Hiss in my Recordings! (PLEASE HELP)

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Hey Guys.

I Have a pretty descent set up in my opinion.
I have a Rode NT1-A Condenser Microphone, going into a Tube MP Project Series Pre Amp which then goes into my SoundArt 8 Channel Mixer. My output is going into a fairy "cheapish" card i bought from a regular music shop for around $90.00 by a company called 'UXL' .

But whenever i record and then mix down i get a terrible hiss, on my 'S', 'SH' and 'CH'. i cant hear it when i playback in my program (sonar 8) but when i mix-down to mp3 and play it back it becomes very loud and noticeable.

Im thinking of getting a new interface. Would this help the problem? i was going to go with a M-Audio Fast Track USB Pro.

any advice is greatly appreciated!
Thankyou.
 
Without a sample to listen it's impossible to be sure, but my money is on it being how you actually sound at the mic rather than an equipment issue. Research the term "sibilance". Possible band-aid fixes would include trying different microphones and using a de-esser, but the best solution would be modifying your mic technique by de-emphasizing those sounds when you sing.
 
Thankyou for your reply,
yes ive heard someone mention a de-esser before. the best option for my would have to be the cheapest option as im still in school and have to pay off other things. ill send you a link to one of my songs where the hissing isn't too bad but you can still hear it in one segment of the song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7nuO6d-sFk

in the second verse you can hear it a lot more.
in that song it isn't too bad. i tend not to post the song where it comes across to loud. but imagine that hissing about doubly as bad.
 
It's all cool ..... live and learn. Did sound guy from boulder answer your question?







:cool:
 
Yes and No.
he is very knowledgeable on the subject i just need to know if it can be helped with a better interface and different techniques to recording,
as i said im fairly new to this.
 
Well Like he asked are you able to post here a sample of your work?








:cool:
 
moresound said:
Well Like he asked are you able to post here a sample of your work?
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www.youtube.com/jflamemusic

has a very high percentage of what im recording.
but i tend not to keep the recordings with the hiss in them.
just imagine the parts where you can hear hiss in those songs triply as bad.
some day i record are worse then others:confused:
 
TooHotRecords said:
in the second verse you can hear it a lot more.
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I listened to the whole thing once and didn't hear a problem. Be more specific, tell us the minutes:seconds and the particular words that don't sound right to you so we don't have to listen through and count the verses.

In any case I'm still strongly leaning toward mic technique as the problem. An acoustic problem suggests an acoustic solution, i.e. control your sibilants when you sing/rap.
 
bouldersoundguy said:
I listened to the whole thing once and didn't hear a problem. Be more specific, tell us the minutes:seconds and the particular words that don't sound right to you so we don't have to listen through and count the verses.

In any case I'm still strongly leaning toward mic technique as the problem. An acoustic problem suggests an acoustic solution, i.e. control your sibilants when you sing/rap.
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well its when i say words like (pardon the french) Shit or She's.

the featured song here is a better example of the 'S's.
www.youtube.com/jflamemusic
 
TooHotRecords said:
well its when i say words like (pardon the french) Shit or She's.

the featured song here is a better example of the 'S's.
www.youtube.com/jflamemusic
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I gave a quick listen, nothing in that clip would indicate a problem with your interface. Couple things you can try, step away from the mic a little more. Turn the gain down. Turn your head away when you sing the suspect phonics. And as somebody mentioned, a de-esser.

peace,
 
Chili said:
I gave a quick listen, nothing in that clip would indicate a problem with your interface. Couple things you can try, step away from the mic a little more. Turn the gain down. Turn your head away when you sing the suspect phonics. And as somebody mentioned, a de-esser.

peace,
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thankyou very much for the advice.
 
TooHotRecords said:
ive never actually seen one of these before, is it hardware or a plug in?
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Either. For the hardware version you use a compressor and put an eq on the sidechain insert. The sidechain insert lets you put an eq in line with the detector circuit. If you set the eq to boost the frequency range of the sibilant problem (probably 4-8kHz) the compressor will react to that range, reducing the sibilant sounds without affecting the rest of the sound much.

The plug in version is similar, but has the filter (eq) built in.
 
TooHotRecords said:
www.youtube.com/jflamemusic

has a very high percentage of what im recording.
but i tend not to keep the recordings with the hiss in them.
just imagine the parts where you can hear hiss in those songs triply as bad.
some day i record are worse then others:confused:
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Be Very Accurate (BVA) when you ask or explain issues. Every tiny detail in the signal chain is important...

Is it a hardware or a plugin
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Yes
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...means de-essers are both:D
 
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