New girl here, blue yeti mic question.

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I unticked that "Download Send Space Accelerator" button the OP mentioned and didn't have any of those problems...Avast pronounced it clean.

However, I have to say that if I was PAYING for that service, I'd be seriously pissed off at the need to untick an obscure box to avoid all that rubbish. There are certainly much better download sites around.
 
Something like this Bobbs?
http://www.play.com/Office/Office/4-/16101538/920686103/-/ListingDetails.html?_%24ja=tsid:13315%7Ccat:16101538%7Cprd:16101538&$$ja=cgid:7025873217|tsid:48121|cid:130772817|lid:54128109417|nw:g|crid:22605999177|rnd:812275235714428116|dvc:c|adp:1o4|mt:

Problem is all the tie tack mics I can find terminate in a 3.5mm stereo plug or at least something other than XLR3. This means the lass will have to search about for or make a suitable adapter. Of course such a mic might work straight into the computer jack but that would mean using the OnBoardSound...Ugh!

And I have JUST got this PC right after doing a repair with the XP disc and then hours catching up updates so I am NOT about to visit any shronky sites Calls! Can you not attach an MP3 clip?

Now, why did that link not come out right? TOLD you I was a PC numpty! Oh! Works now.....No, gone all black again!
Dave.
 
There are expensive lavs that let you use XLR but, if the OP is using a GoPro camera (as the title of her clip might imply) then there are adaptors to plug a 3.5mm jack into the camera directly. That's not a solution I'd suggest for music recording but it works pretty well for video stuff.

Just as an example, HERE'S a pretty affordable AT solution...

Of course, if the OP doesn't have the right model of camera we're back to adaptors....or expensive mics!
 
Bobbsy said:
There are expensive lavs that let you use XLR but, if the OP is using a GoPro camera (as the title of her clip might imply) then there are adaptors to plug a 3.5mm jack into the camera directly. That's not a solution I'd suggest for music recording but it works pretty well for video stuff.

Just as an example, HERE'S a pretty affordable AT solution...

Of course, if the OP doesn't have the right model of camera we're back to adaptors....or expensive mics!
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Right. And dare I say "shotgun mic"?

Dave.
 
Thanks for the replies. I am upset that SendSpace is suddenly adding that spam software. Any suggestions on a site I could use instead? I used to use yousendit but its $14.99 a month which seems excessive.

Yes I am using a gopro3+ black but the mic on there had a LOT of static for me. I have the go pro 3.5mm adapter. :-)

Re the clip on mic... is there cordless ones? I work in the adult field so using a clip on mic could be difficult especially when clothing is sometimes lacking. lol I actually have a AT mic just like that but its got a cord and with all volumes all the way up its still really low lol.

Re- shot gun mic. DAMNIT. I was going to buy a Rode mic but got the yeti instead. Huge fail I'm guessing? lol

Thanks again, you guys have been very helpful!! :-D
 
callisto22 said:
Thanks for the replies. I am upset that SendSpace is suddenly adding that spam software. Any suggestions on a site I could use instead? I used to use yousendit but its $14.99 a month which seems excessive.

Yes I am using a gopro3+ black but the mic on there had a LOT of static for me. I have the go pro 3.5mm adapter. :-)

Re the clip on mic... is there cordless ones? I work in the adult field so using a clip on mic could be difficult especially when clothing is sometimes lacking. lol I actually have a AT mic just like that but its got a cord and with all volumes all the way up its still really low lol.

Re- shot gun mic. DAMNIT. I was going to buy a Rode mic but got the yeti instead. Huge fail I'm guessing? lol

Thanks again, you guys have been very helpful!! :-D
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Don't beat yourself up Call', I would guess you would have to pay a good deal for a really effective shotgun mic? I just suggested it to get some feedback really. I have never used one, I go back to the Grampian DP4 in a parabolic reflector for a "reach" mic setup!

Dave.
 
callisto22 said:
Thanks for the replies. I am upset that SendSpace is suddenly adding that spam software. Any suggestions on a site I could use instead? I used to use yousendit but its $14.99 a month which seems excessive.

Yes I am using a gopro3+ black but the mic on there had a LOT of static for me. I have the go pro 3.5mm adapter. :-)

Re the clip on mic... is there cordless ones? I work in the adult field so using a clip on mic could be difficult especially when clothing is sometimes lacking. lol I actually have a AT mic just like that but its got a cord and with all volumes all the way up its still really low lol.

Re- shot gun mic. DAMNIT. I was going to buy a Rode mic but got the yeti instead. Huge fail I'm guessing? lol

Thanks again, you guys have been very helpful!! :-D
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Yes, there are wireless versions of lav mics but they add a fair bit to your cost and still might not solve your "lacking clothing" problem--they work by plugging into a small radio transmitter which you have to hide somewhere! In live theatre I've had to resort to under wigs or strapped to a thigh but even these might not be an option for you! :)

...which leaves you with Dave's shotgun idea. At the top of the Rode range is one called the NTG2 which is true professional kit. However, for plug and play ease, I suspect you'd be looking at something like their Video mic Pro. I've never used one but Rode are a pretty good name.

