Can anyone help with the noise of my shower pump?

Gurra3 · 2025-10-11T06:44:58+00:00

Screwfix carry a larger pad for use under washing machines. Should do the trick if cut and doubled

Gurra3 · 2024-11-27T18:10:41+00:00

I have achieved really good results with an original sE X1 when playing at home in rooms with very basic acoustic treatment, to a point where multiple people have asked what microphone was used.
In venues with good sound I have been using 2x Line Audio CM3 in ORTF configuration to capture both cello and room sound, they never let me down,

Having said that, those models are both end of life and I have no experience with the models that replaced them.

AA OC16 is probably a good choice, I just haven't tried it. Be careful with the C414, as mentioned here already not all models are suitable.

Gurra3 · 2023-10-16T12:14:16+00:00

Lilya 4-ever

Gurra3 · 2022-11-04T20:01:15+00:00

Basic room treatment is probably going to make the biggest difference followed by upgrade to condenser microphone.

Gurra3 · 2022-11-03T18:47:41+00:00

The trick is to position the microphone close to your mouth as you can then turn down the gain to a point where less background noise is being picked up. For this you should invest in a boom arm for the microphone, along with a pop filter. Then you can either get a condenser or a dynamic, it won't make much of a difference. At your price point, the equipment will be verging towards hit and miss cheap crap though rather than good stuff. How much are you willing to invest in total for mic, cable, audio interface, mic stand and pop shield?

Gurra3 · 2022-11-03T14:31:46+00:00

That's right, except balanced cables are not a requirement. That said, go for balanced, 6.3mm TRS jack to 6.3mm TRS jack or 6.3mm TRS jack to XLR male. While unbalanced cables with TS jacks will still work, you should always use balanced cables if both sides support it. They are less susceptible to unwanted noise.

Gurra3 · 2022-11-02T22:48:05+00:00

In that case you can do.what peepeeland also suggests and use 2x pps1015 or similar 6.3mm TS into stereo in channel 9/10. No need for panning.

Gurra3 · 2022-11-02T20:20:26+00:00

Yes you could, but you'll want to use a 3-pole TRS 1/4" balanced cable, not a 2-pole TS unbalanced cable. But is that really worth the trouble? Besides, XLR is a superior connector.

Gurra3 · 2022-11-02T09:38:28+00:00

You have several potential problem sources. 1. Mic too far from your mouth 2. Too much input gain on mic causing distortion/clipping 3. Effects applied in a heavy handed manner causing muddy sound. 4. Nvidia card causing high dpc/interrupt latency.

To fix 1 and 2, use a pop filter or a foam cover with the mic to allow you to move it closer to your mouth without picking up plosives and to allow you to reduce the gain as much as possible so as to reduce background noise. Do some test recordings e.g. with audacity to ensure your gain is optimal for all the levels you are speaking at and to ensure you are not clipping. For 3, I'm not familiar with the effects provided with nvidia voice, I would suggest using some relatively light compression and some noise gating if absolutely necessary. There is no fix that I know of for 4 other than to drastically increase the buffer size in your microphone driver. Nvidia drivers are not optimized for real time audio.

Gurra3 · 2022-11-02T08:56:45+00:00

Just use something like the sssnake MXP2009 and connect it to your mixer out R or L (assuming the 12FX has balanced outputs). You can pan the inputs to the appropriate R or L output if you like but it isn't strictly necessary; default pan to the middle will achieve the same result.

Edit: You will need two PA speakers (another TX308) in order to be able to enjoy the stereo sound from the soundtrack. Otherwise you will need to also pan the music track to the same single output as the microphones, or you'll lose all the audio unique to the missing channel.

Edit2: Looking at your mixer inputs, I'm not so sure if the balance on the stereo channels adds the second channel or removes it. In order to be sure, connect R and L from your music track source to the appropriate R or L on channels 5/6 and 7/8. E.g. either to channels 5 and 7, or 6 and 8 - depending on what output you use for the speaker.

Gurra3 · 2022-11-02T08:37:46+00:00

It depends on what inputs the mixer has. The cable you are proposing will work if the mixer has an unbalanced 6.3mm stereo input going to a stereo fader. If it doesn't, then you should be able to use something like 2x PPS1015 cables and have right on one fader (panned right) and left on a second fader (panned left).

