I'm finally trying to push through getting this project and tutorial video done, so I need to get this out of the way -- I know I sound effeminate and neurodivergent, it's just easier to get all the insults out of the way so I can stop being self-conscious about my voice on this.
I already recorded the whole thing, then deleted it because I was talking all slowly and stilted like a nervous kid giving a speech in front of the classroom. This time I tried talking faster and more conversationally, but may have gone overboard and made it impossible to understand.
So what am I doing wrong, how do I improve? It's a shitty microphone, I know.
Also either rdrama hates m4a files or hates files from my phone, so you get an extra layer of mp3 compression added to this.
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i think your mouth is too close to the mic. i can hear you breathing and your consonants are popping.
if you cannot move it further away i would suggest circular breathing ie breathing in through your nose and talking to exhale.
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Tried a few different microphone positions, guess it'd be better to have the mic too far away and increase gain if need be. Hard to tell if the overall levels are going to result in too loud or too quiet of a video. I hate when you load one and it's super quiet.
How do so many people get away with using a wired earbud microphone held in front of their mouth?
I'm using a first-gen Astro A40 headset, circa 2011 or so
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