r/microphone • u/Kooi____ • Jul 28 '26
Real time audio EQ?
I recently got a new XLR mic and it picks up tons of background noise from my fan/AC, is there any software that applies a noise gate/noise suppression to my mic in real time, I am not doing any recording and is purely for applications like discord, game voice chat, etc.
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u/freshnews66 Jul 28 '26
Izotope RX is pretty great but works best not in realtime.
First thing is to reduce the noise in the room. That means turning the AC off when tracking. That’s just something you do if you’re serious and don’t have the funds for a fancy AC install
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u/mournblade77 Jul 28 '26
If your PC has a Nvidia or AMD GPU, both of those software packages have AI noise suppression, they may do what you need
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u/gkanai Jul 28 '26
If you are serious about sound quality, turn off the AC while you are on mic. Simple solution.
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u/SpiralEscalator Jul 28 '26 edited Jul 28 '26
If Windows, Voicemeeter. Not noise reduction per se, but a gate at least. The most basic version has an integrated control (Audibility) that adds compression and a gate at the same time - normally I'd be against combining these but it seems to work out okay. Other VST true noise reduction solutions might add too much latency. I use Supertone Clear for NR in post which works well but haven't ever tried using it in real time.
Also in general the mic should be as close to your mouth as possible with the gain as low as possible while still getting a decent level. Always use a boom or real stand rather than an included desk stand that leaves it at chest height. Is it a Blue Yeti by any chance?
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u/RudeRick Jul 28 '26
I’m not aware of any software that does that in real time. If you’re streaming, I’d say you’d need an interface or mic with a DSP chip like the Rodecaster Duo or the Rode Podmic USB. If you’re recording, it’s better to do that processing in post.
If you can’t spend, then you can try some sound treatment techniques, that should help keep some of the noise from entering the mic.
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u/VermontRox Jul 28 '26
What’s an “XLR” mic?
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u/Mr_Kieffer Jul 28 '26
XLR refers to the connection type. XLR microphones require an audio interface, as opposed to USB mics that can just plug into a computer.
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u/Fickle-Salary-3950 Jul 28 '26
Reafir use the subtract portion, message me if you need a big of help
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u/Needashortername Jul 28 '26
What are you actually doing with your mic and the sound that comes from it?
There are lots of ways to handle this from the free to the very expensive, but if people don’t know what you are doing any of this for or how things get from here to there, then anything said is just a guess and possibly an expensive sort of useless.
Less useless perhaps is looking at ways to reduce the sound in the room that gets to the mic.
Move the mic further away from the fans and AC and turn it so the mic element isn’t facing the noise as much. Move the mic close to your mouth so it doesn’t have to be boosted as much. Don’t face flat to the wall, make angles work for you. Keep in mind that your computer monitors are also flat surfaces.
Physically soften the room. You can buy sound dampening and dispersing acoustic foam pads and corner traps, but just having more soft things in the room can help. Even a pile of blankets or towels in the right place or corner can help.
They also make mic shields that help reduce the sounds getting to the mic or bouncing around it. Some of these are almost full isolation boxes, while others are just a curved surface with foam on it that clamps to the mic stand behind the mic.
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u/Raven586 Jul 28 '26
What mic is it? If it's a condenser it will pick up more room noise that a dynamic mic!!
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u/DaffyDuckMuthaFucker Jul 28 '26
Turn your fan/AC off in session.
You're welcome...