I record using a RODE SVM mic and will pull up the Track Noise Gate, Track EQ and Track Compressor but have no idea how to best use these effectively. Are there any tutorials anyone has found or instructions on just how to use these?
@Harry, it would help if you describe what you're trying to do accomplish or need to do by adjusting the settings.
I don't mess with the default audio track fx, I leave them at the default setting. Instead, I bought NewBlueFX's Audio Scrubbers plugin for all my audio cleanup needs.
If you’re recording speech or dialog you may already have too much room noise like hiss and the like, then you may need a noise gate to get rid of the noise. It will kick in where you set it usually just below the sound you want to hear.
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But on that sample you can hear the "room noise" I mentioned.
No, it will not. All a gate can do is eliminate the "room noise" when the level (speech / music) falls below a certain level. When a person is talking the "room noise" will still be there .. AND .. using a gate, IMHO, only makes me notice the "room noise" MORE as is appears and dissapears during the event.
But on that sample you can hear the "room noise" I mentioned.
A gate will eliminate that.
No, it will not. All a gate can do is eliminate the "room noise" when the level (speech / music) falls below a certain level. When a person is talking the "room noise" will still be there .. AND .. using a gate, IMHO, only makes me notice the "room noise" MORE as is appears and dissapears during the event.
A noise gate will take a certain db level and keep anything below that from being recorded.
Yes, I understand that. My complaint is that when the offending "background" noise is too loud. People using a gate on a "too loud" background noise only serves to call attention to the noise as it appears and disapears during the event. If you think that people can't hear the noise while there is speech going on .. you are sadly mistaken.
IMHO, much better not to use a gate in such instances.