Is it noisy? I want to use them at a church and we record the services. Thanks and Blessings.
1384237
no. It is quiet and puts out a lot of air. last month I heard some noise. Re-tightening the face frame eliminated the sound.
1384238
It's not extremely noisy but not real quiet either. I have it mounted in my kitchen which is kind of medium sized so that might make a difference. It puts out alot of air though.
749566
It isnt extremely noisy but after a lot of use it starts to get louder. I wouldn't use it at the office because it gives off a whirling sound that some people find annoying. I like to use it at home when I'm watching tv where the only people around who I can bother are my roommates. Try it out though and see if anyone has a problem with it.
1362855
We use the fans in church during Mass. Noise not an issue. We are very happy with purchase.
1439480
It's not noisy but not perfectly quiet. Just a low humming sound. I have used it in my bedroom and it did not keep my awake but some people are more sensitive to sounds than others.
2254253
Not noisy at all. If your floors are squeaky, they may make noise but so will walking across them.
1501339
Not very noisy at all. Since I use it outside, what little sound it produces is not a problem.
81171
It is certainly NOT quiet. Great and heavy duty, but not ultra quiet. Sorry! :)
2131564
I haven't used the recorder for anything other than for meetings. The quality is good for that but I'm not sure about a loud event. Sorry!
389600
No, its not noisy. but you can hear it, its a soft sound maybe like a small fan, its not an annoying sound.
1140202
The mics in this recorder are sensitive. It might sound s little bit tinny that way, but it will do it.
1398587
It's not super noisy but it's not whisper quiet either. I have mine in the living room, I don't know that it'd be good for running overnight in a bedroom. Also, I live in NYC and probably have a higher noise tolerance than people who live in rural or suburban areas.
2037898
I like it. I filmed a cousin's outdoor wedding from behind the back row, and it picked up the audio better than a lot of the people in the audience were able to hear it. Not much wind noise either. The only bad audio I've gotten from it was when I filmed close to some kind of drain that was moving a fair amount of water off a dock and into the water below, but I'm not sure any built-in mic would've done well with that much din in the background. (To its credit, I can still make out most of the words in that recording.)
1739950
Hi, Roger. It's crunchy loud...I mean, I'm an audio engineer and I would not have this in the studio when recording. That's how loud the crunching is. I use it as a backup drive though, so no worries there. It's stable but scratchy when reading/writing data.
1618250
Compared to other microwaves I've owned, I would not say it is noisy. The thumping and bumping you normally hear as the magnetron cycles on and off is actually less noticeable, IMO.
318792
Depends on size of church...we used it in a community social hall for a show and they worked well. We were able to use the 8 mics at the same time, but that may depend on the sound system in the church. Price is good. Sound man was able to keep feed back noise down.....that depends on the sound system you have.
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It is no more noisy than anything else hand held. It is pretty powerful though and there are always trade offs, and that would be noise for power. If it is that bothersome try some light duty hearing protection. I think this could be an issue with most of these units.
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If you use it as an interview microphone, close to the sound source, it should be ok.If you expect to leave it in the middle of the church and be able to hear the priest words, it is not going to work. For that I would suggest use a lavalier mic on the speaker (easier if wireless) and record on the zoom H4N through it's XLR inputs.Good luck