Same old: Buzz with iMic with vocal microphone
Yes...an old topic. I would like to do a simple voice over track in Garage Band. I bought a $30 mic at Radio Shack and then the current iMic device. I've got everything set up properly, but I get a buzz/hum in the track. This is on a PowerBook 17". I've tried plugging in to each of the USB ports to see if there is any difference....no. I tried the set up with my iBook and got a different kind of buzz/hum, a little quieter, but still there. Other threads on this topic suggested trying your set up on different computers to try and isolate where the ground loop is happening. Still don't know. I've searched the area for any sources of electrical interference etc. Is this an impedance issue regarding the mic or do I need some sort of filter or mic preamp (I thought the iMic eliminates the need for that?). Anway....any suggestions? I'd really like to clean up that voice track. Thanks
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Rock....I tried moving the darn thing around as well, but with no success. I have found that increasing the amount of 'noise gate' in the effects section of the track info seems to squelch the buzz in between words. It limits it quite a bit. The buzz still sneaks in to the speech part, but the voice itself more or less masks it. This is not high fidelity I'm attempting. The soundtrack I'm making will be strictly listened to on computer speakers by visual art people...not sound people, and at modest volume. When I play what I have done so far, it sounds fine for these purposes. In fact, the reverb and other small effects I've put on the voice make it sound pretty darn professional. I think if I were to get more serious about this type of thing in the future, it seems that using a small preamp in line, is better than these USB devices which seem to be vulnerable to all kinds of noise, as this forum seems to indicate. I can't imagine pushing an electric guitar or bass through one of these iMics.
I'm leaving this topic open, if any one else has suggestions about the use of iMic or better ways to do what I'm trying to do. Thanks!
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(and ghosh i dont have the tkprof or such settings with me to test the sequence)...
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from a,b,c
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user571638First off:
2. apply the filter a.col1<10 first as it comes last in where clause ( dont think this is no longer valid for CBO )
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