If you do decide to go that route, may I suggest that you also lash out on a boom arm mic stand and a cheap adaptor to let you mount the Video Mic above and slightly in front of you, pointed at you. Low, pointed upwards gets lots of reflections off the ceiling which isn't what you want.

I must say, you present us with interesting problems! :)
 
The only other option I can think of is a mic or two secreted in "artistically" placed flower arrangements or similar?

Dave.
 
How much noise is your laptop fan and hard drive making?

I have been recording audiobooks, voice-overs and more for way past 20 years. One of my products, an audio tech tutorial, sold to a large company for $35,000 (it was cheaper for them to buy my thing than write, record, edit, etc. the same material from scratch!) So I guess I am doing something right.

I also had a nationally syndicated pre-recorded show during the "dot-com" boom. I still produce a weekly one-hour talk radio show and am paid $400 for each one..not bad, and easy for me to do in this small market. This is all done from home.

I'm not bragging, I'm just pointing out that I have been making a living with my mouth for quite some time. I am NOT a musician and don't know squat about music recording and production!

While USB mics are convenient, my rig is a halfway-decent XLR studio mic with popper-stopper suspended in a rubber spider-web housing and plugged into a largish TASCAM recorder that supplies phantom power and has built-in speakers for quick review (it looks like a very un-stylish boom-box and was under $200 as it was not a popular item).

The upstairs room in this old farm house is very dead acoustically and I put a sound-absorbing panel around the back of the setup. I also use a wooden table, not metal. My chair also does not creak.

I have used the old Adobe Audition 1.5 for years. See if you can find a legal used copy on eBay or somewhere. It has just enough multi-track to be useful for voice overs, but it not as complicated as later versions used for recording bands.

If you can't deaden the sound of the room, try making some panels covered with that spongy stuff that is put under carpets. Place them on both sides of you and perhaps even behind you. Also, you can't buy a mic just based on specs. The mic has to "like" you!

Hope this is of some help. In short, you need to get the right tools for the job, but they don't have to cost thousands.
 
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Didn't know she was on camera. A Sennheiser wireless mic outfit will set you back at east $500, but it is good enough to double as a studio mic.
 
Thanks for the replies! Ok so if I put my Mic audio on the pc at about 20 and the gain around I think 10( only up a little) it doesn't sound bad and I sound clear. I am going to make a pop and buy a shockmount.

That being said what program should I use that is easy-ish? It's ok if it's a paid app I don't mind at all. I just download everything which is why I have every video editor out there but alas I went back to windows movie maker because the file size is the smallest.
 
**NSFW** I recorded a sample but I am saying bad words and I just wanted to make sure you knew. (It's for my work that's how I do a test.)

Ok so I found a volume setting I like, mic is at 30 and gain is at about 20. Nothing is going in the room only the sound of the laptop which is far away.
I recorded with sound recorder and saved the file with the old movies maker (2.6) I would like to know a program I should edit with to try to get rid of the hum and which program I should record with. Please suggest easy to use programs not some complicated program lol. It can be a free or paid program, thanks!

Thank you! :D
 
I just got reaper but I will download any that I should try. I am going to google some stuff now. :-)
 
Sorry, I didn't listen to the clip, but if you can figure out what frequency the hum resides, you may be able to do some major reduction with just a single parametric EQ band or if it's below the vocal range a high pass will take it completely out. Reaper should be able to do whatever you're after. There's lots of people here who can help you with that. I use Reason and you can get the free dl from propellerhead.se, but it may be a bit of overkill for what you're doing.
 
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It's ok, I think I got it to work pretty good. Here is the sound of the noise and then my voice without the reafir effect. After I did it the noise was at 0 and my voice was still at around the same level. YAY! Is there anything else I need to do?
 
BroKen_H said:
Sorry, I didn't listen to the clip, but if you can figure out what frequency the hum resides, you may be able to do some major reduction with just a single parametric EQ band or if it's below the vocal range a high pass will take it completely out. Reaper should be able to do whatever you're after. There's lots of people here who can help you with that. I use Reason and you can get the free dl from propellerhead.se, but it may be a bit of overkill for what you're doing.
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Attached is the spectrum of the last 10secs or so and you can see I hope the 120Hz spike?

Being second harmonic mains means that is power supply hum from something. Induced hum would be 60Hz or 180Hz and harmonics thereof.

Sooooo! HPFilter (bass cut Call') at 200Hz should stop it and not going to hurt a gals voice?

Dave.
 

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ECC: I tried a test myself. I saved on reaper but not sure if I should of changed anything, I just used the default settings. I uploaded the file here if you want to listen and see how I did lol, so essentially I should look for the section the hum is the loudest?

I notice playing it back on my laptop at 100% volume my voice isn't very loud but it sounds so much better now in my opinion but with this little fix I can turn up the gain/mic vol:-)

File link: https://www.transferbigfiles.com/2769310b-f8e3-451b-9f5e-04f26f95f105/kCQAQigNlTz_WTrsiRLMRg2
 
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