Max Arwood Posted July 27, 2023 Share Posted July 27, 2023 I have a friend that is sending me tracks to mix. There is a considerable amount of hiss and noise on his tracks. He did one song with 5 background vocals. This is where I really noticed it. After input some compression on tracks, the noise level was loud. I have rx so I can fix this, but I know it would be way better to fix in the recording, not after the fact. He has a Rhodes NT mic, Scarlett 18i20., and a mackie 1402 vlz4. He is recording straight into the Scarlett pres. and using the Mackie to listen for mixing. He is also having trouble hearing the voice and balancing the music in the headphones. Should he split the mic out and monitor with the Mackie? What would be a good way to split the signal? Should he use the Mackie pres? Or is the Scarlett better? What should the gain faders and volume faders be set to on his startup template. I read something the other day that recommended all gain set to -5 or -6 for headroom. What do you recommend for the recording levels on the Scarlett and cakewalk for main vocals Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Arwood Posted July 27, 2023 Author Share Posted July 27, 2023 This kind - I mostly hear the hiss. The lows are easy to roll off. This is a single mic source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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