What's wrong with my recording??? [Solved?]
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Help! I was on a roll, recording a fun little poem, but something's wrong! I heard some electronic whine at the beginning, but I thought maybe it was just my speakers, and anyway, it would clean up in noise reduction, right? But now it's worse, and then static, and then.... Garbledygook!
https://librivox.org/uploads/xx-nonproject/garbledygook.mp3
I'll try troubleshooting myself, but.... Well, I am worried.
https://librivox.org/uploads/xx-nonproject/garbledygook.mp3
I'll try troubleshooting myself, but.... Well, I am worried.
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I can't see that any settings have changed. But now when I record, I don't get an electronic whine at all, but my recording is far too quiet. When I amplify, the whine is there. Noise reduction does take it out nicely, but I am worried that I will get garbledygook again.
How do you record - laptop mic, usb mic, external recorder?
Could it be that it's as simple as your equipment crapping out?
Also - and I can't believe I need to say this to an admin... - for these sort of tests and other things that don't need to stay around forever, please use the "tests" folder. It's cleared out periodically and doesn't require every file to be checked individually as to its long term usefulness.
Could it be that it's as simple as your equipment crapping out?
Also - and I can't believe I need to say this to an admin... - for these sort of tests and other things that don't need to stay around forever, please use the "tests" folder. It's cleared out periodically and doesn't require every file to be checked individually as to its long term usefulness.
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Lol yeah I guess it would make more sense in tests. Honestly, I was so flustered that I almost put it into my own folder!
It is a USB mic. Samson Meteor mic. I've had it for about four years, as near as I can remember. I hope it's not crapping out.
I did just plug it into a different USB port, and that seems to have made a difference. Maybe?
It is a USB mic. Samson Meteor mic. I've had it for about four years, as near as I can remember. I hope it's not crapping out.
I did just plug it into a different USB port, and that seems to have made a difference. Maybe?
You can use your own folder too. It's just that most of our readers don't have one.
It's always a good idea to check your equipment; maybe there's also a connection with that usb port if it sounds different. I recorded on a usb for a while and when my laptop (!) was dying, it introduced a whole bunch of new interferences.
The last part of the recording sounds like it's been sped up too much. I wonder if audacity / your recording program ran out of memory space for a while, needed to do something drastic, and lost part of the recording during that time. But really, I have no idea what happened there.
It's always a good idea to check your equipment; maybe there's also a connection with that usb port if it sounds different. I recorded on a usb for a while and when my laptop (!) was dying, it introduced a whole bunch of new interferences.
The last part of the recording sounds like it's been sped up too much. I wonder if audacity / your recording program ran out of memory space for a while, needed to do something drastic, and lost part of the recording during that time. But really, I have no idea what happened there.
Cheers, Ava.
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Sounds fine to me. Must all be in your head
1) Are you using Audacity?
2) If so, which 'Host' are you using? (On Windows: MME, Directsound etc.)
3) Was you laptop plugged into power/not plugged in? (ie: did you do something different to normal when it comes to power?)
4) Did you check that Audacity was even using your microphone?
5) On Windows: Sound icon on the taskbar -> Right Click -> Open Sound Settings -> Input/Device Properties -> Additional Device Properties -> Advanced -> What's the 'Default Format'?
1) Are you using Audacity?
2) If so, which 'Host' are you using? (On Windows: MME, Directsound etc.)
3) Was you laptop plugged into power/not plugged in? (ie: did you do something different to normal when it comes to power?)
4) Did you check that Audacity was even using your microphone?
5) On Windows: Sound icon on the taskbar -> Right Click -> Open Sound Settings -> Input/Device Properties -> Additional Device Properties -> Advanced -> What's the 'Default Format'?
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1) Yes.InTheDesert wrote: ↑July 19th, 2021, 8:15 pm Sounds fine to me. Must all be in your head
1) Are you using Audacity?
2) If so, which 'Host' are you using? (On Windows: MME, Directsound etc.)
3) Was you laptop plugged into power/not plugged in? (ie: did you do something different to normal when it comes to power?)
4) Did you check that Audacity was even using your microphone?
5) On Windows: Sound icon on the taskbar -> Right Click -> Open Sound Settings -> Input/Device Properties -> Additional Device Properties -> Advanced -> What's the 'Default Format'?
2) I had to double check on this one, but it is MME. Whatever that means.
3) Yes, plugged in, as it usually is. So no, not different than usual.
4) Yes, and it was using the correct mic.
5) 2 channel, 16 bit, 48000 Hz (DVD Quality) What does that mean? This is certainly a setting that I've never changed.
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When you record a new track in audacity, what's the sample rate? 44100Hz or 48000Hz?mightyfelix wrote: ↑July 19th, 2021, 8:29 pm 1) Yes.
2) I had to double check on this one, but it is MME. Whatever that means.
3) Yes, plugged in, as it usually is. So no, not different than usual.
4) Yes, and it was using the correct mic.
5) 2 channel, 16 bit, 48000 Hz (DVD Quality) What does that mean? This is certainly a setting that I've never changed.
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Well, with the mic plugged in to the other port, I was able to make it all the way through my section without any more weird noises. So I guess things are all good again? But it sure would be nice to know what exactly caused the problem, so I can avoid it in the future.
Thanks everyone!
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A mismatch here will cause problems. Change the 'Default Format' to 44100. It probably reset when you changed which port it was connected to.
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I'll do that, thanks!
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It sounds as if when the mic was plugged into the original port, that port may have become faulty - some component playing up. Changing to another port by-passed the circuitry which had the problem. What is the interface you are plugging the mic into?
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I'm not certain what an interface is, but I think it's some piece of equipment that I don't have. My mic plugs directly into my laptop.
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What was the "other port" you plugged the mic into? Was it a USB connection?mightyfelix wrote: ↑July 19th, 2021, 9:09 pm Well, with the mic plugged in to the other port, I was able to make it all the way through my section without any more weird noises.
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