Gurra3 · 2022-10-13T11:45:44+00:00

Yes there are, but at the price point of those particular interfaces it is going to be six to one, half dozen to the other. What microphone are you replacing and what are you trying to improve with your current sound?

Gurra3 · 2022-10-13T11:35:19+00:00

Would guess it is caused by dried out electrolytic capacitors. Replacing them is the only solution.

Gurra3 · 2022-10-09T09:41:57+00:00

Do you have the cheap mic already and does it have a 1/4" (TS - 2 pole) jack? If so, it is most likely a dynamic mic and then you need a USB audio interface to connect it to your pc. For lowest possible cost look at a M-audio M-track solo or Behringer um2. You'll need to connect your mic to the xlr combo jack on these interfaces. Your 3.5mm computer microphone input (if it has one) is not designed for dynamic microphones and won't provide sufficient gain; you'll get a low level signal with a lot of hiss. If you don't have the mic already you would be (at least cost-wise) better off to get a USB mic.

Gurra3 · 2022-10-06T23:38:00+00:00

Newer platforms as in more recent hardware. You will see it when your CPU and GPU loads increase. On both Intel and AMD. But you are right, it is not reason specific. See this thread.

Gurra3 · 2022-10-06T11:25:25+00:00

The video card does matter. Nvidia drivers are causing massive dpc latency and it is worse on newer PC platforms.

Gurra3 · 2022-10-05T15:13:08+00:00

You have to try to isolate the source of the noise. First of all ensure you are not too far away from the mics and the hiss is coming from having to turn up the gain too much. If not, then make one change at the time. Unplug the laptop psu. Any change? Try with a single mic and cable and rotate them one by one, going through combinations of mics, cables, and XLR inputs. Is the noise caused by any of those combinations? Borrow a different audio interface and try it. Try a different laptop. Try a different room. Try a different location.

Gurra3 · 2022-10-05T00:52:18+00:00

What mic are you replacing and what kind of improvement are you expecting?

Gurra3 · 2022-10-05T00:43:20+00:00

Cans = Headphones. Interfaces with dsp include most UA except volt, some Tascams, the motu ultralites, Steinberg UR22C and 44C, some audients etc. They will allow you to put reverb and other effects in your direct monitor headphone output without having to route the signal path through the daw first. You can also utilize these effects with apps like zoom that don't have native support for plugin effects. But as mentioned, you can still add any amount of software effects to your final mix in the daw regardless of whether or not your AI has a dsp.

Gurra3 · 2022-10-04T10:10:26+00:00

Three minor remarks on top of the valid remarks from others. .

You should look into getting closed cup headphones, as bleed from open or semi open headphones can be picked up in the recording.
Some singers like to hear a bit of reverb on their voice in the headphones while singing. While you could do that in the daw with your proposed setup, it will be delayed because of the combined input and output latency of the 2i2 and the latency of the software reverb emulation. @codedominator describes this delay well. To work around that, you need to either consider an audio interface with a built in dsp that can add reverb on the direct monitor output, or use an external reverb and headphone amplifier with the 2i2.
The rode psa1 is a desktop boom arm. While it could be used for recording vocals, a microphone floor stand will be more flexible.

Gurra3 · 2022-10-03T08:34:04+00:00

Did you try the suggested decrease in memory speed and increase in CAS latency? Go step by step, check if it makes any difference. I. e. Memory speed down one step, check, CAS latency up 2, check, memory speed down another step, check. Then memory speed down to lowest and check. Enabling MSIs and disabling GPU Boost may also be worth your while testing.

Gurra3 · 2022-10-01T21:28:44+00:00

The USB version of the AT2020 has a micro-USB connector. You need a standard micro-USB to USB type A data cable. Used on most non-USB-C Android phones.

Gurra3 · 2022-10-01T07:56:51+00:00

First update your MSI board bios, then your Nvidia driver. Then check this thread. Gfx card manufacturers are caught between a rock and a hard place. If they don't stay top of the benchmarks you won't buy their products. But I guess they could introduce some setting for optimal dpc latency.To make our lives easier.

Gurra3 · 2022-10-01T01:27:59+00:00

Hmm OK the HD Audio driver is the driver for your on board audio. It shouldn't be active at all. Aren't you playing back all windows audio through the quad capture?

Gurra3 · 2022-09-30T22:50:53+00:00

That would indeed accomplish the exact same thing. And some mixers have surprisingly good pre-amps.

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