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Hello all,
When I use my computer mic to chat online or to record a sample opf my voice, or simply to record anything, I get a loud background hum (I suspect it the 60Hz power line is the culprit) . Is there any software/freeware that can filter the microphone input before it is received by chatting-software ? I suspect recording software will have a hum removal feature, however I am interested in real-time hum filtering for when I am chatting online. (The people on the receiving end of the chatting software -the ones who get the pleasure of hearing me -complain that the hum is loud and distracting). Regards, Roger Bourne |
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"rover9989" wrote in message
oups.com... Hello all, When I use my computer mic to chat online or to record a sample opf my voice, or simply to record anything, I get a loud background hum (I suspect it the 60Hz power line is the culprit) . Is there any software/freeware that can filter the microphone input before it is received by chatting-software ? I suspect recording software will have a hum removal feature, however I am interested in real-time hum filtering for when I am chatting online. (The people on the receiving end of the chatting software -the ones who get the pleasure of hearing me -complain that the hum is loud and distracting). You shouldn't try to beat the symptoms, you should cure the disease. A mic connected to a computer alone should not produce hum. If it does, there is either a screening problem or your computer is not grounded and thus floating at half the mains voltage. Meindert |
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rover9989 wrote:
When I use my computer mic to chat online or to record a sample opf my voice, or simply to record anything, I get a loud background hum (I suspect it the 60Hz power line is the culprit) . Is there any software/freeware that can filter the microphone input before it is received by chatting-software ? I suspect recording software will have a hum removal feature, however I am interested in real-time hum filtering for when I am chatting online. (The people on the receiving end of the chatting software -the ones who get the pleasure of hearing me -complain that the hum is loud and distracting). Why not fix the thing so it doesn't hum any more? --scott -- "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis." |
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"rover9989" wrote in news:1150813699.345697.185770
@b68g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: Hello all, When I use my computer mic to chat online or to record a sample opf my voice, or simply to record anything, I get a loud background hum (I suspect it the 60Hz power line is the culprit) . No, it is probably a cheap sound card with crappy mic preamp. Replace the sound card, or get a small mixer and use those preamps and plufg into the line in on your sound card, or cut 3-6dB at 60Hz with a narrow Q....shouldn't matter for your application. |
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P. Mustard wrote: No, it is probably a cheap sound card with crappy mic preamp. Replace the sound card, or get a small mixer and use those preamps and plufg into the line in on your sound card, Not likely. None of them are that bad, unless the original poster is exaggerating the scope of his hum problem. But he did mention "cable." It that means "cable TV," that's a known source of ground pollution. or cut 3-6dB at 60Hz with a narrow Q....shouldn't matter for your application. Obviously you've never tried this with nasty hum or you'd know that it doesn't fix the problem, it only changes the tone of the hum. |
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Chevdo wrote: NOBODY mentioned "cable". Sorry, wrong thread. You can get back in your tree now. If it'll make you feel better, search for the current thread about hum that mentions "cable." In the meantime, you could try to help him, but I guess you're too busy trying to find fault with me to do that. . |
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rover9989 wrote:
Hello all, When I use my computer mic to chat online or to record a sample opf my voice, or simply to record anything, I get a loud background hum (I suspect it the 60Hz power line is the culprit) . Is there any software/freeware that can filter the microphone input before it is received by chatting-software ? Yes. "Virtual Audio Cable" is an application which allows you to internally re-route audio streams from and to audio input/output drivers and application programs. You then need an application with selectable input and output drivers which allows the insertion of processors such as VST plugins between them. "Audio Mulch" is such an application that is free. Finally you need a notch plugin and http://www.kvraudio.com/ is a site where you can locate such plugins, some for free. Bob -- "Things should be described as simply as possible, but no simpler." A. Einstein |
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"Mike Rivers" wrote in news:1150832162.900455.71900
@c74g2000cwc.googlegroups.com: Obviously you've never tried this with nasty hum or you'd know that it doesn't fix the problem, it only changes the tone of the hum. Only for a living. For the OP's use, (I don't think he's recording symphonies) my solution is probably fine. Is talking over the internet 'pro' audio Mr. Rivers? If he has a sound blaster and is using the 'mic in', I'd bet my next pay cheque that that is the 'hum'. |
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P. Mustard wrote: For the OP's use, (I don't think he's recording symphonies) my solution is probably fine. Maybe you have better quality hum than I have. Cutting 60 Hz by 3 dB will reduce 60 Hz by 3 dB. But in my (all my life) experience, if you have "hum" it has plenty of energy at a series of harmonics above the fundamental, and a 3 dB cut at 60 Hz won't help at the far more noticable frequencies of 180 and 240 Hz. Is talking over the internet 'pro' audio Mr. Rivers? Not if you have hum in it. If he has a sound blaster and is using the 'mic in', I'd bet my next pay cheque that that is the 'hum'. Could be. |
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Insane Bob Cain wrote in
: rover9989 wrote: Hello all, When I use my computer mic to chat online or to record a sample opf my voice, or simply to record anything, I get a loud background hum (I suspect it the 60Hz power line is the culprit) . Is there any software/freeware that can filter the microphone input before it is received by chatting-software ? Yes. "Virtual Audio Cable" is an application which allows you to internally re-route audio streams from and to audio input/output drivers and application programs. You then need an application with selectable input and output drivers which allows the insertion of processors such as VST plugins between them. "Audio Mulch" is such an application that is free. Finally you need a notch plugin and http://www.kvraudio.com/ is a site where you can locate such plugins, some for free. Bob Too bad real-time DSP can't nullify an idiot's lack of common sense. |
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Insane Bob Cain wrote in
: rover9989 wrote: Hello all, When I use my computer mic to chat online or to record a sample opf my voice, or simply to record anything, I get a loud background hum (I suspect it the 60Hz power line is the culprit) . Is there any software/freeware that can filter the microphone input before it is received by chatting-software ? Yes. "Virtual Audio Cable" is an application which allows you to internally re-route audio streams from and to audio input/output drivers and application programs. You then need an application with selectable input and output drivers which allows the insertion of processors such as VST plugins between them. "Audio Mulch" is such an application that is free. Finally you need a notch plugin and http://www.kvraudio.com/ is a site where you can locate such plugins, some for free. Bob Too bad real-time DSP can't nullify an idiot's lack of common sense. Gary Sokolich |
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Insane Bob Cain wrote in : rover9989 wrote: Hello all, When I use my computer mic to chat online or to record a sample opf my voice, or simply to record anything, I get a loud background hum (I suspect it the 60Hz power line is the culprit) . Is there any software/freeware that can filter the microphone input before it is received by chatting-software ? Yes. "Virtual Audio Cable" is an application which allows you to internally re-route audio streams from and to audio input/output drivers and application programs. You then need an application with selectable input and output drivers which allows the insertion of processors such as VST plugins between them. "Audio Mulch" is such an application that is free. Finally you need a notch plugin and http://www.kvraudio.com/ is a site where you can locate such plugins, some for free. Bob Too bad real-time DSP can't nullify an idiot's lack of common sense. Gary Sokolich Bob -- "Things should be described as simply as possible, but no simpler." A. Einstein |
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