Recording with adobe audition 3

[y-kause]

k. i went from acid pro 7 to adobe audition 3 because i heard thats a better program 4 what i need as far as mixing n mastering! i fount it to be alot better! but my vocals when i try to record are low. i am using a m-audio mobile pre-amp with a condensor mic. when i turn on the phantom power the mic is loud then drops lower n lower.

is this caused by the settings in the pre amp or adobe audition? i have the inputs n outputs all on ausio so i don't know whats the problem.


ANY SUGGESTIONS?

 

[NegadivOne]

Sounds like a problem with your preamp's phantom power to me

 

[y-kause]

Sounds like a problem with your preamp's phantom power to me

That was my initial thought. i sent it to m-audio and they sent it back stating all the plug-ins are fine????


i found out how to get the level i need during mixing but i'd still rather have a high wave when speaking into the mic

 

[mattr]

Some simple (possibly insulting) questions that seem obvious but need to be asked! ...


Have you adjusted the preamp gain to achieve your desired input levels?
What kind of peaks / RMS levels are you looking at on your DAW meters (dbfs)?
Is Audition registered and activated properly? You did pay for it right?


As a generalisation you want your input to be averaging at about -18dbfs. Don't try and push things too high on the way in... leave some headroom!

Vocal and mic technique will go a long way towards recording a consistent, high quality vocal track, however you may still want to smooth out peaks and even the whole thing out with a compressor.

 

[y-kause]

Some simple (possibly insulting) questions that seem obvious but need to be asked! ...


Have you adjusted the preamp gain to achieve your desired input levels?
What kind of peaks / RMS levels are you looking at on your DAW meters (dbfs)?
Is Audition registered and activated properly? You did pay for it right?


As a generalisation you want your input to be averaging at about -18dbfs. Don't try and push things too high on the way in... leave some headroom!

Vocal and mic technique will go a long way towards recording a consistent, high quality vocal track, however you may still want to smooth out peaks and even the whole thing out with a compressor.

-18 LMFAO it's not even touching -21
the answer to your questions are yes yes and yes!

i have my i have my m-audio settings +12 input +12 monitor mix
latency 512 and sample 44.1

i can adjust the level to the vocals in adobe when mixing BUT IS THAT OKAY TO DO THAT? WILL IT DISTORT THE AUDIO IN THE LONG RUN?

 

[Spiralstairs]

-18 LMFAO it's not even touching -21
the answer to your questions are yes yes and yes!

i have my i have my m-audio settings +12 input +12 monitor mix
latency 512 and sample 44.1

i can adjust the level to the vocals in adobe when mixing BUT IS THAT OKAY TO DO THAT? WILL IT DISTORT THE AUDIO IN THE LONG RUN?

I use Audition 3 and raise the vocals like that all the time. I just use a light hiss reduction if that becomes a problem.

I know it's not the best, but as far as compromises go it's not the worst.

 

[LDS]

I know this is an old thread, but a friend of mine recently purchased one of those units and is having a very similar issue. After about 10-15 minutes, the volume drops off drastically, as if the phantom power fades away or something.

We tried a powered USB hub, but that didn't really seem to make a difference. Next week we're going to try it on a few other computers in order to see if it's a consistent issue or computer related.

 

[RawDepth]

One more productive test might be to try an external power supply and bypass the power in the mobile pre. Something like this. You simply put it in-line between the mic and Mobile Pre and it supplies the phantom power. (But set the phantom power in the Mobile Pre to "OFF" when using a second power supply.)

You could also try another condenser mic.

Process-of-elimination will reveal the problem area.