Mic Recording Hiss

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ryansantos
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Mic Recording Hiss

Post by ryansantos » Sun Jun 24, 2007 12:38 am

i'm attempting my first trials in recording vocals live into live 5 via a presonus firebox. i'm finding a substantial amount of "tape hiss" when i record, and have tried various microphones, all with similiar hiss.

how can i go about minimizing this without hurting the volume of the vocals?

i am new to music/sound completely, so if its an easy eq or something, please let me know as well.

thanks!

R.

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Post by 3dot... » Sun Jun 24, 2007 1:08 pm

Make sure you're connected to the 'mic' input and not 'line' (different levels)
Cross examine... I mean check those mics for hiss on other audio interfaces....
And also... when recording... try not to over-use the preamp gain... (1:00-2:00 is the Max. for me)...monitor the inputs and check for hiss...
Make a conclusion...It's either the mic or the audio interface...(...or you've been recording with the AC on...)
I found that if I track with peaks that reach -6db then all is good...

ryansantos
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Post by ryansantos » Sun Jun 24, 2007 3:26 pm

so should i not be worried if i turn down to reduce hiss, if the recorded file doesn't have as high of peaks/range as say a recorded guitar?

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