The sound coming out of my condenser microphone is very quiet and weak if someone can help me I will appreciate

[rob aylestone]

A poor sound means nothing at all! There is a guy at the moment who has a noise problem, but when he posted the clip - it's not noise. Audio has a very limited vocabulary. everyone is trying to help, but you are making us respond with an arm tied behind our backs.
You said weak, now it's poor. It really is like going to the doctor and saying I feel ill, what is wrong with me. The doc asks if you have a headache, or pains in your legs, or shortness of breath and you say no - you feel ill. You do not have to be a millionaire to buy a spare XLR cable, but if you unscrew the collars at the end you could look inside. Maybe one of the conductors is not connected, maybe a strand of wire is shorting it out? That's the kinds of thing you can do.

am getting a very poor sound when I record a poor sound is a poor sound all my friends said that my voice sounds poor

Are your friends saying that what you are recording sounds bad, and does not sound like you, or are they saying that the mics is capturing your voice in a non-flattering way? Maybe it's in the wrong place, or you are too close or too far away - maybe you have a strange singing technique that needs a more flattering mic? Seriously! Some people need a particular mic to sound like them - their voice just sounds wrong on a different mic. If you post a short clip, we would know the kind of poor you are experiencing. It might be a fault, but it is far more likely that you will go to the music shop, they will plug it up, go "one,two" and declare the mics and preamp perfect. Faults are really rare. A clip would let any of us recognise the usual problems. If you aren't willing to do this - we are having to guess what you are hearing. Expressing sound in words is so hard. If you don't want to put the clip up publicly, send it to me as a direct message and I will respond off forum if it helps.

We are not being awkward, we are trying to help, but we need a bit of help from you. 20 seconds of speaking or singing would do. We could spot distortion, noise, hiss, poor placement and yes, real faults.

 

[greefus243]

A poor sound means nothing at all! There is a guy at the moment who has a noise problem, but when he posted the clip - it's not noise. Audio has a very limited vocabulary. everyone is trying to help, but you are making us respond with an arm tied behind our backs.
You said weak, now it's poor. It really is like going to the doctor and saying I feel ill, what is wrong with me. The doc asks if you have a headache, or pains in your legs, or shortness of breath and you say no - you feel ill. You do not have to be a millionaire to buy a spare XLR cable, but if you unscrew the collars at the end you could look inside. Maybe one of the conductors is not connected, maybe a strand of wire is shorting it out? That's the kinds of thing you can do.

[quite]am getting a very poor sound when I record a poor sound is a poor sound all my friends said that my voice sounds poor

Are your friends saying that what you are recording sounds bad, and does not sound like you, or are they saying that the mics is capturing your voice in a non-flattering way? Maybe it's in the wrong place, or you are too close or too far away - maybe you have a strange singing technique that needs a more flattering mic? Seriously! Some people need a particular mic to sound like them - their voice just sounds wrong on a different mic. If you post a short clip, we would know the kind of poor you are experiencing. It might be a fault, but it is far more likely that you will go to the music shop, they will plug it up, go "one,two" and declare the mics and preamp perfect. Faults are really rare. A clip would let any of us recognise the usual problems. If you aren't willing to do this - we are having to guess what you are hearing. Expressing sound in words is so hard. If you don't want to put the clip up publicly, send it to me as a direct message and I will respond off forum if it helps.

We are not being awkward, we are trying to help, but we need a bit of help from you. 20 seconds of speaking or singing would do. We could spot distortion, noise, hiss, poor placement and yes, real faults.
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[greefus243]

Are your friends saying that what you are recording sounds bad, and does not sound like you, or are they saying that the mics is capturing your voice in a non-flattering way? Maybe it's in the wrong place, or you are too close or too far away - maybe you have a strange singing technique that needs a more flattering mic? Seriously! Some people need a particular mic to sound like them - their voice just sounds wrong on a different mic. If you post a short clip, we would know the kind of poor you are experiencing. It might be a fault, but it is far more likely that you will go to the music shop, they will plug it up, go "one,two" and declare the mics and preamp perfect. Faults are really rare. A clip would let any of us recognise the usual problems. If you aren't willing to do this - we are having to guess what you are hearing. Expressing sound in words is so hard. If you don't want to put the clip up publicly, send it to me as a direct message and I will respond off forum if it helps.

