How can I minimize the background noise picket up by the microphone?
1043623
Hello Erica! I am not sure where you are using the Headset. If you are in an office quiet environment and are having a problem perhaps the headset is faulty? Its not the best choice of headset from my experience anyway. If you haven't bought it yet - DON'T!
1666676
use a microphone with a stereo jack, like one used for a computer. my unit grounds out when using the mic jack.
1236464
On the EPL-1 the gain (volume) is automatic. I get my best sound recordings when I use a micro extension coax cable to put the microphone with its clip extremely close to the person that I'm recording. Putting the mic close to the sound source can help to isolate the sound you want from background noise, too. Here's a video that I did this way:http://youtu.be/FHWGCMxyo4U
459116
the only slight concern would be that the microphone is a condenser microphone and therefore is slightly more sensitive and may pick up some background noise.
1395787
None that I know of... I tried placing a folded strip of paper in there to try toggling quicker but it interfered caused it to randomly adjust the sound.... sorry idk
1237526
i would use something that has an active noise canceling function (requires a battery to produce a noise canceling "counter sound wave"). MEEs will cut out ambient noise well - but not well enough for the high dBA from mowing - i think.
1159494
It picks up a lot of background noise sometimes. Its really sensitive. It is a directional microphone, so its designed to pick up sounds from what's in front of it, if you set it up right in front of your desktop or keyboard, facing you, it won't pick up sounds behind it as much as if you were to turn the mic off the the sideways or something, if that makes sense? So there are ways to avoid it picking up unnecessary background noises.
1576858
yes to both questions, it has a mic jack that you can plug the directional mic into and as for the backgroundnoise go to the filter settings and set to the percent you desire filtered out mine goes up to 40 percent of the low end noise I use it for live recordings all the time at church setting in the pew and I can cut out the movement around me.
2277205
Yes, but as I did, you may have to change to the directional mode if you are using the multi-directional setting. It cuts out all the background noise.
610921
In order for the mic to be sensitive enough to pick up sounds at a distance, there is no avoiding background noise. This is very different than a mic that is kept close to your mouth, for example. Your best bet is to put in sound deadeners, like carpets and curtains, as it is the reflected sound that really increases the noise.
949427
keep the microphone behind -- not in front -- of the speaker unit. When the mic is placed in front of the speaker, you'll get that awful feedback. It's as easy as that. I'm very happy with the unit. Great buy for the price! And hello, it really works! Good luck.
2255342
I believe the problem to this is that your microphone is transmitting with auto-adjust. This means if you are to loud it turns down the voice and if your to quiet it turns it up. Somewhere in recording devices you can turn it off.
1629996
tbh im not quite sure but whenever my mic is on people don't tend to have problems hearing me, and i keep the mic maybe within an arm's reach from me. i hope this helps :)
620875
It could just be the mic because it is not very good quality. I doubt it is picking up fan noise, this mic won't pick up a noise that quiet at all. You can try plugging it into the back of your computer instead of the front. The microphone jack in the front tends to pick up more interference from the internal cord, but the one in the back is a direct connection to your sound card. You could also upload your audio to Audacity (free software) to take care of any static or buzz you have. Check Google for how to eliminate the static, lots of people have made tutorials.
1301725
If you attach a 2nd mic to filter background noise you will get excellent quality sound. By itself it's pretty good but, it will pick up any background noise so just don't podcast where there is a lot of that.
203554
You can move the Sound Slider to the "closed" position to block outside noise. Doing this will effectively reduce most outside noise.
1888833
The microphone in this device is very sensitive. In fact it's too sensitive that you hear all background noise very clearly so it's almost impossible to use outside. Inside I still find a slight hiss and still hear background sounds even in the quietest of rooms. So.. For multiple person interviews the best bet is to use multiple lapel pins connected to one of its interface. In a pinch u can try to use it indoors but be prepared to do some cleanup of noise after u record