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Recording to PC - Crackling Noise

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  • 05-10-2007 11:37am
    #1
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    Registered Users Posts: 4,269 ✭✭✭


    Hi Guys,

    I’ve set up a peavey mixer to power a good condenser mic that I will use to record vocals on PC. I’m getting a low crackling noise while recording and can’t seem to solve it. The sound card is fairly decent , but no matter what I do I can’t reduce the crackling. (I'm using Cool Edit Pro 2)

    Any ideas??

    Many Thanks


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    cornbb
    Registered Users Posts: 6,790 ✭✭✭cornbb


    The problem could be anything really. Firstly I'd hook a pair of speakers/headphones up to the same outputs from the mixer that are going into the soundcard and see if you can hear the problem there.

    If not the problem must be something to do with your soundcard or computer. What make/model soundcard are you using? If it comes with ASIO drivers, use them. If not, download ASIO4ALL drivers and try them. If you can access the latency setting or buffer size setting for the drivers, try increasing it.


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    Saccadianjay
    Closed Accounts Posts: 15 ✭Saccadianjay


    Bad buzz (excuss the pun!)

    What lead are you using to connect your desk to your sound card? I had this problem a few years back and i found that it was down to the equipment being to close to the computer and also a dodgy 3/4 inch jack lead.
    Nightmare! Is there SPDIF connections available on your soundcard and desk. If so use em.


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    deathronan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 90 ✭✭deathronan


    Is it a laptop or PC your using, if its a laptop i might be able to help


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    TelePaul
    Registered Users Posts: 4,093 ✭✭✭TelePaul


    1) Check the mic
    2) Check the mic lead
    3) If you're powering a valve condensor with an external power supply check that lead
    4) Check the mixer channel - use a different phantom powered channel
    5) Check the Gain staging (at the mixer pre and sound-card pre)
    6) Check the computer output leads - speakers/headphones

    If all this checks out, preferably via a different signal path, then you will probably have to look at the computer side of things. If it's a buzzing, you could re-install the soundcard, defrag your HD, run a spyware check and disable anti-virus, re-install the sequencer, enable 24bit asio as your driver, increase the latency buffer, disable internet.


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    joemeighan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14 ✭joemeighan


    hi there. if you use nero 6 which comes complete with hardwear, (input for any sound systems ie, record players/tapes/cd/dvds/). So set up the program on your pc, connect your hardwear, us a mixer with mic input and you can set up recording levels on your program on the plus side you can pre record your vocals/music and then put into your pc. that what i use and works all the time:cool:


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