jtr7 on 11/1/2009 at 01:09
A store that sells furniture padding (or an upholstery), or padding for tent floors, or a big hardware store with acoustic tiles and other sound-proofing materials. You could use pillows and a cardboard box, or a small closet. Lotsa options, just gotta find the one that'll work for your situation.:cheeky:
bikerdude on 11/1/2009 at 01:20
Quote Posted by jtr7
A store that sells furniture padding (or an upholstery), or padding for tent floors, or a big hardware store with acoustic tiles and other sound-proofing materials. You could use pillows and a cardboard box, or a small closet. Lotsa options, just gotta find the one that'll work for your situation.:cheeky:
well either I make this mini recording booth or a put big sheets of foam on the walls around my computer area..
bikerdude on 13/1/2009 at 18:14
Quote Posted by Child Of Karras
A cheap solution for room acoustics is propably a "mic screen". It of course isn't as good as a real "dry" room but still better than nothing at all
Yeah Ive seen pictures of these, but where to get one in the UK..?
update: got the mic and is quite good, (and thats without the shock mount, its just on my mydesk atm) - (
http://www.filehosting.org/file/details/9016/SJT0zDIM7BIQO6WJ/raw%20test.wav) sound link
The only minor flaws I can see so far:
The noise floor - the mic gain on the unit itself needs to be up high enough to get good recording levels (still better than my old £20 maplins mic)
A very small amount of booming - I assume the shock mount will reduce this..?
Small mount of reverb - I assume if I make a small recording booth/box this will reduce this..?
bikerdude on 14/1/2009 at 20:35
Quote Posted by ShadowSneaker
Yes, you could also hide under a duvet or a thick blanket to reduce it. I've done that.You can put a sock over the mic as a pop shield, by the way.
Ive already got a pop shield, but thats only half the problem, the noise floor off this mic is terrible, its double what I get from my Xfi sound card - so its going back. Back to the drawing board... I think Im gonna have to either get a pre-amp for the existing mic or get a proper phantom preamp and mic..
Muzman on 15/1/2009 at 07:03
Wah, I missed the test recording :(
bikerdude on 27/1/2009 at 22:25
Quote Posted by Muzman
Wah, I missed the test recording :(
well Ive just bought a USB audio interface (E-MU 0202 £65) coupled with a £20 condenser mic from maplins.
Essentially the noise floor from the mic is quite low and that coupled with the Audio interface being external to the computer and having a mic preamp should yeild quite good results...
