Issue with background hum
I have a Heil PR40 mic connected to a Symetrix 528e Voice Processor via the Behringer Xenyx 1204 and that is connected via USB A to a 2020 iMac.
My file was rejected due to
"-Loud electrical noise/static sounds are impacting your recording and adversely affecting the quality of the deliverable."
I hear a faint noise. Could that be the noise referred to in the feedback? I've included the file
https://nx9636.your-storageshare.de/s/WsAJMCqWNa6qs2X
If there is an unacceptable noise, how do I get rid of it? This wasn't here in past recordings.
Thanks!
Dennis
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Hi Dennis,
Thank you very much for reaching out and using this space.
After reviewing your file with one of our QC members, we have a request for you:
Can you try and record directly into the interface bypassing the Symetrix Voice Processor?
Johnathan,
Thanks for the suggestion!
Okay, I tried that. Here is what I recorded using the same script, this time, with no Symetrix Processor.
https://nx9636.your-storageshare.de/s/JJWs495Z2o8WDTY
Please ignore the plosives...
Hi Dennis,
Thank you for that, it seems like it worked! I shared it with our team and they mentioned the plosives, which we already expected, and a bit of background noise.
We highly suggest you keep working without the Symetrix processor.
Hi Dennis,
This is Joe, another voice actor like yourself, with a suggestion you might try for plosives: work your mic at a 30 to 40 degree angle off of straight in front of your mouth. Alternately you could mount the mic approximately eye or forehead level with pickup pattern aimed slightly downward - again 30 degrees or so. In either case, your mouth will still be in the sweet spot for the mic's pickup pattern (assuming cardioid), but plosives will pass in front of the capsule, not directly into it.
That's how I've done it without ever needing a windsceen. If you prefer using a windscreen, this technique will keep the occasional plosive from sneaking through to the mic.
And ditto to skipping the voice processor. Keep that chain as clean as you can.
Best regards,
Joe Brown