Computer / Fan Noise, How to quiet it down for recording? Options

[zwallace]

I'm recording in the same room as my G4. Unfortunately for me, there's no way around that. The machine, as you all know, is way too noisy. I thought I remembered seeing a product that quiets things down. I think it was a large case that the G4 goes inside, and somehow keeps things quiet and at the right temperature. Did I dream this up? Can anyone lend a hand here? Other suggestions welcome, though I am looking to completely get rid of noise coming from the tower (if possible). Thanks

[Synthetic]

I thought I remembered seeing a product that quiets things down. I think it was a large case that the G4 goes inside, and somehow keeps things quiet and at the right temperature. Did I dream this up?

nope there are a couple of companies that do make these cases for mini towers that quiet them but... they are REALLY EXPENSIVE from what I remember and not sure its worth it unless money is no option. I don't know the name of the company but if you look in the back of Electronic Musician mag or Keyboard mag or some other music mags and you should be able to find the ad.

I suggest just staying as far away as possible from the machine... maybe try to put a temporary wall in between it and the recording spot. Also use a noise gate if possible and it will help mask out the noise when no sound is being played. You can also strip the regions of your waveforms in an audio editor to rid the unwanted noise in silent sections. Sometimes the noise is not noticeable underneath your sound when your instruments are hot enough in the levels. I try to use direct input as much as possbile with bass and guitar for the reasons and add reverb and delay to add space later in the mix.