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Hiss/Background Noise Reduction?

RobertMcDade	Date: May 23, 2005 @ 10:38 AM What is a good mic that minimizes hissing and background noises? I need one for the lowest price, I heard about Shures and they seem to be the best deal, but I am wondering if there is anything better before I buy....
imemine	Date: May 23, 2005 @ 11:13 AM Shure SM 57 is a unidirectional microphone. It’s somewhat of an industry standard for live performances. It’s not necessarily going to minimize hissing and background noises but it’s not going to be as “hot” as a condenser microphone that will pick up room noise. It’s a decent inexpensive mic.
RobertMcDade	Date: May 23, 2005 @ 1:01 PM thanx for the info...so you don't know of any that will minimize the excess noises?
imemine	Date: May 23, 2005 @ 1:04 PM Not a mic. The problem is that when you start adding noise reduction, you tend to limit bandwidth. Perhaps you could use a gate to clamp between segments. Also try adjusting your gain to control proximity as well.
RobertMcDade	Date: May 23, 2005 @ 1:16 PM Hmmmmm....sounds interesting, I never thought of that. i'll try that!
dmischief	Date: July 26, 2005 @ 12:44 PM If you don't mind doing it in post-rec, you should give Voxengo's Voxenformer plugin a try. It's a real good deal at $60 or so, and gives you a full channel strip. http://www.voxengo.com/product/voxformer/ HTH
woodhead	Date: July 26, 2005 @ 4:18 PM Also try adjusting your gain to control proximity as well. Words of a pro, excelent advise.
Elu	Date: July 26, 2005 @ 5:21 PM Shure KSM 27 is probably what you've heard of. It has a background filter and a decible filter if you have air noise in the background. The filters are selectable on the microphone. It is about $250.00... It's a great product. I use it in my studio as well. Here is the spec: Features Cardioid polar pattern - the most commonly used pattern for both studio and live applications 1 inch, externally biased, ultra-thin, 24 Karat gold-layered, low mass, Mylar® diaphragm provides superior transient response Class A, discrete, transformerless preamplifier for transparency, extremely fast transient response and no crossover distortion, while minimizing harmonic and intermodulation distortions Premium electronic components and gold-plated internal and external connectors Subsonic filter eliminates rumble from mechanical vibration below 17 Hz Switchable 15 dB pad for handling extremely high sound pressure levels (SPLs) 3-position switchable low-frequency filter helps reduce unwanted background noise or counteract proximity effect Integrated three-stage 'pop" protection grille reduces plosives and other breath noise Internal shock mount reduces handling and stand noise
zedsalt	Date: July 27, 2005 @ 12:35 PM The cheapest solution I know of is still the first one that was mentioned. A dynamic mic with a tight pattern and a strong proximity effect is your best bet for reducing the noise coming from your surroundings. Much of the unwanted stuff you're hearing, though, is probably coming from your equipment. Some of this is an easy fix: Don't economize on your cables. It may seem tough to f**k up manufacturing something as simple as a cable, but it happens all the time...the shielding doesn't work well, hinky solder joints, etc. And good cable isn't necessarily that much more expensive. The gold-ended cable at Radio Shack that feels like rubber works really well. Make sure to use the absolute shortest cables you have for each job, no matter how good the cable is. Make sure the cable isn't all tangled up in other cables...again, this applies to all cables. If you have two pieces of equipment that cause line noise when used together, and they have grounded power cables, try using a three-prong/two-prong adapter on one and not the other. If there's anything in the room not necessary to the recording that has a fan in it, turn it off. Same with fluorescent lights. Then, after your newly-cleaned tracks bring you fame and fortune, you can invest in one of those noise reduction units that sample the empty bits of your recordings and use that profile to reduce noise.
phil2phil	Date: December 22, 2005 @ 3:53 AM Keep the master volume as low as you can get away with.
tribalproduc...	Date: January 10, 2006 @ 10:05 AM whats it for? stage or recording? for recording look into the Rode nt-1a I have it and it sounds great amazing quilty I'm glade i have it in my studio