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if im trying to mix a song and i find out theres a hissing sound on a few of the tracks, how can i get rid of it? is there anyway to just take it away?
 
hipknot01 said:
if im trying to mix a song and i find out theres a hissing sound on a few of the tracks, how can i get rid of it? is there anyway to just take it away?
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Is the hiss noticable just at the beginning and end of the song or throughout? If it's the latter, you've recorded at a low level and may have to re-track it hotter. :)
 
but if i record it louder wont that make the fuzz louder?
 
If it's a noisey preamp yes. If you're recording too close to the noise floor no.
 
If you're recording too close to the noise floor no.

huh?
 
hipknot01 said:
If you're recording too close to the noise floor no.

huh?
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The noise floor is the sum unwanted signal that is present in a recording chain. It's inherent to all audio gear. Some equipment has a higher one, and some lower. The closer your recording level is to the noise floor, the more apparent the floor is when you bring your levels up to a useable volume.
 
oooo so if i turn up the pres(asumming they arent the things causing fuzz) then i will have a cleaner signal....right?
 
hipknot01 said:
oooo so if i turn up the pres(asumming they arent the things causing fuzz) then i will have a cleaner signal....right?
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Yes. Also, you need to rule out other parts of your chain as the source of the hiss. A search on gain staging and headroom may give you better information than what I'm offering here, but hopefully this helps a bit. :)
 
Also take into consideration the mic's proximity to the source and the source volume, as these can be factors as well. As a rule of thumb if you're tracking through a mixer, your faders should be set at unity gain. You probably know that already though.
 
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hipknot01 said:
ughhh
help with the unity thing
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I believe it's where there is a voltage equilibrium(voltage in=voltage out.) This is usually between 7 and 8 on a mixer's fader or around 2 o'clock on a gain knob. For some reason audio gear likes to run at these levels.
 
I think I've gone as far as I can. To avoid imparting misinformation to you, I suggest moving your question to recording techniques where you'll probably yield more and higher callibre answers than the ones I've spewed. Good luck! :)
 
unity gain is 0 db on an analog console. you might have gotten a little too technical for him...learn signal flow first, then you can worry about gain staging, noise floor, and other things.
 
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