Persistant Metallic Whistle
Hi Bunny Pros,
Latey I've been experiencing an annoying whistle in my audio recordings which I simply don't know how to avoid.
I'm recording with the same gear I did before and then I had excellent results.
I've tried different gain levels, but nothing can stop these whistling bips as the ones you can listen to in the attached sample.
Please help me by telling me what should I do in order to stop this phenomenon:
Best regards,
Jorge
Studio Specs: AKG P120, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2
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Hi Jorge,
Sorry to hear you are having trouble with your set up,
It might be a cable issue, you can check all the cables on your set up, unplug and plug everything back in, also make sure you only use what you need at the time of recording, an additional cable or device plugged in can create a hiss on the background, make sure no electrical cables are near audio cables, also avoid having cellphones nearby since it can create interference.
Hope this helps!
Best wishes.
Juan David Martinez
Quality Control Agent, VoiceBunny
Part of Torre
Hi Jorge!
Wow, the noise is indeed super present!
I agree with Juan David that it could be an issue with the connections and/or interference from nearby devices. Try reconnecting all the cables, one by one, to see where is the noise starting to be present.
If the noise is not coming from the connections, it could also be an internal circuit in your interface. You could try connecting the microphone to the other input of the interface to see if maybe there's an internal connection in that preamp that is generating the problem.
Let us know what you do and if it helps!
This can be a faulty cable, an external HDD connected to the computer, another peripheral equipment, etc .... I would "strip" setup to the basic and test (computer + interface + microphone and nothing else connected) ;-)
Just FYI, I had an annoying hum/buzz in the 900-1000 hz range, that cleaned up just fine in post, but really bugged me. I did a bunch of experiments with different cables, different mics, phantom power on and off, cable unplugged at mic or at interface and so on. Turns out I had TWO bad mic cables. Once I used a friend's cable instead, problem solved!! Much cheaper solution than the new mic I almost bought! Bottom line test all the points of failure in your sound chain, independently if possible.
Thanks, Cat! Your suggestion is definitely the best option.
Jorge, please let us know if what we suggested helped you and if you were able to get rid of the noise :) We're here to help.