Mic making a fuzzing noise in video help!

[Aldaz108]

Hi I was making a youtbue video and noticed a fuzzing noise look at the very start http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pTFGIMBK6NM&feature=g-upl&context=G2b0fba3AUAAAAAAAAAA I tried putting it up a height away from screen and speakers but it still does it the boost is on 20 thats it? so got any help what would fix this?

 

thanks guys for any help you provide

[Plastic Nev]

Hi that is a healthy dose of mains hum isn't it. The real secret is to change the lead, it may also help to shorten it. That of course will mean possible soldering job at each end. Unless it is a separate lead that has a connector into the bottom of the microphone, though if a desktop type of microphone, I doubt it.

That is the trouble with some of the cheaper microphones, sold for use with a computer where they are designed to be at low boost, but right up to the face and speaking fairly loudly. Mainly aimed at VOIP use such as messenger or Skype and certainly not intended as Hi Fi microphones.

 

You can try different settings of microphone input levels against different levels of boost or gain if your sound system can do that.

 

Or if willing to try changing the lead, you need ideally proper microphone cable with twin wire screened cable, and only long enough to be of use with not too much extra length.

 

Otherwise a trip to a musical instrument and equipment specialist shop, and buy a higher quality microphone and lead.

 

Nev.

[Aldaz108]

thanks Nev I will try some of these thanks