We are not being awkward, we are trying to help, but we need a bit of help from you. 20 seconds of speaking or singing would do. We could spot distortion, noise, hiss, poor placement and yes, real fa

My friends are saying that the sound quality of my voice sounds bad it doesn't sound full like the other guys recordings it's sounds thin it lacks low end and one told me my voice doesn't have bass these are the exact words my friends said and it exactly what an hearing when recording but okay let me go first to the shop tomorrow I just want to see if it will sound different with their setup and try my mic with their setup too but I will send the clip tomorrow when I come back from the shop I will send it to you on message thanks

 

[TalismanRich]

My friends are saying that the sound quality of my voice sounds bad it doesn't sound full like the other guys recordings it's sounds thin it lacks low end and one told me my voice doesn't have bass these are the exact words my friends said and it exactly what an hearing when recording but okay let me go first to the shop tomorrow I just want to see if it will sound different with their setup and try my mic with their setup too but I will send the clip tomorrow when I come back from the shop I will send it to you on message thanks

When he says your voice doesn't have bass, is he talking about the recording or just your voice by itself? There are techniques that can enhance the low end when recording. But voices are all different. There are people who have booming voices, some are raspy, some are nasal. That's just a characteristic.

Did you ever record one of your friend's voices and compare that recording to his actual voice? Forget about "my voice doesn't sound like" some dude on a recording who used who know what equipment and has a voice you have never heard in real life. Commercial recordings can be massively adjusted with EQ, compression and recording technique. I can guarantee that there are no commercial recordings that are just a microphone going into the recording and coming out unchanged! Zero...

BTW, a tip.... use some punctuation it make a difference a post just runs on and it dont make much sense a period is there for reason you should have learned in school otherwise we misunderstand what you try to say especially when it goes on for four or five line where does the thought start or end misspelled words will occur and spell correction sometimes picks out the wrong word especially when you are using a cell phone I hate typing on those bloody things but its a fact of life but a keyboard is so much better for putting down thoughts especially if you learned to type

 

[greefus243]

When he says your voice doesn't have bass, is he talking about the recording or just your voice by itself? There are techniques that can enhance the low end when recording. But voices are all different. There are people who have booming voices, some are raspy, some are nasal. That's just a characteristic.

Did you ever record one of your friend's voices and compare that recording to his actual voice? Forget about "my voice doesn't sound like" some dude on a recording who used who know what equipment and has a voice you have never heard in real life. Commercial recordings can be massively adjusted with EQ, compression and recording technique. I can guarantee that there are no commercial recordings that are just a microphone going into the recording and coming out unchanged! Zero...

BTW, a tip.... use some punctuation it make a difference a post just runs on and it dont make much sense a period is there for reason you should have learned in school otherwise we misunderstand what you try to say especially when it goes on for four or five line where does the thought start or end misspelled words will occur and spell correction sometimes picks out the wrong word especially when you are using a cell phone I hate typing on those bloody things but its a fact of life but a keyboard is so much better for putting down thoughts especially if you learned to type

When they say my voice sounds thin lack bass and all they talk about the recording quality of my voice one even told me to change my microphone cause he said the quality is bad but overall I get what you mean by everything you said

 

[greefus243]

When he says your voice doesn't have bass, is he talking about the recording or just your voice by itself? There are techniques that can enhance the low end when recording. But voices are all different. There are people who have booming voices, some are raspy, some are nasal. That's just a characteristic.

Did you ever record one of your friend's voices and compare that recording to his actual voice? Forget about "my voice doesn't sound like" some dude on a recording who used who know what equipment and has a voice you have never heard in real life. Commercial recordings can be massively adjusted with EQ, compression and recording technique. I can guarantee that there are no commercial recordings that are just a microphone going into the recording and coming out unchanged! Zero...

BTW, a tip.... use some punctuation it make a difference a post just runs on and it dont make much sense a period is there for reason you should have learned in school otherwise we misunderstand what you try to say especially when it goes on for four or five line where does the thought start or end misspelled words will occur and spell correction sometimes picks out the wrong word especially when you are using a cell phone I hate typing on those bloody things but its a fact of life but a keyboard is so much better for putting down thoughts especially if you learned to type

And sorry for the way i'm writing English is not my first language

 

[TalismanRich]

And sorry for the way i'm writing English is not my first language

Understood. Language differences can be difficult, but I know all languages have punctuation. It helps.

