First time doing an assignment on a PowerPoint. Hope you enjoy!

1. How to reduce
unwanted electrical and
acoustical noise when
recording.
S

2. Intro
S Hello, my name is Nathan Brown from New Brunswick
Canada, and today I am going to cover how to reduce
unwanted electrical and acoustical noise when recording.

3. Listen to your space
(acoustical noise)
S Every time you setup to record, you always want to
remember you are recording a instrument in a space.
S You mostly want to have a clean sound. Get really quiet
and listen to the space you are recording in. The quieter
you are, the more unwanted noise you’ll hear.

4. Acoustical Noise
S Move away from noisy sources like fans and windows.
Create an isolated space for recording. Turn off noisy
sources like A/C, fans, heating, TV, and appliances.

5. Listen for electrical noise
S Every piece of gear makes electrical noise. To reduce
electrical noise, use fewer pieces of gear, shorter cables,
and use balanced cables.

6. Listen for electrical noise
S Electrical noise can also come through the power system
of your studio too. Appliances and dimmers can increase
the noise floor. Go around your house and turn them of to
reduce it. High quality gear also helps with noise. A
device made of lots of metal usually doesn’t have much
noise; devices made of lots of plastic usually makes more
noise.

7. Unnecessary Gain
S Boost level electrically as little as possible. Try moving
the mic closer to the source instead of increasing gain.
S A directional microphone isolates a source from a noisy
environment; use one of those.

8. Outro
S All these things have a major impact on the amount of noise. There
are some tools that can fix this during the post production process but
its not recommended.
S Quick Recap: Every time you setup to record, you always want to
remember you are recording a instrument in a space. The quieter you
are, the more unwanted noise you’ll hear.
S Move away from noisy sources like fans and windows. Create an
isolated space for recording.
S To reduce electrical noise, use fewer pieces of gear, shorter cables,
and use balanced cables.
S Electrical noise can also come through the power system of your
studio too.
S Boost level electrically as little as possible
I hope this helps you and I hope you enjoy the rest of the course,