Recently I installed an extraction unit in a vocal booth. I ran this through a silencing system which works brilliantly and then added a speed controller. The result is the quietiest of 'ssssshhhhh's in the booth. Barely audible but I was concerned that it could be picked up on the mic.
The software I use is Reaper and it does not register on there. The interface software is Audient and right at the bottom of the scale peeps a little bit of sound registration, mainly between -55 to -60.
Turning the playback volume up in my phones I can tell what each sound is. The loudest is the extraction fan. Then I have the pc fan which is outside the booth. The rest is distant exterior noise which cannot be heard any other way. This noise is vehicles.
I know I could actually reduced this by turning the mic gain down, but it will still be there.
So my question is ........ What should the 'noise floor' of a vocal booth be?
The software I use is Reaper and it does not register on there. The interface software is Audient and right at the bottom of the scale peeps a little bit of sound registration, mainly between -55 to -60.
Turning the playback volume up in my phones I can tell what each sound is. The loudest is the extraction fan. Then I have the pc fan which is outside the booth. The rest is distant exterior noise which cannot be heard any other way. This noise is vehicles.
I know I could actually reduced this by turning the mic gain down, but it will still be there.
So my question is ........ What should the 'noise floor' of a vocal booth be?