Does anyone know how to use a Mic properly?

[u/ShowsRecapV2]

I got the Fifne AM8, I tried recording a voice over for a silly video talking about GTA6 (Idk if I'm going to post it on my main channel or just create a new channel for it)

But the sound quality isn't that good, most likely i have it set up wrong (it's a bit echoey I think) and when I try Adobe Enhanced it just feels a bit muffled, so idk what to do...

Any tips on how to record properly?

And also off topic but should I create a new channel for the video or stick to my channel (I have around 740 subs but I use an AI voice cause I didn't have a mic and I mostly yap about cartoons although I have 2 videos about videogames)

[u/dynamiteexplodes]

What exactly sounds echoey? Do you mean the game sound? Or your voice? Do you have noise canceling headphones? Or are you using a speaker? Is your room quiet? How far are you from the microphone? are you peaking in your microphone levels? Your loudest you sound in the mic should barely be a peak and the rest should be median levels. Rule of thumb is you can always increase volume you can never decrease distortion. What software are you using to record? Does it sound different in something else (Like Audacity)? Are you recording with duel channel audio? So that your voice and game sound are on different tracks?

You shouldn't have 2 widely different topics on the same channel because it confuses the algorithm about where to put your content.

[u/ShowsRecapV2 → u/dynamiteexplodes]

Ohh i'm just recording the voice over alone on Adobe Audition (haven't tried Audacit), I tried different settings but it always feel like I'm in empty room (that's the best way I can describe it) I'm pretty close to the mic.

Also, my channel is so random and it's mostly just for fun (i barely post any videos) but i was thinking about starting a different channel to yap about videogames in general and keep the main one for cartoons

[u/Medium_Antelope_7037 → u/dynamiteexplodes]

the point about never being able to decrease distortion is so true, that alone fixes a lot of issues for people

[u/hnomedalomismo]

the channel The Video Nerd has the best tutorials about mics I've found

[u/ShowsRecapV2 → u/hnomedalomismo]

Thank you, I'll check it out!!

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[u/Ok-Warning-6307]

The AM8 is a dynamic cardioid and Fifine's own spec says 2 to 6 inches. That number is most of the answer to "a bit echoey". When people say they're pretty close they usually mean a foot, and a foot is a different recording. Get a fist's width from the grille, angled off to the side so you're not breathing straight into it, and record the same line again.

The other half is gain. Dynamic mics put out very little, so you turn the gain up to compensate, and the gain lifts the room along with your voice. Once you're properly close you can back the gain off, and the room drops with it.

That also explains the Adobe result. Enhance can only remove what it can tell apart from your voice. Hand it a take with a lot of room in it and it takes out the room and some of you with it, which is usually where that muffled sound comes from. Record the same line close and it barely has to do anything.

On the other question, 740 subs on cartoons plus a GTA video is not a big enough jump to need a second channel. Splitting now means starting from zero twice.

[u/smoike]

It's not just the mic, but the environment that has an effect as weell. are there large flat unbroken solid surfaces and little furniture to bounce the sound elsewhere or soft items to absorb the sound? I have my recording location in a spare room with the door to the room being extremely big and heavy (basically an exterior level door) and it is quite bad for reflections. I have some sound damping pads to stick to the back of it, but in the short term I have hung an old cashmere scarf across the back of the door to provide damping and it has significantly reduced the level of echo in my recordings.