Wich Lewitt microphones has the lowest noise floor? Currently struggling to record really soft sounds with my beloved LCT 240 and a recent Presonus. Sounds are lost behind the noise floor. I dont know what mic and preamp i need to be able to record really quiet sounds. I need close and room recording of stuff as quiet as a pen softly hitting a table, i mean really low signals. Thank you Lewitt!.
@@LEWITT-audio Thank you. So if the LCT Pure has a 87 dB signal to noise ratio and the LCT450 has 90db, what is the signal to noise ratio with the LCT240? it's not mentioned on all the retailers i usually use, but its mentioned for the 450 and the Pure. :)
@@RolandSater You can always calculate the SNR (signal to noise ratio) if you know the self-noise (SN) of the mic. 1 Pa (94 dBSPL) - self noise (SN) = SNR. Hope that helps
I just got an LCT540s last week and have been enjoying recording extremely quiet sounds. AB'd against an AKG C414 XLS (already a very low quoted self-noise of 6dB-A) recording rubbing my hands together and then level matching and amplifying those recordings, the AKG is noticeably noisier. The 2 decibel advantage makes a difference! The Lewitt is also more sensitive so less amplification is necessary and preamp noise becomes less of a factor.
Thanks team LEWITT for the very clear and interesting discussion. I love the way you guys roll! PS I need one of those noiseless chambers for my drum kit only bigger ... No ... stop... Scratch that ... because then I could not make myself heard. Ha Ha.
my lct 240 pro makes like a low end kinda noise while recording ! my room is pretty quite and also there is no electrical interference ! gets me really frustrated cleaning up the noise in every recording ! tried isolating the mic as much as possible ,also tried taking it in different rooms but the low end noise kinda remains the same ! first i thought it might be the self noise of -19dba , but i think thats not the problem, cause the mic you guys tested with 25dba of noise sound quiter in the raw recordings it self. what might be the problem ? can cables make such a noise ? or is it the interface ? (btw is use a presonus audiobox96 connected to my laptop. any kind of help wud be awesome !😬
Hi there! Thanks for getting in touch. Please contact our support team at support@lewitt-audio.com and send them a sound sample of your issue. They will be happy to help 😀
self noise is only useful till the mic sensitivity does not interfere i.e. high sensitivity of mic in a less treated room with a noise floor of 40 db and above will negatively effect the self noise of a mic. My question is, will LCT 441 flex or 440 show noise issues in a semi treated environment?. Since i am on a lookout to replace my 14db self noise condensor microphone. Thanks
Practically speaking, the self-noise of 14 dB of your current microphone may become an issue if you heavily compress the signal afterwards or layer many signal with that noise figure. Fact is, that with an LCT 441 FLEX or LCT 440 PURE, self-noise will never be an issue. Hope that answers your question.
Love your videos❤! Question ,Is the self noise of a microphone and the preamp added together or is the most prominent noise of the two the final dominant factor?
I play classical guitar and I would like to know what you recommend between a large diaphragm or small diaphragm microphone knowing that my room is not treated and that it is not well soundproofed (Lewitt 140 Air or Lewitt 240 Pro). Thanks in advance,
Hi, the mics were about 1.5-2 meters away from the source to demonstrate how the self-noise can affect the recording. Usually, we go directly into our Metric Halo and add a minimum of compression, but otherwise, we tend to keep them unprocessed to hear the sound quality of our mics. Hope that helps.
Great question! As you can hear in the video, it’s rather about how far you’re away from your mic. The further away from your mic the source is, the more relevant the self-noise performance gets. This is true for every situation, except loud stage environments. There, self-noise is definitely less important.
I have Zoom H5 and can hear self noise in earphones. I checked a-weigthing of it and it says -120 dBu ( not dBA). I don't understand what's the difference =/
It looks like the Equivalent Input Noise for the Zoom H5 is -120 dBu. This is a different measurement than self-noise. There are different ways to measure noise so you would need to make sure you're comparing the same spec with the same type of units.
Good video! So using room mikes would only make sense if you are recording something loud(er)? Like drums or full band. Or perhaps even with the self noise it could be used to add something extra?
Usually room mics are used to enhance the close mics and add a spacial Component. the noise won't be as obvious. It really depends on the genre though.
@@mastershake9374 Hi thx so much for commenting. You're right, the room mics are there for the spacial component, but actually the further away the mic is from the source, the more relevant the self-noise performance of your microphone gets.
