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I will be thankful if someone is kind enough to assist me.
The recording function of my MEP 18 is not working properly. I mean the recording is fine but when I play the sound of the recorded voice is very light and almost inaudible.
This is a new problem of mine.
Thanks for your help in advice.
Regards.
Hi,
You have a function in Windows to boost the microhone level. To do, double click the speaker icon from right botton hand on the computer screen,to access Volume control, click the Options tab, Option properties, checkmark Recording and check under the microphone level Advanced button From this button you can boost the microphone level.
Regards,
YR
Hi Anirban,
I sent this to you in a private message but thought I would post it here as well because even though we were talking about a different problem, I thought users here might benefite from this answer. Yvon-robert is right, you can boost the microphone level, but a crappy microphone will still product crappy results. Such as pop, hiss, distortion etc.
I tend to mix the audio a little on the "hot" side. By that I mean between 0 and +3db. On the Magix mixer, that would be just into the yellow for the average, but it is ok if some sounds go into the orange or even red as peak sounds. It is much easier to turn the audio down on your PC or television, but if it is at too low a level it is hard to turn it up and still preserve the quality of the audio track. It is a bit of a delicate balance, but when the audio level on your pc or laptop at about half volume provides you with clear easy to hear audio, you will know that you have it about right. I at this point usually bring it up a little more because you and always turn it down a little. Thinking about your question on the forum, this may also be the answer to your question about low audio for speech. Speech is even more tricky than music especially if it was recorded on a laptop which has a very crappy microphone. When recording from a microphone, you also need to be sensitive about recording levels, even with a good one. I have worked with bands who kept their audio all in the green or 0 db area and their sound is weak and "mushy". You can fix that with Audacity, but it is much easier if you get the mix right in the first place, then you don't need Audacity to boost the average level.
I have heard some studio recordings that were recorded at such a low level, in order to make them audible you had to crank the audio amplifier to such a high level that the amplifier started to reach it's maximum volume threshold and totally distorted the sound so that it was horrible, and I have a 200 watt RMS audio amp. So amp power was not the problem.
George
Dear George and YR,
Thanks for the help. Hope that these suggestions will work out well.
Hi,
:
A recent review on USB microphone, performance and price consideration. USB microphone not use the sound card.
Regards,
YR
Hi Anirban
A little late to the party on this one
I do not agree with George in pushing the audio levels into the orange/red, the recording studios and film production studios I have been involved in the past, record to an average of -6 dB or -3dB with peak limitations set to 0 dB.
I personally do not set my final average sound level on videos much above -6 dB - they are just too loud and result in viewers reaching for the volume control.
I agree with Y-R about using a good quality USB microphone - computers are, electronically, very noisy environments, so the sooner you can convert the analogue signal to digital the better - best of all before it even hits the computer. as with a USB microphone.
John