packaloon Posted March 4, 2009 Share Posted March 4, 2009 The only way mic is hot enough to record is with boost in windows/audio properties/recording devices. The boost makes the mic very hot but It gives me a hiss I can't for the life of me, get rid of. The mic is a samson R11. Pretty good mic. I've tried recording with very high input and playing back low enough to not hear hiss but to no avail. The louder I record the louder the hiss is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbie Elder Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 The only way mic is hot enough to record is with boost in windows/audio properties/recording devices. The boost makes the mic very hot but It gives me a hiss I can't for the life of me, get rid of. The mic is a samson R11. Pretty good mic.I've tried recording with very high input and playing back low enough to not hear hiss but to no avail. The louder I record the louder the hiss is. There is no easy fix to this, you probably need a preamp to boost the signal unless it is a very high quality dynamic microphone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerry klein Posted October 18, 2009 Share Posted October 18, 2009 There is no easy fix to this, you probably need a preamp to boost the signal unless it is a very high quality dynamic microphone I agree. I have a large collection of different microphones and none of them works properly when just plugged into the Mic In jack of the computer. My solution is to use a small mixer board. Plug the mic into the mixer, and the output of the mixer into the LINE IN inputs of the computer. Works great - good volume, no hiss, perfect fidelity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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