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[Samulis]

(04-18-2018, 02:59 AM)Michael Willis Wrote: Thanks Sam. When I said "behind the mics", I meant in order to be assured that the mics were not aimed at hard reflective surfaces, I went around behind the mic stand, closed one eye, and looked straight along the length of each mic, like sighting the aim of a gun (for lack of a better analogy). That gave me an idea of where to hang up some poor man's sound treatments.

I did notice after the fact that the gain knobs onmy interface were not even, but as you suggest I should really calibrate the gain on both inputs.

I'm fairly certain that the drone is the computer. The heat was turned off, and the refrigerator is behind a door, down the hall, and around the corner.  My video card is kind of noisy, eventually I want to replace it with a fanless one.

I think I'm still a bit too close to the mic, I want to try around 1.5 or 2 meters. Also I noticed thatI need better playing technique in the upper register. Some of those notes had a wheezing noise of air escaping from bad embouchure.

With a cardioid, the elimination of noises to the side is typically quite small, perhaps 3-6 dB, although the characteristics of the mic may change significantly to the sides (such as picking up less of the highs). Even with the "notch" in the back, the reduction may be as little as 12-24 dB and it is very directional. It thus almost more important to make sure the mic faces away from noise sources (windows, computers, fridges, etc.) than towards the "right" place.

That being said, putting up some blankets is a great idea. Anything you can do to dampen the room is great if you find it "overly active", especially with high frequencies.

Farther back may be a good idea. I did notice it sounded a little close.