
At that distance, you can keep the gain at a reasonable level with both your mic and Audacity settings. The echoes are magnified by the reverberant surface, making your words seem unclear and giving them a booming quality.įor the best recordings, you should speak with the microphone 6-10 inches away. This can become a huge problem if your microphone is closer to a wall or window than it is to your mouth.


But if you talk too far away from the microphone, your recording will pick up more background noise, including echoes. If you’re too close to the microphone when you speak, your recording will emphasize consonants like “p” and “t” and make “s” sounds uncomfortably sibilant.
