Author Topic: White noise when recording vocals (Read 4630 times)

BrienWithAnE · « **on:** January 13, 2016, 01:19:41 am »

I have a Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 with a SM58 Shure microphone. This is a dynamic microphone, and I know condenser mics are preferred for recording, but is that really why I end up with significant amounts of white noise in the recording of audio? I have learned to use the noise remover tool in Edison (Image Line plugin) but with this process I end up taking some high end off the vocal that should be there.

So, might be a common problem, but how do I fix A LOT of white noise appearing in my vocal recordings? Is it possible to have a completely clean recording set up? I'd like to hope so

cryophonik · « **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2016, 02:22:45 am »

Hard to say without a an example or a better description of your recording chain, but the usual culprits are:

- improper gain staging,
- low SNR (signal:noise ratio; i.e., quiet singer, so the gain is cranked, resulting in a high noise floor),
- bad mic cable, or
- the wrong mic cable (e.g., unbalanced cable).

Author Topic: White noise when recording vocals (Read 4630 times)

BrienWithAnE

White noise when recording vocals

cryophonik

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