I too have Rode NT1A, is I leave the wirless on on my laptop I too will get clicks and pops along the audio part of the track.
 
If I turn it off, all good.
 
*verified :-)

whack
I too have Rode NT1A, is I leave the wirless on on my laptop I too will get clicks and pops along the audio part of the track.
 
If I turn it off, all good.
 
*verified :-)

Thanks!

It's been long regarded as standard practice and very often recommended on this forum to turn WiFi off whilst using you DAW. If you don't think its true run DPC while you WiFi is on and see the regular spike that occurs when the WiFi polls the network which it will do regularly even when idle.

Wireless keyboards and mice don't seem to cause the same problem that WiFi for data transfer does.

ok,  clicks and pops because you have a wifi dongle enabled is not the same as "weird artifacts throughout the vocal take".
 
Unless said weird artefacts are simply clicks and pops, which wasn't the implication.

I too have Rode NT1A, is I leave the wirless on on my laptop I too will get clicks and pops along the audio part of the track.

I don't have a RODE NT1A but if I leave the wireless switched on on my laptop it randomly freezes the built in firewire completely.
 
 
The issue here is wifi drivers,  not radio waves and microphones.

Karyn
The issue here is wifi drivers,  not radio waves and microphones.

I interpreted his original post as talking about a wireless network, e.g., not a wi-fi card inside a laptop or computer but something like a broadband modem from a telephone or cable company, with wireless capabilities. I've had several instances of interference caused by these types of networks, particularly with wireless mics (even digital wireless). I would just turn off the modem to make the problem go away, then turn it back on later when I wanted to watch movies on my iPad 

Anderton

Karyn
The issue here is wifi drivers,  not radio waves and microphones.

I interpreted his original post as talking about a wireless network,

 Yep, that's correct!  

Yes, our Wi Fi Modem will make audible clicks in our wireless phones. It is a steady clicking like a clock. Just think what that will do to an audio system with pour shielding. 
 
If you still have WIndows 7 you can run the DPCLAT meter from here:         http://www.thesycon.de/deu/latency_check.shtml
 
If your curious, fire it up and then start messing with stuff. This works real well with a dual monitor system.
On a laptop, just the wireless wi Lan and battery management will normally send it through the roof. 
So you can easily see what will cause spikes and what does nothing if you leave it running and start changing settings , disabling stuff. Have fun. 
If your running widows 8 you'll have to use Latency Mon. 
http://www.resplendence.com/latencymon
 
 
 

Anderton

Karyn
The issue here is wifi drivers,  not radio waves and microphones.

I interpreted his original post as talking about a wireless network, e.g., not a wi-fi card inside a laptop or computer but something like a broadband modem from a telephone or cable company, with wireless capabilities. I've had several instances of interference caused by these types of networks, particularly with wireless mics (even digital wireless). I would just turn off the modem to make the problem go away, then turn it back on later when I wanted to watch movies on my iPad 

Yep,  My initial though was exactly the same, hence my first reply..
 

Karyn
What sort of mic?  I'm guessing a capacitor...   with a screen grounding problem....

RODE NT1A



 
By pure coincidence I've just finished building a new LDC from a microphone-parts.com kit, so I know all about RF shielding, self noise and interference removal.
 
Without holding the mic in my hand it's hard to diagnose where RF interference would be coming from. Possible options include, but are not limited to..  Bad screen in the mic cable, bad (loose or dirty) screen connection between interface - cable - mic.  Corrosion on the gauze cage around the capsule where it connects to the main body. Corrosion on the main body mounting points. Corrosion at the body split point.  Corrosion of the capsule connections to the fet pre-amp. Corrosion on ANY of the solder joints on the pre-amp board.  By corrosion, I don't mean anything you can actually see.... but oxidation of the metal surface, creating a partial semiconductor which acts as a diode.
 
If you can prove it is the mic you have three options.
Fix it
Use a different mic
Turn off your Wifi when you record.