And I can honestly say that if I was trying to write in French, NOBODY would understand a thing I was trying to say, and that is after studying 2 years in high school and 2 semesters in college. I simply stink at other languages, including music. Reading music is just another language. I know the notes on the staff, but reading it as I would text is a skill I don't possess. One of the few things artificial intelligence has given us that I appreciate using is Google Translate.

 

[rob aylestone]

I think what your friends may be saying is that a different mic could suit your voice better. This is normal. If you have a bass baritone boomy voice many very good mics would be terrible choices. If you have a very high lightweight voice and perhaps physically have a smaller chest cavity then another popular mic would emphasise all the bad bits! This is why we have so many mics to choose from. I think your friends are being nice but not able to tell you exactly the problem. Keep in mind that years ago people like bing crosby sounded really weak and thin on an omni mic, and then discovered singing very close into a cardioid put back in a nice resonance. He very rarely sang in public without a mic as he did not sound good. Honestly, we can confirm this with one short clip.

 

[ecc83]

I think what your friends may be saying is that a different mic could suit your voice better. This is normal. If you have a bass baritone boomy voice many very good mics would be terrible choices. If you have a very high lightweight voice and perhaps physically have a smaller chest cavity then another popular mic would emphasise all the bad bits! This is why we have so many mics to choose from. I think your friends are being nice but not able to tell you exactly the problem. Keep in mind that years ago people like bing crosby sounded really weak and thin on an omni mic, and then discovered singing very close into a cardioid put back in a nice resonance. He very rarely sang in public without a mic as he did not sound good. Honestly, we can confirm this with one short clip.

Yes Rob, the cardioid was the inventing of the crooner! There are exceptions, some old clips of Ella Fitzgerald a good 2 feet back from a big old mic but she still sounded glorious. I well recall a documentary about Annie Lennox sat on a sofa with her guitarist when she launched into one of her hits (can't remember what) even though it appeared she was only being picked up by the camera mic? Bloody marvelous! Few of us are blessed with such voices. Fun fact: Nana Muscouri only had one vocal chord from birth.

Dave.

 

[greefus243]

I think what your friends may be saying is that a different mic could suit your voice better. This is normal. If you have a bass baritone boomy voice many very good mics would be terrible choices. If you have a very high lightweight voice and perhaps physically have a smaller chest cavity then another popular mic would emphasise all the bad bits! This is why we have so many mics to choose from. I think your friends are being nice but not able to tell you exactly the problem. Keep in mind that years ago people like bing crosby sounded really weak and thin on an omni mic, and then discovered singing very close into a cardioid put back in a nice resonance. He very rarely sang in public without a mic as he did not sound good. Honestly, we can confirm this with one short cl

I think what your friends may be saying is that a different mic could suit your voice better. This is normal. If you have a bass baritone boomy voice many very good mics would be terrible choices. If you have a very high lightweight voice and perhaps physically have a smaller chest cavity then another popular mic would emphasise all the bad bits! This is why we have so many mics to choose from. I think your friends are being nice but not able to tell you exactly the problem. Keep in mind that years ago people like bing crosby sounded really weak and thin on an omni mic, and then discovered singing very close into a cardioid put back in a nice resonance. He very rarely sang in public without a mic as he did not sound good. Honestly, we can confirm this with one short clip.

So what you trying to tell me is that I don't have a problem with my setup ?? I created 3 differents forums to ask for help for a problem I don't have? Because this is what you trying to say like I was a ignorant person who just doesn't know what he is doing.if my recordings was sounding nice I wouldn't even waste my time writing here (and this is the last time because I don't even see the need anymore) I have a problem that I explained clearly but you seem to not understand and you keep blaming me.its just not my friends who are saying it sounds bad am the one who noticed it first then I started sending it to people on whatsaap and they confirm that my recordings is bad it lacks bass presence it no strong it distorting all these and I came to these forum to understand why I Google everything in and output is motu M4 all my gears are new so i' m lost on why my recording sound like a voicenote sent on whatsaap with a cheap android phone.but no for you am just not experienced enough everything is fine i should record and mix the songs like,that and put them on streaming platforms so people will say the quality is so bad they cant listen.. lool anyway thanks for the people who really tried to help.i tried to delete this forum but apparently it's impossible so i will just try leave it here but i won't log in anymore because i don't see the need i will try to sort out this problem by myself.. again thanks

 

[ecc83]

I am sorry you feel that way Greefus but before you stomp off like a petulant child you might consider that HR is one of THE best, most informed and gentlemanly forums around*. Guys like Rob and Rich really REALLY know their trade!

