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Brickfilmers,
So the other day I received a Blue Snowball microphone, but every time I record my voice, There is a strange muffling sound in the background. when I record, my voice isn't very clear and sounds wrong. Please help me execute the background noises from my recordings.
Thanks 
-Supremacy
Listen around you for background noise.
Right now, I hear three computers, the air conditioning, and a washing machine running.
Make sure all noise creating things like that have been neutralized before recording.
I method I quite like told to me by Stan The LEGO Man was to go to a car and record there is you have a laptop.
If it's not a problem with noise that you can hear, then I don't know.
Are you using Audio Recorder or Windows Movie Maker to record? I recorded with Audio Recorder and a Blue Snowball once, and it sounded like there was static in the background. Record in Audacity. I tried it and the static was gone! Also, make sure you have the round mesh screen between you and the microphone when you record.
First of all, make sure you have the microphone on the right setting. On the back, there should be a switch with three different settings. The difference between the settings isn't huge, but it's still noticeable. The first setting is the best for recording voices, as the second makes everything quieter, and the third setting picks up lots of background noise.
If this and the other things people suggested don't help, you can always try editing the audio on the computer. I believe Audacity has a tool to help eliminate background noise.
Basically, you just wasted your money. All you need is the built-in microphone that comes with most PCs these days and the program Audacity. Then, record your voice with audacity! I hope this helps!:)
Basically, you just wasted your money. All you need is the built-in microphone that comes with most PCs these days and the program Audacity. Then, record your voice with audacity! I hope this helps!:)
Wrong. Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. Wrong.
FancyPants made a good tutorial about removing background noise in Audacity: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6LGEUxsc2A
Basically, you just wasted your money.
Not true. There are some great cheap microphones- don't get me wrong, but the Snowball is a fair quality mic and is entirely worth the (now very reasonable) price you pay for it. Noise can be removed in Audacity, but only to a degree, and Audacity can't edit something recorded with a low-end mic into having the dynamics of a high end mic (or else they wouldn't sell expensive microphones). Contrary to popular belief, with mics you generally do get what you pay for, although most casual actors/listeners won't consider it worth the investment.
I do agree that using Audacity is a good idea, though. In whatever program you record with, make sure you are recording with the Snowball rather than something like a webcam mic on accident. Just lightly tapping the casing and seeing if you can hear the noise should be enough to verify if the computer is recording the right one.
Basically, you just wasted your money. All you need is the built-in microphone that comes with most PCs these days and the program Audacity. Then, record your voice with audacity! I hope this helps!:)
On a four-point scale, I would say that an in-computer microphone rates no higher than a 2.6, unless it is a really high-end built-in microphone, like one from Blue.
Thanks guys for all your help!
I do use Audacity, and I think the only noise is the fan off my laptop.
But then I tried recording away from the laptop and there was still a static noise.
And please don't say I wasted my money, it was a birthday present from my brother.
And in the future I shall show what programs I'm using
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