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I took and amped the thing to hear what you've got going on, and there are at least two things giving you your noise floor:
1) amplifier noise -- if this is a USB mic, play with the driver settings for sensitivity. If it's XLR, check to see if yo...
By the way, thanks for all your comments. I kinda wish they used a standard forum format, though.
Unfortunately, there are no adjustments or settings of any kind on the mic itself, barring the possiblity of a potentiometer inside the case. Just a...
I just managed to listen to your second clip. I was at work earlier. I don't hear much hum at all. Ears must be getting old. It sounded like you were close in on the microphone, with give you some hiss on the 'S's, Your voice sounded pretty even. ...
My understanding of the audacity tools is that it is doing some kind of adaptive filtering. Nothing like the expander. The expander algorithm is simpler.
I've had bad luck with the audacity noise removal. It caused a high frequency distortion/whi...
If this is a USB mic, then I'm a little surprised you're getting that much hum. Perhaps your computer is exceptionally noisy, and the noise is coupling to the microphone over the USB cable. Do you have a different PC you could use as a test.
Is t...
Listen to Nathan and Sawyer they know what they are talking about. I have many nights wish the neighbors dogs an ill timed fate. I don't usually have the traffic noise as I live in the mountains. but get a pack of coyotes killing something on the ...
I did a short sample, with my equipment in its usual arrangement and the gain set at about half-maximum. If I go lower, it is hard to boost the level in post without lots of noise. Higher and I tend to clip. There's a tricky part about this mic, t...
I've noticed that effect when attempting to get a good result from the Audacity Noise Removal tool, it seems to work as something of an adaptive noise gate. It is easier for me to listen to the constant noise level than the results after the filte...
The main house has hardwood floors (the living room is an echo chamber) but my booth sits on concrete. I'll try padding the desk and mic stand.
This is mostly true. I have however found that as long as the noise is low relative to the voice there is no issue. This comment seems to be referring to constant background noise. If the traffic noise is intermittent, which is what I was thinking...
Ah! One of the reasons I don't like Levelator.
Heavy trucks and Harleys both have heavy bass curves that all but the lowest human voices don't share. Run an EQ pass on your audio before handing it to levelator, cutting out ALL frequencies below 1...
Hmmm, another thought. Mattresses should be cutting down the noise pretty well. You say the whole house shakes; do you have wooden floors? I've seen wooden floors carry noise. You could try putting blankets on the floor of the hobo shack. Also be ...
If the noise only becomes really audible after you run the audio through levelator, then I would guess that the normalizer in levelator is jacking the gain way up when you are not talking. And that you mainly are hearing the road noise when you ar...
A couple of things.
Turn the gain down and try to record just your voice. The M-Audio is a USB condenser mic and those are notoriously sensitive. You can probably record at near flatline levels and boost your output in post-production.
I have th...
I do have a sort of booth built, though I call it my hobo shack. It was made from an old twin mattress and a damaged futon, with this and that to support and pad the other walls. Its actually pretty decent at keeping down the internal noise, but a...
Wow, I sympathize. My neighbors' lawn service has this uncanny ability to show up right as I get set up to record an episode. Makes me want to swing a mic at somebody... but I love my equipment too much.
Folks will probably suggest moving to a cl...
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