoop to move the sound back to your ears. See how much better your voice sounds? That's presence and clarity. Not work on your mix to get that clarity and presence. I'm not going to give you the frequencies to cut, just work around until you find it (My speakers are not your speakers). Did you notice how much better your mi sounded when you dropped out the background? Copy and paste that section into a new project and get it right. Then go back and clean up the sound on the back ground so it doesn't pile up[ too much on the low mids. The easy way is just to add a BBC Sonic Maximizer and add in a little mid-top. That unit does wonders for dull mixes or old tapes. I hope this helps. Rap is not as demanding as jazz vocals but because of that it can also become a little heavy in the low mid area. Start there. Good Luck.
 
I have this interface, and it works brilliantly. You need to have monitors plugged in witha 1/4 jack at the back to use the big monitor knob. The little one to the left of that is for your headphones, so you would be using that. For your gain issues, make sure you have the switch on line, not instrument on the channel, so it gets the right amount of gain. the direct monitor switch does work. The phantom power, or 48v button will help if you need to power your mic, like a condenser mic for example. This interface has great preamps, so anything less than great is probably due to your mixing and mics.
 
I use an xlr cable not an adapter for the mic. I use an adapter for the headphones
 
Bro that was kinda hard to understand. I'm an amateur so if you could explain it a little bit simpler.

Thank you for helping though.
 
Btw I do the following things to edit my vocals.
* I record with audacity
* use compressor ( with threshold around -10dB, noise floor -40dB, Ratio 2:1
* Use the normalize feature
The above things are done with audacity then after exporting the files in mp3 format ( sample rate 44100 Hz and sample format 32 bit float ) the further things are done with sony vegas

* reverb ( Rich hall, dry out 0.0dB , reverb hall -38.7dB , early out -20.0dB )
* Graphic eq ( boost high frequenicies above 4KHz by 6dB preset )

And this is what I get after doing all of the above things.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZqyhREuhJQ

the rap part is mine.
 
Rod Norman said:
Your record with shit, you get shit. Now to the issue. The Focusrite 2i2 is not a magic box. It is transparent. That means it will not "color" your mix. It cannot make a mix "better" Your tracking is your problem. First try talking with your hands away from your face then slowly bring your hands you the heels of your palms together in front of your mouth and your fingers poited back toward your ears creating a scoop to move the sound back to your ears. See how much better your voice sounds? That's presence and clarity. Not work on your mix to get that clarity and presence. I'm not going to give you the frequencies to cut, just work around until you find it (My speakers are not your speakers). Did you notice how much better your mi sounded when you dropped out the background? Copy and paste that section into a new project and get it right. Then go back and clean up the sound on the back ground so it doesn't pile up[ too much on the low mids. The easy way is just to add a BBC Sonic Maximizer and add in a little mid-top. That unit does wonders for dull mixes or old tapes. I hope this helps. Rap is not as demanding as jazz vocals but because of that it can also become a little heavy in the low mid area. Start there. Good Luck.
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Bro that was kinda hard to understand. I'm an amateur so if you could explain it a little bit simpler. Thank you for helping though.
 
arcaxis said:
atifkt...

Unless you have a strong breeze blowing near your microphone, get rid of the foam windscreen on your mic. It may be part of the reason your sound is sort of muffled. Instead of the foam try making a pop filter which will make the sounds more open and may improve clarity......
DIY Microphone Pop Filter - YouTube
It will also help you keep a proper distance from the mic to avoid the proximity effect which can effect the boominess or thinness of your voice. Try different mic distances to see what works to get where you want.
You had said the mic you have is an Indian brand mic. Any chance you have link to the specifications?

Not sure how your Focusrite 2i2 works and maybe someone familiar with the 2i2 can help out, but ideally you should be able to use headphones to hear the music track plus your voice when tracking the vocals. Your Youtube video kind of hinted that you don't use headphones while tracking and I'm wondering if the music backing track your singing to is through monitors/speakers which isn't really a good way to do that as the mic will mix some of the music back into your vocal track.
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The mic I have without the windscreen gives a lot of pop sounds. The specs of the mic are here : Ahuja Sound Solutions

And I do use headphones not speakers it's just that I dont monitor myself because I can only hear myself when have the gain knob to max and no windscreen. I guedd that's because of the dynamic mic
 
atifkt said:
The mic I have without the windscreen gives a lot of pop sounds.
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Use or make a pop filter.
They're much more transparent than a foam ball on the mic.

Just for the sake of mentioning it, I often use the heavy foam head with the sm7b and have no problems, but still, I can't say it's bad advice to try a pop filter.
 
True enough. I've heard that for sure.

I have a track record of working with sibilant singers though...Maybe that's why I usually stick with it.
 
Steenamaroo said:
Use or make a pop filter.
They're much more transparent than a foam ball on the mic.

Just for the sake of mentioning it, I often use the heavy foam head with the sm7b and have no problems, but still, I can't say it's bad advice to try a pop filter.
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The windscreen I use is very cheap like its cost is close to none. SO i guess that is also the problem. Bad quality windscreen
 
arcaxis said:
Funny you mention the PL24. I Bought one of those on a MF Stupid Deal of the Day.
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That's cool. How do you like it?? Tell me our friend's mic doesn't look similarto the PL24. Like it's a rebranded version or a quasi-faux version. :rolleyes:

That Philips mic you mentioned is an Omni and I'm not sure I'd have much use for an omni. But I don't have a lot of experience, either.
 
You dont have an omni Chili?
Dude you need to try an omni on an acoustic guitar.
 
kip4 said:
You dont have an omni Chili?
Dude you need to try an omni on an acoustic guitar.
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I heard a recording with Naiants (tiny little omnis) on an acoustic and it did sound amazing. And those buggers are only $25 a pop.

I am afraid that if I ever had a really good recording of my acoustic, people would hear how much I suck. ha hahaaa.
 
arcaxis said:
His mic.....

Microphones >> Performance Series
PRO+ 3200 : Supercardioid Dynamic • Pro-Entertainment + Studio
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Big fancy name for a rubbish (for vocals anyway) mic


I have the Niaint xs and it sound super on an acoustic Chili. Btw I suck too.
 
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