How To Reduce Noise While Recording

In this video, I show you how to reduce or eliminate noise in your recordings by setting your gain correctly and using some home made acoustic treatment.
Recording information and time stamps below :)
0:00 - Intro
0:50 - Reverb test in untreated room
3:15 - Noise test in studio
5:22 - Strummed guitar no treatment
5:45 - Finger-picked guitar no treatment
6:00 - Discussion
8:06 - Strummed guitar with treatment
8:30 - Finger-picked guitar with treatment
9:15 - Side by side audio comparison
9:50 - Discussion
►All samples were recorded at 24bit 48kHz
►Test 1 - Voice (Reverb/Echo)
55dB gain (audio peaking at -10.4dB)
25dB gain (Audio peaking at -40.4dB)
►Test 2 - Noise in studio (Hiss and Hum)
Guitar samples were recorded into SSL 2 interface decreasing gain by 20dB each time. (using an analyser and noise test to check the gain reduction)
►Test 3 - 2 Mics on guitar (reverb, echo and noise)
LDC was an Austrian Audio OC 18
SDC was a beyerdynamic MC 930
Both recorded at 24bit 48KHz into a MixPre 6 Interface
►Acoustic panel video: • Video

[@inthemix]

First!! 0:00 - Intro 0:50 - Reverb test in untreated room 3:15 - Noise test in studio 5:22 - Strummed guitar no treatment 5:45 - Finger-picked guitar no treatment 6:00 - Discussion 8:06 - Strummed guitar with treatment 8:30 - Finger-picked guitar with treatment 9:15 - Side by side audio comparison 9:50 - Discussion ►All samples were recorded at 24bit 48kHz ►Test 1 - Voice (Reverb/Echo) 55dB gain (audio peaking at -10.4dB) 25dB gain (Audio peaking at -40.4dB) ►Test 2 - Noise in studio (Hiss and Hum) Guitar samples were recorded into SSL 2 interface decreasing gain by 20dB each time. (using an analyser and noise test to check the gain reduction) ►Test 3 - 2 Mics on guitar (reverb, echo and noise) LDC was an Austrian Audio OC 18 SDC was a beyerdynamic MC 930 Both recorded at 24bit 48KHz into a MixPre 6 Interface

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Hey! After watching your video earlier today i ran some tests today regarding pre-amp gain and i've been getting very different results. My equipment is on the cheaper side: UR22 first generation interface with a behringer condenser and a shure PG mic. With the behringer it really doesn't seem to make a lot of difference whether i apply 100% or 50% gain, when normalized the noise-floor and recording is essentially the same, but at 10% gain the signal to noise ratio worsens by a lot. With the shure PG recording at 100% (or maximum level before clipping) nets the absolute best sound, with almost no noise at all. 50% introduces some noise and 0% get's almost no signal and a lot of noise. The question now is where is the deciding factor. I'm not sure whether these caracteristics are applied by the mic, by the pre-amp, or both. But i'll be sure to run some tests from now on every time i'm operating new equipment. Maybe everyone should do this. It takes 2 minutes at most if have the slightest idea of what you are doing. I'm actually quite ashamed i didn't try this before, but it seems i wasn't really wrong recording to the maximum level before with my own stuff. Actually, nowadays i just slap Izotope RX into everything, so i guess i didn't even needed to be thinking so hard about this :)

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