Noise isn’t always a bad thing, mostly every classic recording has noise, but hopefully you can work with it rather than it be a nuisance to you 😅 Have fun recording! Thanks for watching!

Really useful and perfect timing! Just got an SM57 and was starting to learn about adjusting the gain 👍

@heychrisgreen

7 ай бұрын

That’s great! Have fun recording and good luck! 🙂

it did help thanks happy xmas

thank you man, this was very helpful

Useful! Thanks!

Thank you! It all makes so much sense now😆 Game changer for me! 💯

Hey Chris your videos are always explained in a clear, concise, & logical way with no extra fluff or fast talk. I always wondered how & why that hiss was there with the gain turned down and you answered it in very quick 11 minutes!!!.....exactly what this 68 year old was looking for. Thanks for passing on this knowledge to us!!!

@heychrisgreen

5 ай бұрын

That’s great! Thanks for watching and glad it helped! 🙂

You've seriously helped me a lot. Thanks so much. I had no idea about all of this and my really terrible audio sounds professional and podcasty now!

@heychrisgreen

5 ай бұрын

That’s great! Thanks for sharing and good luck with all your future recording! 😁

A great tutorial. This is one of the most helpful tutorials for all new to home recording. A great service. One can add an Expander plugin on the channel in the DAW, set it to -48 db or below, which will suppress any sound (mainly background noise) even further, giving a clean recording of whatever is being recorded, vocals or guitar DI.

@heychrisgreen

4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing!! Good advice! 😁

Thank you so much for this video. I honestly thought my Scarlett Solo was broken when I saw a high noise floor. This makes a lot of sense and I'll be getting CloudLifter immediately! Quick question - if both the mic and the CloudLifter require phantom power, does that cause a problem?

@heychrisgreen

6 ай бұрын

Great! Be careful the cloudlifter does not pass 48v phantom power and is only meant for dynamic and ribbon microphones 😬 Condenser mics should have sufficient gain on their own but just know not every condenser mic is the same quality.. some mics are very poorly designed and have excessive noise to them. Thanks for watching!

Hi chris your video's are extremely helpful thank you i use a sm7b into a mixer then into audio interface would you recommend a cloud lifter with this setup thanks

@heychrisgreen

2 ай бұрын

What kind of mixer and interface are you using? They both have mic preamps so you wouldn’t need the cloudlifter for more level.. it MIGHT benefit your setup if you have a noisy mixer or interface.. the cloudlifter is 10db of clean gain, I use mine all the time. If you use it before your mixer just be sure you’re using the line out from your board to your interface.. things can get messy with so many levels of amplifying 😅 If the gain knob of your mixer is above the 50% mark I would check out the cloud lifter. Send it back if you aren’t satisfied. I’m not 100% on their policies but I’m sure a Sweetwater salesman can explain their policy

@JustShoey

2 ай бұрын

@@heychrisgreen hey Chris thanks for reply it's a small beringer mixer and presonus interface thanks for your advice appreciate it

Even the noise floor that all the internet complains about is NOTHING compared to the one I get from my M audio Fast track pro combined with my Berhinger C1

It's an interesting video. However, the cloudlifter isn’t suitable for condenser mics, like I use. Even if it was, all that is really achieved is moving some of the pre-amplification from the cheap interface which you already have, to the expensive cloud lifter you have to buy. 🤔

@heychrisgreen

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! 🙂 I hear you! I would say most audio interfaces less than $500 have a typical noisy preamp. The most affordable route is a cloudlifter. External mic preamps go for $300 on the cheap side, and even the Warm Audio gear is $700+. I’d rather go cloudlifter for $149 than have to start over (if you bought your interface already) I’ve owned the Audiobox, Scarlett, Apollo, iD14, and Behringer interfaces. The less expensive the more noise. (From my experience) The NT2A and TLM 103 condensers I have and use, don’t have to use as much gain to get a similar level as the dynamic mics. Which is why you don’t really see cloudlifter tools for condenser mics, they’re just more sensitive. I only use the Cloudlifter with my SM7B, the other mics I find to be plenty clean IF I set my gain levels properly

@mrrgstuff

2 ай бұрын

@heychrisgreen I'm not suffering too much from noise. I do sometimes use a dynamic mic connected to an original Scarlett 2i2, and also mainly dynamic mics connected to a Tascam DR-60d mk2. In both cases I find the easiest way to rid rid of noise is via the noise reduction facility in Audacity. I'm not doing any live audio, so I always have the option to post process. Thanks 👍 😀

I have a important question bro please help me 🙏🏻 When I increase the gain to the end and no microphone is connected, a hissing sound comes into the headphones. Is that normal or my volt1 sound card broken?

@heychrisgreen

3 ай бұрын

Great question! First of all, if you increase the gain knob to 100% you will definitely hear hissing sounds. That is true of all preamps. BUT if your mic preamp is turned down all the way and you’re hearing a hissing noise I am assuming you are hearing the hissing from your output knob. Confusing to speak of but there is noise that is present with inputs AND outputs.. your output is essentially an amp for headphones and speakers.. not every interface is created equal.. I have most often heard hissing noises that are high in interfaces less than $400.. one test you could do is record a signal in your DAW and go to your car or other speaker system and play it back to compare the noise level.. if you only hear the noise in your headphones with your volt but not in your car then it most likely is just the quality of your interface. Also listen to music or a KZread video with your headphones on at an appropriate volume.. you should not be hearing any hiss.. if you do I would say that interface may not be broken but it is just a poor quality. Sorry for rambling but I know that is a frustrating thing!

Oh gosh... don't ever tap the microphone like he does! It's bad for them.

@heychrisgreen

4 ай бұрын

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this video doesn t solve anything

@iloveeverything4380

Ай бұрын

Doesnt it suggest getting a cloudlifters a good idea?