If you put a limiter at the bottom of your filter chain, don't worry about it going into the red a bit. They put the red there and tell you to avoid it, but in reality, 0db is at the top of the red. For compression, you might be able to skip it altogether, but if you really want it, put it after the noise gate.ģ: I believe (Like OBS) SLOBS sound meters are misleading. Noise gate needs to be on top (first process in the chain), then Gain, and then a Limiter at the bottom (last process in the chain). If not, download Audacity.Ģ: What is your 'filter' chain? Order matters here.

I saw you use the Reaper plugins, if you have Reaper, monitor your mic there and adjust your gain nob. Just make sure your signal is not clipping going into the 2i2 but get it as loud as possible (-6db should be your goal). Essentially how do I make it sound natural, whilst keeping it at a high level.ġ: Check levels going into your 2i2 BEFORE even opening SLOBS. I'm speaking louder than I normally would as I am aware it takes a lot to drive the signal. Currently, the sample rate is 48khz, I have the mic in front of my face and I've just got the goto filters on such as Noise gate, EQ and Compression ( I did watch a ton of videos on compression and have it set very light I'd image.) Once again if I boost the output gain I get white noise. The issue I am having is in streamlabs, I'm in the yellow bar however comparative to other streamers it still sounds very quiet and if I crank the gain to say 2-3 O'clock I can get noticeable white noise in the background. Cloud Lifter CL-1 > Focusrite Scarlette 2i2 latest gen.

Okay, just want to make something clear quickly in case I get any of the comments such as Don't buy the microphone if you don't know what you're doing, there are tons of other microphones you could have bought etc.

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