If you use a program like Audacity that has a noise elimination feature, you can easily get rid of noise from the computer. Audacity has its limitations, but it's pretty good.<br><br>Tadhg<br><br> <div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 11:48 PM, Em CW <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:citywich@magma.ca">citywich@magma.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
It's typically the hum, or buzz of the computer that gives the agro.<br>
If you can send it through some board and onto tape or somesuch, then back<br>
from twotrack to the PC you end up with a far cleaner product.<br>
Alternately, use a crtoid or hypercartoid mic and point the 'butt' of the<br>
mic at the PC<br>
~ Bride<br>
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On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 08:33:16AM -0700, <a href="mailto:sca_bard@yahoo.com">sca_bard@yahoo.com</a> wrote:<br>
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> My real question is: how important is the mic quality?<br>
<br>
Very, but, I've used an inexpensive "Optimus Unidirectional Dynamic<br>
Microphone" from Radio Shack to make some recordings which were pretty<br>
good -- little static and it doesn't sound "underwater". It's the<br>
style of mic you see singers singing into, although I'd bet most<br>
people pay a lot more than what this low-end one cost.<br>
<br>
It could be that you have an impedence mismatch with the one you're<br>
using.<br>
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> How likely is it that the computer could be a problem?<br>
<br>
Not very.<br>
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-- Gregory<br>
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