OT: Caldigit & G-Tech RAID drives

[Steve Rhoden]

Sorry, for me i have no experience with those models you
described. But Unless your voice over talents are not close
to these units while recording….you have nothing to worry
about…lol

Steve Rhoden
(Cow Leader)
Creative Arts Director and Film Maker.
Portfolio at:
http://www.youtube.com/hentys

[John Rofrano]

> But Unless your voice over talents are not close to these units while recording….you have nothing to worry about…lol

Actually, that’s *exactly* what he has to worry about. Steve said that sometimes he has to do voiceovers and I assume he means that he does them himself sitting at the computer like I do. I purchased a AMS Venus T5 Series 5-Bay Hard Drive Enclosure and the fans sound like a jet engine even when on the low setting. I have to turn the enclosure off to do voiceovers. 🙁

I would not buy an enclosure until you get an answer to your questions. I’m also interested in the answer to this question because my AMS enclosure is of limited use to me because it is too loud to keep by my computer. I too need one that’s almost silent like my PC.

~jr

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[Kevin Mccarthy]

I have three G-raids sitting on my desk. They make very little noise at all. If I were doing VO’s at my edit station, I would worry more about the vibration than the noise. I suggest you might want to use a shock-mount on your mic. If you have to do your VO’s at your edit desk you can use your audio editor to remove any background noise.

I am confident that the G-raids will cause you no problems with noise unless you hold them in your hand with the mic. They are also excellent hard drives for video editing

[John Frey]

Is your edit bay room large enough for you to place a mic stand/VO mic setup away from your computer connected by a longer mic cable?This might mean that you have to start your audio recording app and walk over to your mic stand for the VO. Getting some distance from the noise source and positioning your mic properly can drastically reduce the problem. Also consider a temporary buffer/shield between that mic setup and the noise source. Without cutting off adequate ventilation, you might also try a temporary sound blanket partially around the drive bay.

John D. Frey
25 Year owner/operator of two California-based production studios.

Digital West Video Productions of San Luis Obispo and Inland Images of Lake Elsinore

[Steven J casey]

[John Rofrano] “Actually, that’s *exactly* what he has to worry about. Steve said that sometimes he has to do voiceovers and I assume he means that he does them himself sitting at the computer like I do.”

John, you are correct and thank you for clarifying for Mr. Rhoden. The issue you’re experiencing is exactly what I’m trying to avoid. My office at work is my edit room and I have to make do with what I’ve been given. I won’t be able to build out a vocal booth for use when either I or the hired talent are recording, and I’ve found that even the fan on my PC bleeds into the mic, hence the reason I’m concerned about adding even more gear with fans running.

Also, I’m reading a little about the Glyph drives over on Sweetwater.com. These are marketed to the music recording world as being ultra quiet. Will call to ask more tomorrow.

Thanks for the input.

Steven

[Steven J casey]

[Kevin McCarthy] “I suggest you might want to use a shock-mount on your mic. If you have to do your VO’s at your edit desk you can use your audio editor to remove any background noise.”

Kevin, yes, I have a shock mount on my mic already. I’m an ex musician and have been using Waves plugins for audio for some time. I find that even their noise reduction doesn’t work as well as starting with a clean signal. It’s kind of like getting the lighting right when shooting instead of trying to fix it in post. Anyway, I need to build an iso box to sit on my desk, housing the mic when I have to record own voice. That’s one of those obvious things I just haven’t been able to get around to between projects, which is admittedly lame of me!

Thx for the input.
Steven

[Steven J casey]

[John Frey] “Also consider a temporary buffer/shield between that mic setup and the noise source. Without cutting off adequate ventilation, you might also try a temporary sound blanket partially around the drive bay.”

John, you’re absolutely right, I do need to build a box to buffer sound from the mic. I’ve always been weary of sound blankets on computers or drives though. Just seems risky to let all that heat build up, even with some ventilation. I think a mic buffer would be the better way to go.

Thx also for your input.
Steven

[Mike Kujbida]

[Steven J Casey] “Anyway, I need to build an iso box to sit on my desk, housing the mic when I have to record own voice.”

Take a look at Harlan Hogan’s Porta-Booth.
I think it’s exactly what you’re looking for.

[Steven Schwartz]

I have a Caldigit VR, and it is very NOISY when the fan is going. The fan runs at 5,000+ RPM, and when the fan is going, you cannot speak on a telephone in the room in which the unit sits. If noise is a concern, this may not be the right unit.

[Steven J casey]

Wow, that’s very interesting news. Thx for the heads up!