You obviously don't take criticism well. You still do not punctuate very much nor break your text into paragraphs. You obviously write as your guts guide you and with no concern for how easy it is for others to read it. Spell checkers are free! E.G. "sprt" WTF does that mean? (it's OK I got it from context....but I shouldn't HAVE TO!)

*soundonsound.com is another and if you get similar advice there, and I am certain you will, maybe some self reflection is in order? Be warned though, they are even less tolerant of grumps than I am!

Dave.

 

[greefus243]

I am sorry you feel that way Greefus but before you stomp off like a petulant child you might consider that HR is one of THE best, most informed and gentlemanly forums around*. Guys like Rob and Rich really REALLY know their trade!

You obviously don't take criticism well. You still do not punctuate very much nor break your text into paragraphs. You obviously write as your guts guide you and with no concern for how easy it is for others to read it. Spell checkers are free! E.G. "sprt" WTF does that mean? (it's OK I got it from context....but I shouldn't HAVE TO!)

*soundonsound.com is another and if you get similar advice there, and I am certain you will, maybe some self reflection is in order? Be warned though, they are even less tolerant of grumps than I am!

Dave.

I said I will not write again but I just want to answer this. Dave don't be rude by calling me "petullant child" because in terms of rudeness some people know how to do it more than you trust me.and I said English is not my first langue I'm a french speaker but when I write in English you understand which I doubt you can be able to do the same in french. I didn't say they don't what they are doing but there is a way to try to help someone.you can't help someone by telling him he doesn't have a problem while he has one.and for t the "sprt" I want to write "sort it out" but as I was writing fast i made a mistake while typing on my keyboard something that happens to millions of people so yeah.good day to you

 

[rob aylestone]

Vous avez pourtant bien dit avoir tenté de supprimer ce forum ; les réponses obtenues étaient pertinentes, et parce qu'elles ne vous convenaient pas, vous avez voulu partir ? Vraiment ? L'anglais n'étant pas votre langue maternelle, il est fort possible que les réponses reçues sur ces forums portaient sur une question totalement différente, ou que vous les ayez mal interprétées. Vous avez refusé de fournir un extrait audio qui aurait GARANTI que les réponses se basaient sur le bon contenu. S'en prendre à tout un forum parce qu'il ne vous apporte pas la réponse souhaitée est un comportement puéril.

Vous pensez avoir un problème avec X. Nous nous demandons si cela est dû à Y. Vous refusez d'en discuter. Vous vous en prenez maintenant aux personnes qui consacrent leur temps à essayer de vous aider. Je pense qu'il n'y a peut-être aucun problème technique, mais plutôt un problème personnel. Nous ne le saurons jamais.

Au fait, si vous ne souhaitez plus être membre, il vous suffit d'arrêter de poster. C'est une solution efficace, mais nous continuerons probablement à parler de votre problème pendant longtemps.

As-tu une belle voix ? Je sais que je peux chanter, mais je ne serai jamais bonne. Je ne blâme jamais les micros qui enregistrent fidèlement ma voix, mais je n'aime tout simplement pas le résultat. Mon français est catastrophique, mais j'ai fait de mon mieux.

 

[ecc83]

I did not get much of that Rob, Ieft French at school 54 years ago! But I am pretty certain that is a mild bllking?

To the OP. I very rarely resort to name calling on this or any other forum but when posters become impatient and blame others for their possible shortcomings especially when folks are doing their best and professionals are giving their time for free, I get annoyed.

We see people like Greefus from time to time and I doubt there is any getting through to them. One can only hope one day the light will dawn and he realizes the whole world is not agin him? I wish him well in the future.

Dave.

 

[rob aylestone]

I suspect very much that there's nothing wrong with his mic or gear, but is simply not liking what he hears and we all have been down that one, haven't we? SO stupid as a ten second audio clip would be so obvious as to if it's technical or just user expectations. The annoying thing was that we all genuinely wanted to help him and he totally over-reacted thinking we were having a go. Oh well, we tried.

 

[TAE]

We see people like Greefus from time to time

Dave.

Sometimes I just can't help myself......

 

[Slouching Raymond]

a ignorant person who just doesn't know what he is doing.

That's the story of my life.