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How do I shout into my mic without distortion?
I have an Audiotechna AT2020 USB condenser microphone hooked up to my computer. When I'm recording sometimes I may shout or scream and my microphone goes all grainy and distorted. So I'm just wondering how I can resolve this or for anything else that's helpful or relevant.
Thanks, everyone!
Yes, I'm an audio beginner haha -_-
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I would definitely use a dynamic microphone like everyone else is mentioning, but I would also use a pad. I've done a few vocal recording for hardcore bands and a lot of times they are clipping even with the preamp gain at the lowest.
A 50db pad would be great and you won't have to back away from the mic all that much and introduce the room into the recording.
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Swap the mic for a dynamic if you can and give that a go. Try reducing the mic gain on the interface if you can. Using a compressor on the DAW won't help. And if you're in control and can ride the gain before you let rip that might help a bit ;)
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How do I shout into my mic without distortion?
I have an Audiotechna AT2020 USB condenser microphone hooked up to my computer. When I'm recording sometimes I may shout or scream and my microphone goes all grainy and distorted. So I'm just wondering how I can resolve this or for anything else that's helpful or relevant.
Thanks, everyone!
Yes, I'm an audio beginner haha -_-
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I would definitely use a dynamic microphone like everyone else is mentioning, but I would also use a pad. I've done a few vocal recording for hardcore bands and a lot of times they are clipping even with the preamp gain at the lowest.
A 50db pad would be great and you won't have to back away from the mic all that much and introduce the room into the recording.
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