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I made a short little song about the Baby Eating Hell Hounds (TM) with Suno, for a bigger project I'm working on. Even just writing about the ferocious beasts filled me with so much fear, that I had to play my Nintendo Switch in the living room with my wife's boyfriend in order to calm down.

Baby Eating Hell Hounds

BARK! BARK!
[Verse1]
Matthew Prince.
The Prince of Lies.
He will hear boofs.
Until he cries.
[Chorus]
Baby eating hell hounds!
Baby eating hell hounds!
They'll shit everywhere.
They'll give you a scare.
Baby eating hell hounds!
[Verse2]
Born in the deepest pits of the underworld.
These doggies are a menace.
That only a lawsuit can cure.
Beware their adorable savageness.
[Chorus]
Baby eating hell hounds!
Baby eating hell hounds!
They'll shit everywhere.
They'll give you a scare.
Baby eating hell hounds!
[Musical interlude]
They'll shit everywhere.
They'll give you a scare.
Baby eating hell hounds!
Baby eating hell hounds!
Baby eating hell hounds!

Edit: I just realized this is my 1,666th post. That was unintended.
 
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Null said:
My mic does not go above -6Db and I do not know why. It is not unique to operating system. What could cause this? It's not a program limiter either
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Is it a fancy USB mic? Does it have an app to control its settings(Looks like Shure does)? Audio to the computer(which should have adjustable gain in the control panel)?
 
Null said:
My mic does not go above -6Db and I do not know why. It is not unique to operating system. What could cause this? It's not a program limiter either
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Hold on, I am consulting the crystal ball right now.
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Oh crystal ball, please tell me, what is his full audio setup, from the model of the devices and cables to the software audio stack so I can take a proper guess on what might be the issue.
 
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Reject RealTek firmware cuckoldry, embrace SoundBlaster tradition

You may be hardcapped on dB if you have phantom power turned off, but other apps like OBS can interfere and use windows defaults. It's apparently a common issue that faggots never post a solution for, but not enough juice or a wrong setting/setup for the mic is likely. Depends on if you remember exceeding 6dB with your setup before or not, it seems high enough for most podcasting needs.
 
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Null said:
Shure SM7B on Focusrite2b2 using the Cloudlifter thing

Maxes out at like -6Db no matter what I do.
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Bypass the Cloudlifter? Double check that the Phantom 48v feed from the Focusrite to the Cloudlifter is turned on/working?
 
Null said:
Shure SM7B on Focusrite2b2 using the Cloudlifter thing
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I heard about that mic when i needed a new one and didn't get it because it stated it needed a preamp and i had no idea wtf that was. Could that be the issue needing that preamp thing?
 
It could be that the 48V phantom power is not enough to elevate the mic above -6Db. That's what I was thinking but no searching turned up anything fruitful.
 
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Null said:
It could be that the 48V phantom power is not enough to elevate the mic above -6Db. That's what I was thinking but no searching turned up anything fruitful.
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Should be milliamps, even if the focusrite is making 48v from USB there should be no issues. Toggle the 48v and see how the resulting gain changes. Could be a 48v out failure, Cloudlifter issue or maybe not enough 48v. Did it ever work?
 


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Should be milliamps, even if the focusrite is making 48v from USB there should be no issues. Toggle the 48v and see how the resulting gain changes. Could be a 48v out failure, Cloudlifter issue or maybe not enough 48v. Did it ever work?
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Without the 48V enabled literally no sound comes through, it's mandatory.
 
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Fuck Creative, they deserve to go bankrupt for what they did to Aureal. Nowadays you have a gigantic market of USB audio interfaces, and Null just so happens to use Focusrite. He doesn't use the onboard audio nor any sort of PCIe expansion cards. Also, if you want a good sound card, Topping DX1 is probably the best bang for the buck for a home listening DAC+AMP combo.

There's no point in paying Creative anymore, they were the king when they were the only option on the market, which is something they kept by doing shit like suing Aureal into bankruptcy and buying them out so that no one could rival them. Fuck them, and if you still pay for Creative products in 2024, you're a nigger.
 
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Null said:
It could be that the 48V phantom power is not enough to elevate the mic above -6Db. That's what I was thinking but no searching turned up anything fruitful.
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Only thing I've found is a couple people saying turn phantom power OFF. Sounds fucking wrong, but it'll take 3 seconds to try.

Ignore, you tried that.
 
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Without the 48V enabled literally no sound comes through, it's mandatory.
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Honestly, this sounds good.

As long as your mic isn't picking up ceiling cats or corner ghosts, and you don't get feedback from playing audio because you're not wearing headphones, it should be fine.

Maybe make a test recording where you rock back and forth in your chair and also sway from side to side.
 
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